Merit Health River Oaks
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What is Merit Health River Oaks?
Merit Health River Oaks is part of Merit Health, a hospital system. Its weight loss program runs from a clinic suite in Flowood, Mississippi, at 1040 River Oaks Dr, Suite 304, 39232. The phone number is (601) 936-1170. The main work is a bariatric program that offers weight loss surgery and a non-surgical track. The surgical options are sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric bypass revision, and conversion surgery for people whose gastric band needs to come out. The non-surgical track is called medically managed weight loss. It includes medical oversight with blood testing and health screenings, nutritional guidance from a registered dietitian, and behavior counseling. Nutritional services are also listed on their own.
The page does not name the prescriber for the medical program, and it does not name the medications used in it. Google lists the clinic at 3 stars from 6 reviews, under the category weight loss service. In its own words: "If you think bariatric surgery or non-surgical weight loss might be right for you, request a consultation with the team in Flowood."
This listing is for its Flowood office at 1030 River Oaks Dr.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. The page gives no figure for the consultation, the non-surgical program, surgery, or medication. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, whether there is a cash rate, or whether financing or an HSA can be used. The footer of the hospital's website links to a Price Transparency page, which is the place to check for posted figures. Ask for the full cost in writing before you commit to anything.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes the prescription for the medical program and whether that person is a physician. Ask what the program costs per month or per visit, and whether that price includes the medication. If a medication is prescribed, ask whether it is brand-name or compounded, since the page does not say. Ask what the blood work, follow-up visits, and dietitian sessions cost, and how often they happen.
For surgery, ask whether the surgeon's fee, hospital charges, and pre-operative testing are billed separately, and whether insurance is accepted for them. Ask whether the consultation has a fee. Ask whether any part of the program can be done by telehealth, since the page does not say, and what the office hours are, since none are listed. Finally, ask how to cancel and whether any money comes back if you stop partway through.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a hospital-based bariatric program in Flowood and are willing to get prices and prescriber details in writing before you book. If you need a posted price list or a named prescriber from the start, this listing cannot give you either.
Sources: merithealthriveroaks.com/bariatric-weight-loss, merithealthriveroaks.com/medically-managed-weight-loss-program, merithealthriveroaks.com/weight-loss-options
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Merit Health River Oaks’s own website on 2026-10-15. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Medically Managed Weight Loss Program” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.