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Pennsylvania Insurance Department
1209 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-787-2317
Fax: 717-787-8585
http://www.ins.state.pa.us/ins/site/default.asp

Pennsylvania Medicaid Agency
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Office of Medical Assistance Programs
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: 717-787-1870
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/dpwomap.asp

State Obesity and/or Health and Nutrition Programs
Health and Welfare Building
7th & Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 877-724-3258

State Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
www.dli.state.pa.us

Local Support Groups

 

 

GastricBypass-PlasticSurgery YahooGroup
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gastricbypass-plasticsurgery
Collegeville, PA
19426
Contact: Caroline Ann Martin

Hamot Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Hamot Heart Institute
104 East 2nd street
Erie, PA
16507
Phone: 814-877-6997
Meeting Times: 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Contact: Kristi Stoyer, Chris Doulgass and Heidi Gianaris

Hamot Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Hamot Heart Institute
120 E second street
Erie, PA
16507
Phone: 814-877-6997
Meeting times: 6:30 pm - 8 pm
www.mylapsurgeon.com
Contact Person: Kristi Stoyer, RN

New Beginnings Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
Meeting Times: First and third Mondays at Bentleyville, Pa Best Western and the second and fourth Mondays at Fort Burd Church in Brownsville, Pa.
Meeting times: 7 to 9 pm
Phone: 724-632-5668 
Contact Person: Theresa Quail

Valley Forge Support Group
21 Plum Circle
Phoenixville, PA
19460
Phone: 610-415-1318
Meeting times?: 3rd Thursday of every month
Contact Person: Marilyn Gropper

Hope Bariatrics
Sewickley Valley Hospital
720 Blackburn Road 4th floor
Sewickley, PA
15143
Phone: 412-741-8862
Meeting times: Wednesday at 7 pm

St. Luke’s Hospital – Allentown Campus Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
Scottish Rite Cathedral
1533 Hamilton St.
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone 610-628-831 or 610-628-8317
Meeting Times : 3rd Wednesday At 7 pm
Contact Person: Terri Davis RN, Bariatric Program Coordinator or Maureen Miletics, Director of Bariatrics. 

Hahnemann University Hospital Bariatric Support Group
Hahnemann University Hospital
Broad and Vine Streets
Philadelphia, PA
19107
Phone: 215-762-4890
Meeting Times: Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm
Contact Person: Lori Jenkins or Marilyn Corey

Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
UPMC St. Margaret, Conference Rms A,B,C
815 Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15065
Phone: 412-784-5900
Meeting Times: Last Tuesday of each month, 7-8:30 pm
Contact Person: Carolyn Coffer, PA-C

Bariatric Support Group
Conemaugh Hospital, 3rd Floor Cafe
1086 Franklin St
Johnstown, PA 15905
Phone: 814-534-1418
Meeting Times: First Wednesday of each month, 6-8pm
Contact Person: Benny O'Connor, RN

Northeast Bariatric Center
Hazleton General Hospital, O&E Building
700 E. Broad Street
Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone: 570-501-nebc (6322)
Meeting Times: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 pm
Contact Person: Jane Lashock

The Reading Hospital Weight Management Center Support Group
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Thun Jannsen Auditorium
6th & Spruce Streets
West Reading, PA 19611
Phone: 610-988-LOSE (5673)
Meeting Times: 7pm, the second Thursday of each month
Contact Person: Malissa Sullivan

The Weigh We Were
Easton Hospital-Kroner Auditorium
250 S 21st Street
Easton, PA 18042
Phone: 610-250-4116
Meeting Times: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 pm
Contact Person: Amanda Nyce

By-Passing the Pounds
Allied Services, Charles Lluger Bldg.
Moffett Drive
Scranton, PA 18510
Phone: 570-378-3604 or 570-815-5708
Meeting Times: 7pm 4th thurs each month, except Nov. & Dec.
Contact Person: Margaret Glancey

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