Kettering Health

About Kettering Health

What is Kettering Health?

Kettering Health is a health system in western Ohio, and its weight loss care runs through offices in Miamisburg, Ohio. Most of what it offers is bariatric care, and that includes medical weight loss, weight-loss medications, and surgery. This is a health system's program, not a standalone weight loss clinic. Its services are medical weight loss, medications for weight loss, lap band management, revision of previous bariatric surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The medications it names are semaglutide, Wegovy, tirzepatide, and Zepbound.

Carey C. Brown, MD, is medical director of the bariatric program and is listed under surgery. Robert Polak, Kimberly Parker-Maloney, Michelle E. Wright, Emily E. Nolan, and Chelsea Zastrow are also listed as prescribers. A dietitian and a psychologist also work with patients, but they do not prescribe. The clinic describes its program this way: "Our medical weight-loss program provides medical supervision and helps you integrate diet, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle skills into your life." Google lists it at 4.1 from 8 reviews. Both of its offices are in Miamisburg.

This listing is for its Miamisburg office at 4000 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd. Suite 420.

What does it cost?

Kettering Health does not publish prices for its medical weight loss program, its weight-loss medications, or its surgery. It does not state a consultation fee, and it does not say whether medication is included in any monthly fee. It also does not say whether insurance is accepted for medical weight loss. Its surgery information says candidates must meet any insurance requirements in their individual policies. Prescriptions can be picked up in Miamisburg or delivered at no additional cost, but no price for the medication itself is given. The clinic also links to a Price Transparency page and a Bill Pay and Estimates page, which may answer some questions before you call.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who will write and sign your prescription, and which prescriber you will see. Ask whether any monthly fee includes the medication, and whether the medication is the brand-name product or a different version. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether they are billed on top of the program. Ask whether telehealth is offered, since no statement is given, and what the office hours are. Ask whether insurance covers any part of medical weight loss, and how to cancel or pause the program. For surgery, ask for the total cost, including the surgeon, the facility, psychiatric evaluations, nutritional consultations, and the first year of follow-up visits. The clinic's number is (937) 439-4145.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want medical weight loss care inside a health system that also offers bariatric surgery, and you are willing to get prices by phone before you commit. If you need prices posted before you call, this listing will leave you with questions.

Sources: ketteringhealth.org/services-treatments/bariatric-weight-loss, ketteringhealth.org/what-to-know-about-approved-weight-loss-medications

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