Losing weight is personal, and it requires a personalized approach. At Avera’s weight loss clinic in Sioux Falls, SD, our team empowers you to achieve your goals with losing weight to help you look better and be healthier. Typically, primary care providers refer patients to our clinic’s team of weight management specialists – or you can contact us directly.
How Our Services Help You Succeed
When you visit our clinic, we’ll take time to go through your personal health situation and explain your options. Our comprehensive obesity management services include:
- Supervised medical weight loss program
- Accredited surgical and non-surgical weight loss programs
- Provider visits focused on treating obesity-related conditions to help reduce comorbid conditions
- Clinic appointments with whole-patient evaluations
If you choose, we can offer pre-bariatric surgical clearance or help you understand this approach in weight management.
Your Journey Toward Weight Loss
Many patients see improvement in their health with as little as 5-10% weight loss (10- to 20-pound weight loss for a 200-pound person). We want to help you win big with small successes! When you visit our clinic, we’ll:
- Review your medical history, looking at nutrition, exercise and past weight-loss efforts.
- Conduct a physical exam, including BMI and blood pressure.
- Discuss other medical problems.
- Consider your readiness for starting an exercise program.
- Evaluate if you need tests or weight-loss medications.
- Help you make realistic weight-loss goals.
You’ll leave knowing how to work your tailor-made nutrition plan and keep a food diary.
Partnering with Your Primary Care Doctor
We partner with your existing primary care provider or care team, and together we can address conditions often connected with a higher body weight. We treat patients who have:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Liver disease
- Obstructive sleep apnea
Department of Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
