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Georgia Department of Insurance
Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
West Tower, Suite 704
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: 404-656-2070 - Toll Free: 800-656-2298
Fax: 404-657-8542
www.inscomm.state.ga.us

Georgia Medicaid Agency
Georgia Department of Community Health
2 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-298-1228 - Toll Free: 800-766-4456
dch.georgia.gov/02/dch/home/0,2467,31446711,00.html

State Obesity and/or Health and Nutrition Programs
Georgia Division of Public Health
Division of Public Health
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186
Phone: 404-657-2700

gdphinfo@dhr.state.ga.us
health.state.ga.us/programs/nutrition/index.asp

A Patient’s Guide to Advocating for Improved Access to Weight-Loss Surgery and Obesity Management Services in Georgia

State Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Georgia Department of Labor Rehabilitation Services
State Office
Suite 510 Sussex Place
148 Andrew Young International Blvd, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
Phone: 404-232-3910
www.vocrehabga.org

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Local Support Groups

 

 

North Fulton Regional Hospital Losers
North Fulton Regional Hospital
11685 Alpharetta Highway, Suite 165
Roswell, Georgia 30076
Phone: 770-751-2924
Meeting Times: 1st Tuesdays @ 5:30 pm (except holidays)
Contact Person: Kym Carter

B-Fit 4 Life, Inc
one on one and group - days & evenings are availale M-Sat.
1407 Belfaire Lake Trail
Dacula, GA 30019
Phone: 404-496-4386
Meeting Times: 10 am and 7 pm
Contact Person: Betty Kitchen

Trinity Bariatric and Weight Loss Surgery Support Group I
Trinity Hospital of Augusta
2260 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, Ga 30904
Phone: 706-481-7298 or 706-945-5272
Meeting Times: 1st Thursdays at 7-8:30 pm
Contact Person: Carla Harrison

Trinity Bariatric and Weight Loss Surgery Support Group II
Trinity Hospital of Augusta
2260 Wrightsboro Rd.
Augusta, GA 30904
Phone: 706-481-7298 or 706-945-5272
Meeting Times: 3rd Thursday of each month 7-8:30 pm
Contact Person: Carla Harrison

Northside Hospital Support Group
Medical Building auditorium
980 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Phone: 404-845-5457
Meeting Times: 5:45 pm, the 2nd Thursday of the Month
Contact Person: Debbie Spamer

Ft. Gordon WLS Group
Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Auditorium on 1st floor
300 Hospital Road
Fort Gordon, GA 30905
Phone: 706-751-0723
Meeting Times: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
Contact Person: Florrie Cox, alternate - Carla Harrison

B-Fit 4 Life
9905 N. Davidson Pkwy, Ste. 109
Stockbridge, GA 30281
Phone: 404-496-4386
Meeting Times: Every Saturday
Contact Person: Dr. Betty Kitchen

Doctors Hospital Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
Healthy Living Center
3624 J. Dewey Gray Circle Suite 110
Augusta, GA 30909
Phone: 706-651-5483
Meeting Times: 2nd Tuesday of each month 6-7 pm
Contact Person: Tracey Puig

Trinity Bariatric and Weight Loss Surgery Support Group II
Trinity Hospital of Augusta
2260 Wrightsboro Rd.
Augusta, GA 30904
Phone: 706-481-7298
Meeting Times: 3rd Thursday of each month  6:30-8pm
Contact Person: Carla Harrison

New U Academy
11 Upper Riverdale Rd.
Riverdale, GA 30274
Phone: 770-897-7546
Meeting Times: 4th Wed. of Every Month (Except November and December) 6-7:30 PM
Contact Person: Rhonda Evans, RN, CBN, MSM

Athens WLS Support Group
St. Mary's Hospital
1230 Baxter St.
Athens, GA 30606
Phone: 770-315-1439
Meeting Times: 6-7 pm
Contact Person: Maria Fitzpatrick

Bariatric Support Group of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Lanier Park Campus of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
675 White Sulphur Rd
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: 770-219-0885
Meeting Times: 2nd Monday of each month from 6-7 pm
Contact Person: Hannah Day, RN, CDE, Bariatric Coordinator

Center for Surgical Weight Management at Gwinnett Medical Center - Duluth
Glancy Campus of Gwinnett Medical Center
3215 McClure Bridge Road
Duluth, GA 30096
Phone: 678-312-6200
Meeting Times: Second Monday of each month 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Contact Person: Debra Proulx, RN, BHS, MBA

Atlanta Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
Real Results Weight Loss Solutions
6160 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE, Suite A-100
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 404-236-7555
Meeting Times: 6:30 third Thursday of each month

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