Swedish Weight Loss Services - First Hill
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What is Swedish Weight Loss Services, First Hill?
Swedish Weight Loss Services, First Hill is a weight loss program on the First Hill campus of Swedish in Seattle, part of Swedish Digestive Health Institute. It has two sides. The surgery side offers Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, vertical sleeve gastrectomy and revisional surgery, and it is accredited through the American College of Surgeons' Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. Blue Cross Blue Shield designates it a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery.
The medical side combines nutrition, physical activity, behavior modification and medication. The only medication named is GLP-1 medication. The team includes physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dietitians and psychologists. Your first medical visit is with a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, but no individual prescriber is named. The office is at 1124 Columbia St, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104. It is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the phone number is 206-215-2090.
This listing is for its Seattle office at 515 Minor Ave Ste 300.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It does not state a consultation fee or say whether medication is included in any program cost. It also does not say whether it accepts insurance. It does say that many insurance plans cover bariatric surgery for patients who meet its eligibility criteria, and that some plans might cover GLP-1 medication but require prior authorization. In its own words: "You’ll need to check with your insurance company."
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who signs the GLP-1 prescription and what their credentials are, since no prescriber is named. Ask whether any program fee includes the medication, and whether the drug is brand-name or compounded. Ask what consultations, follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether a price estimate is available before the first visit. Ask whether the clinic takes your insurance and how prior authorization works for the medication. Ask whether any visits are offered by telehealth, since the clinic does not say. If surgery is on your list, ask what pre- and post-surgical care costs, because the program says surgery requires both. Finally, ask how you cancel and what happens to your care if you stop.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want to weigh surgery against medication inside one hospital-based program, and you are ready to settle the cost questions before you book. Its medical side lists a body mass index of 30 or higher, or 27 or higher with certain conditions, as criteria for GLP-1 medication. If you need prices or telehealth before you call, expect to ask for them directly.
Sources: swedish.org/locations/first-hill-campus/weight-loss-services
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Swedish Weight Loss Services - First Hill’s own website on 2026-10-10. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “one of our medical weight loss options like GLP-1 medication” 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
Mon - Fri: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.