Our Story - Mercy Healthy Weight Solutions

At Mercy Healthy Weight Solutions, Dr. C. Joe Northup and his friendly staff are committed to supporting you on your journey towards healthy weight. Located in Fairfield, Ohio, we provide a wide range of weight loss programs through both surgical and non-surgical treatments. We understand the challenges you face associated with weight loss and we are here to help. This clip is an overview of the programs available at Mercy Healthy Weight Solutions and how they have positively impacted many lives.

MR. GREG MCKINNEY: The feelings associated with being overweight can often times be overwhelming. Obesity can literally become the biggest, single obstacle in a person’s life. MIRANNA: It's a very big deal for me. This is my life and my life was almost over. MR. MCKINNEY: But look and listen to what can happen with a little focus, a lot of support, and a comprehensive weight loss plan with a friendly team at Mercy Healthy Weight Solutions in Fairfield. MIRANNA: Not seven months ago, I had my surgery and I was on my last steps. Without Mercy Healthy Weight Solutions, without Dr. Northup, without the support staff, I really, truly don’t think that I would have made it. MR. MCKINNEY: Stories like that play out here every week, year after year. Patients rave about Medical Director, Dr. Joe Northup, a doctor they say is no ordinary Joe. BONITA: I was at ease from the moment I met him. MR. MCKINNEY: When it comes to his staff, their focus is on patient care from the very first consultation on. TYNA MILLER: They’re like our family, you know, and we treat them as kind as we can. We want them to be successful and know that this is a lifelong journey, and we are here to support them in every way that we can. MR. MCKINNEY: Mercy offers a complete circle of caring that ranges from surgical and nonsurgical weight loss options to psychologists and support groups. It also provides comprehensive hospital services, wellness coaches, personal trainers and an outstanding training facility that is just steps away from the office itself. DR. C. JOE NORTHUP: Our main office is on the same campus as the hospital and inside is actually the fitness center building, so our program becomes a one stop shop for everyone. They can get all the resources and everything they need in one place. Our health plex is a great addition to our program. It's something that no other program can offer. It is an enormous facility with numerous programs, ways to exercise and ways to have fun with exercise. TONYA: I've been to other gyms before. I went once and would never go back. Mercy Healthy Plex is a lot of fun. There are different classes. There are lots of different schedules, so you can find something that you want to try. MR. MCKINNEY: Losing weight the healthy way can not only do wonders for a patient’s waistline or outlook on life. It can also help prevent, what in many cases, can be life-threatening diseases. DR. NORTHUP: When you can cure, completely resolve Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, reflux, sleep apnea, you know, the 20 other different diseases that are impacted by weight loss surgery and taking weight off, that’s the real reason we do surgery. Obesity impacts everyone, so it's something that we all empathize with and understand and many of us deal with ourselves, and so I think our staff looks at it from a, you know, a battle together, a journey together. And as we travel forward, all of us have a weight loss success.