Weight Management Information and Ideas

Mercy Health Partners

Center for Weight Management
Medical Weight Management Program
(26 Weeks)

TEAM

• Medical Director: Dr. David Folkmier (Internal Medicine)
• Nurse Practitioner: Kay Beebe, RN, MSN, APRN-BC
  
• Dietician: Jeanette Waite, RD, CDE
• Exercise Physiologist: Angela Cole, BS

PROGRAM

• 26 weeks in length
• Weekly 1-hour group classes (nutrition, exercise, behavior modification)
• Initial consult with the Nurse Practitioner
• Weekly medical visits with the Nurse Practitioner during the program
• Initial individualized nutritional assessment
• Exercise assessment with an individualized plan designed
• No additional charge for use of the HEART Center exercise equipment during specified hours during the program
• Entire team specializes in weight management

FEES AND INSURANCE COVERAGE

• Fee coverage and co-pays vary according to individual insurance plans
• MHP’s Center for Weight Management & Bariatric Surgery is deemed a Center of Excellence by Priority Health

Questions can be directed to Kay Beebe, RN, MSN, APRN-BC at (231) 672-4972 or beebek@trinity-health.org.