Right Weigh Clinic

Summary: The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, MS is the state's only academic medical center and a major health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi. It includes seven health science schools (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Related Professions, Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences, Population Health, Pharmacy) and integrates University Hospital, women’s and infants’ hospital services, children’s hospital services, and a medical library. UMMC is a private, educational hospital system with a Level I emergency department, 722 beds, and a large regional footprint. It conducts health care education, patient care, and health research, and supports obesity/weight management research and related programs through its health sciences institutes and departments. For weight management information or programs, refer to UMMC’s clinical nutrition, endocrinology, or population health/heath services resources at umc.edu or contact 601-984-1000.

Baptist Nutrition and Bariatric Center in Jackson, MS offers medically supervised weight loss programs and bariatric surgery to help patients reach a healthy weight and manage chronic diseases. Services include nutrition counseling, medical weight management with dietary support and pharmacological treatment, and bariatric surgical options including laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy performed at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.