Florida
Florida Department of Financial Services
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0300
Phone: 850-413-3100
www.fldfs.com
Florida Medicaid Agency
Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: (888) 419-3456
www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/index.shtml
State Obesity and/or Health and Nutrition Programs
Florida Obesity Prevention Program
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # B00
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1728
Phone: 850-245-4321
www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/about/index.html
MedicalQualityAssurance@doh.state.fl.us
Weight-Loss Surgery Support Groups
The Weight Loss Surgery Connection
Gastric ByPass Support
Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
2002 Old Saint Augustine Road, Building A
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-4862
Phone: 850-245-3399
www.rehabworks.org
The Weight's Over of Central Florida (WOCF)
Herndon Library
4324 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL
32803
Phone: 407-267-4529
Meeting times: Monthly, 7-8:45 pm
www.WOCF.org
Contact: Monica Ramos
Dr. Jessee's Patients
Anona Church
Indian Rocks Road
Largo, Fl
33774
Phone: 727-244-2880
Meeting times: 1st Thursday each month
www.shedthepounds.com
Contact: Paulette Massari, LCSW
Tallahassee WLS Support Group
Meeting times: Various meeting times
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wls_tallahassee/
Bypass Buddies
Morton Plant Hospital, Tuttle Auditorium
300 Pinellas Street
Clearwater, Fl
33756
Phone: 727-461-8658
Meeting times: Second Saturday of every month, 10am-12noon
Contact person: Julie Douglass
Tampa Bariatrics
Brandon Regional Hospital
260 S. Moon Dr.
Classroom A
Brandon, FL 33511
Meeting Times: 6:30 pm, last Thursday of the month
Contact Person: Martha R. Rivera-Fernandez, BSN (813) 496-9620
Jacksonville Bandsters Lap-Band Support Group
Jacksonville, FL 32223
Phone: 904-886-0486
Meeting Times: Main Meeting is 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month from 6 - 8pm; we also gather for various group physical activities at other times/days
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/JacksonvilleBandsters
Contact Person: Jennifer Anderson
Florida Obesity Surgical
Florida Obesity Surgical Associates office
37840 Medical Arts Ct.
Zephyrhills, Fl 33541
Phone: 813-788-5569
Meeting Times: Second Tuesday of the month at 6 pm
Contact Person: Barbara Davis
Memorial Regional Hospital/ Surgical Consultants of Hollywood
Esther Grossman Women's Center
4320 Sheridan Street
Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone: 954-985-5889
Meeting Times: 3rd Thursday of every month at 7 pm
Contact Person: Tiffany Bass RN, BSN or Teddy Speropoulos, LCSW
The Weight Loss Surgery Support Group of Jacksonville
The Safe House
7256 Merrill Road
Jacksonville, FL 32277
Phone: 904-755-5085
Meeting Times: 1st & 3rd Saturdays from 10-2
Contact Person: La Wanda Hill, Founder/Support Group Leader
Beginning theJourney
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
400 Celebration Place
Celebration, FL 34747
Phone: 407-303 4641
Contact Person: Krista Castleberry, LCSW
Florida Hospital Bariatric Program Support Group
Conference Room #1 and or #2
400 Celebration Place - Conference Room #2
Celebration, FL 34747
Phone: 407-303-4425
Meeting Times: 1st Wednesday: 6:30pm, 2nd Wednesday: 7:30pm, 3rd Wednesday: 6:30pm
Contact Person: Jessica
Surgical Weight Loss Institute/Dr. Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz
747 Ponce De Leon Blvd Suite 700
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-856-4385
Meeting Times: 7 pm
Contact Person: Melissa Cuesta, LPN
Florida Surgical Physicians Support Group
Physician's Office
1205 Monument Road, Ste. 302
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Phone: 904-724-2263
Meeting Times: 6 pm
Contact Person: Raquel Miranda
Novus Centers Bariatric Support Meeting
Novus Centers
3599 University Boulevard South
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone: (904) 399-2888
Meeting Times: 1st Monday of every month 6 pm - Adjustable Band Support and 7 pm for Gastric Bypass and Vertical Sleeve Support
Morton Plant Mease Bariatrics
Mease Dunedin Hospital
601 Main Street
Dunedin, FL 34698
Phone: 727-734-6879
Meeting Times: First Tuesday of each month at 6pm
Contact Person: Michele Barnett, Bariatric manager
Morton Plant Mease Bariatrics-Pasco
North Bay Hospital
6600 Madison St.
New Port Richie, FL 34652
Phone: 727-734-6879
Meeting Times: Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 pm
Contact Person: Michele Barnett, Bariatric manager
The Journey WLSSG
5582 Jonquil Circle Bldg 9 Apt. 104
Naples, FL 34109
Phone: 239-330-0467
Meeting Times: Every 1st Saturday (10 am) & 3rd Monday (7 pm)
Contact Person: Liza Branch
Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
St. Anthony's Auditorium
1200 Seventh Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Phone: 727-821-8101
Meeting Times: 6:30-7:30 pm every 3rd Wednesday night
Contact Person: Shirley Langston, Lapband Coordinator
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A Patient’s Guide to Advocating for Improved Access to Weight-Loss Surgery and Obesity Management Services in Florida
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