Center for Weight Loss at Southern Ocean Medical Center
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What is the Center for Weight Loss at Southern Ocean Medical Center?
The Center for Weight Loss at Southern Ocean Medical Center is a weight loss specialty center run as part of Hackensack Meridian Health. Its main office is in Manahawkin, NJ, and it also has an office in Toms River, NJ. The center describes its team as bariatric surgeons, registered dietitians and fitness experts. No prescribing physician is named, so ask who will write any prescription before you book.
In its own words: "We offer medical and surgical weight loss services designed to support long-term results." The services listed are weight loss evaluations, personalized weight loss plans, nutrition guidance and meal planning, blood work and health checks, ongoing monitoring and support, and weight loss medications when appropriate. Surgical options include gastric band, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve and bariatric revision surgery. The first step is an evaluation with a weight loss doctor, including a physician-led discussion of options, blood work, a medical history and a physical exam. The center says medications are FDA-approved, but it does not name them. Telehealth is not mentioned. Hours are listed only as "Call for hours" on every day, so the phone number is 609-978-3202.
This listing is for its Iselin office at 1 Wellbrook Pl.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. The listing shows no consultation fee, program fee or medication cost, and it does not say whether medication is included in any monthly charge. It also does not say whether it accepts insurance. Hackensack Meridian's general weight management information says many insurance plans cover bariatric surgery and supervised weight-loss programs, and that its coordinators help verify benefits. That is a statement about the health system, not a price or promise for this center. Membership terms are not stated either. The center says its program depends on a commitment to long-term lifestyle changes, so ask whether a contract, minimum period or cancellation fee applies.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who will evaluate you, who signs any prescription, and whether that person is a physician. Ask whether the program fee includes medication or whether each prescription is billed separately, and whether the medication is a brand-name FDA-approved product or a compounded version. Ask what the first evaluation costs, including the blood work, and what each follow-up visit costs and how many are included. Ask whether the center accepts your insurance and will check your benefits before you are billed. Ask what cancellation terms apply and whether you are committed for a set period. Finally, ask which days the Manahawkin and Toms River offices see patients, and whether any visits can be done by video, since neither is stated.
Who is it a good fit for?
The center says you may be eligible if your BMI is 27 or higher or if you have a weight-related condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure. This is a good fit if you meet that description, want medical weight loss care that can include surgery within a hospital system, and are willing to get the price and prescriber answers by phone before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price to plan your budget.
Sources: hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/locations/center-for-weight-loss-at-southern-ocean-medical-center
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Center for Weight Loss at Southern Ocean Medical Center’s own website on 2026-10-10. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Weight Loss Medications, When Appropriate” 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.
Hours
Monday Call for hours