The Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Wood County Hospital

About The Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Wood County Hospital

What is The Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Wood County Hospital?

The Center for Weight Loss Surgery is a program of Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is mainly a bariatric surgery center, with medical weight loss offered alongside it. Peter F. Lalor, M.D., is a board-certified surgeon and the center's medical director. He completed fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. He is the only prescriber the clinic names.

The medical weight loss program is called START. It is a structured plan built around nutrition, exercise and behavioral therapy, and it can include anti-obesity medications. No medication is named. The surgical side offers gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and revision surgery. The center has over 40 years of experience, and it has a 4.9 rating on Google from 363 reviews.

This listing is for its Bowling Green office at 970 W Wooster St Rm 222.

What does it cost?

The clinic does not publish prices for medical weight loss, a consultation or surgery. It does not say whether it accepts insurance, what any medication costs, or whether a monthly fee would cover medication. No HSA or financing terms are given. Ask for a written estimate of the total before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether Dr. Lalor would be the prescriber for a medical weight loss plan and how often you would see him, since he is the only one named. Ask whether the START fee includes medication, which drug it is, and whether it is brand-name or compounded.

Ask whether the clinic accepts your insurance and what the first visit would cost you. Ask which lab work and follow-up visits the program requires, and what each one costs. Ask whether any part of the program can be done by telehealth, since that is not stated. Ask how a program is canceled and whether there is a commitment. For surgery, ask what results its patients have had and over what period. The bariatric coordinator can be reached at 877-705-2957, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you are weighing bariatric surgery and want to talk with a surgeon at a hospital before deciding. It may not suit you if you need published prices, insurance information or telehealth before you commit, since none of those are stated.

Sources: woodcountyhospital.org/medical-services/weight-loss/facility, woodcountyhospital.org/news/articles/medical-vs-surgical-weight-loss, woodcountyhospital.org/medical-services/weight-loss, woodcountyhospital.org/medical-services/weight-loss/faq

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