Reading Hospital Medical Weight Loss Center
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What is Reading Hospital Medical Weight Loss Center?
Reading Hospital Medical Weight Loss Center is a physician office of Tower Health, a hospital system in the Reading area. It runs medical weight loss for adults, teens and children, with a clinic in Wyomissing and an office in Limerick, PA. Its providers include Timothy A Ferenchick, MD (family medicine), Jerome M Lazor, MD (internal medicine, focused on medical weight loss and obesity medicine), Renee E Riddle, MD (pediatrics, focused on adolescent weight loss), and nurse practitioners Heather R Baum, CRNP, and Jennifer L Burnett, CRNP.
Weight loss is the whole focus here. It does not offer hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine. The program is supervised by a team that includes obesity medicine doctors and registered dietitians. It covers behavior and lifestyle counseling, custom diet and exercise plans, prescription medicine when you need it, and one on one counseling. Dietitians also teach cooking and nutrition classes. Prescriptions can be delivered to your home for free. No specific medication is named. To qualify, the center looks at your BMI, any weight related conditions such as diabetes or sleep apnea, and whether you have been able to keep weight off on your own.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices for the program, the visits or the medication. This is an insurance based hospital practice. On the first call, staff go over your history and goals and discuss which services you are eligible for, based in part on your insurance coverage. Tower Health also offers price estimation and financial assistance through its patient resources.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask whether your plan covers the medical weight loss program and any medication you are prescribed, and what you would pay if it does not. If you plan to pay out of pocket, ask for a self pay estimate before the first visit. Ask which medications the providers prescribe and whether they are brand-name. Ask how often follow up visits happen, and whether dietitian sessions and classes cost extra. Ask which provider you would see and whether you can be seen in Limerick or only in Wyomissing.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want medical weight loss inside a hospital system, with doctors, nurse practitioners and dietitians on one team, and you plan to use insurance. It also suits parents looking for a supervised weight program for a child or teen.
Sources: towerhealth.org/locations/reading-hospital-medical-weight-loss-center
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Reading Hospital Medical Weight Loss Center’s own website on 2026-10-10. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Providing prescription medicine you may need to supplement your diet and exercise plan” source
Hours
Monday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday: 7:15 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday: 7:15 am - 6:00 pm Thursday: 7:15 am - 6:00 pm Friday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed