Grand Health Partners

What Grand Health Partners does

Grand Health Partners is a physician-led, private medical practice founded in 2008 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in surgical and non-surgical treatment of obesity and related metabolic conditions. The practice delivers bariatric procedures — sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, duodenal switch, and revisional surgery — alongside non-surgical programs built around GLP-1 medications (semaglutide, tirzepatide), a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) protocol, and the 2025 Reset and Refocus Program. Adjacent service lines include a GERD/heartburn clinic, office-based endoscopy and colonoscopy, general surgery, telehealth visits, and a ShopLightspeed-powered online store for nutrition products and supplements.

The clinical model is multidisciplinary, combining seven board-certified bariatric surgeons with 7 physician assistants, 3 registered dietitians, 2 licensed behaviorists, 2 exercise physiologists, 10 clinical assistants, and 3 endoscopy nurses, supported by dedicated billing, scheduling, and insurance-navigation coordinators. The technology stack is conventional: a third-party Medfusion patient portal, ShopLightspeed e-commerce, and Google Analytics. There is no proprietary software platform, AI capability, or disclosed data flywheel. The practice instead differentiates through clinical talent density, a coordinator-led patient journey, and a hospital-affiliate network spanning Trinity Health Grand Rapids, University of Michigan Health-West, Trinity Health Grand Haven, Schoolcraft Memorial, and Holland Hospital.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services billed to insurance or patients for surgical procedures and ongoing medical weight loss visits, supplemented by direct-to-consumer product sales through the online store and payment-plan financing. Distribution is regional — concentrated in West Michigan with expansion into the Upper Peninsula, Southeast Michigan, and Northern Michigan — and acquired through free seminars, physician referrals, a website self-assessment tool, telehealth, and organic social channels. The practice cites 16,000+ patient transformations over 10+ years and operates with a staff of 30-40.

Name

Grand Health Partners

Legal name

Grand Health Partners

Website

https://grandhealthpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Grand Health Partners is a physician-led private bariatric and medical weight loss practice founded in 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving adult obesity patients statewide through surgical procedures, GLP-1 programs, office-based endoscopy, and multidisciplinary follow-up, with revenue derived from insurance-reimbursed professional services and ancillary product sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213), Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (812191)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Obesity Medicine & Weight Management (HLAKADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Specialty Care Programs (Payer-Sponsored) (HLALACAD), Weight Loss Coaching (Non-Clinical) (HSADAFAB)

Keywords

• Bariatric surgery services
• Medical weight loss programs
• Obesity treatment clinic
• Weight loss medications
• GI endoscopy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Surgical weight loss procedures (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, revisions) billed to insurance or patient directly. Revenue generated per procedure with insurance reimbursement and patient cost-sharing.
2. Medical/Non-Surgical Weight Loss Programs: Physician-guided medical weight loss programs including GLP-1 medications (semaglutide, tirzepatide), Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) programs, and ongoing monitoring. Revenue from office visits, program fees, and medication prescriptions.
3. GERD Clinic and GI Services: GERD/heartburn treatment and office-based endoscopy/colonoscopy procedures, billed through insurance.
4. Online Store (Vitamins, Supplements, Products): GHP-branded and recommended nutrition products, vitamins, supplements, and protein products sold through the online store at store.grandhealthpartners.com.
5. Insurance Navigation and Payment Plans: Assistance with insurance verification and pre-authorization for bariatric surgery; patient payment plans offered for out-of-pocket costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grand Health Partners is a multidisciplinary medical practice delivering physician-led surgical and non-surgical weight loss solutions, including bariatric procedures (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, revisions), medical weight loss programs featuring GLP-1 medications and VLCD, GERD treatment, and office-based endoscopy/colonoscopy. The practice integrates board-certified surgeons, physician assistants, registered dietitians, behaviorists, and exercise physiologists under one roof with lifetime follow-up support.

Product overview

Grand Health Partners is a comprehensive weight loss and surgical care practice offering both surgical and non-surgical solutions through a multidisciplinary team of board-certified bariatric surgeons, physician assistants, registered dietitians, exercise physiologists, and behaviorists. The portfolio includes four core surgical weight loss procedures (Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, Duodenal Switch, and Bariatric Revisions), non-surgical medical weight loss programs featuring GLP-1 medications and Very Low Calorie Diets, a GERD/Heartburn Treatment Clinic, and General Surgery & Endoscopy services. Supporting services include telehealth, a patient portal, and an online store for nutrition products. All services are coordinated through the Grand Rapids, Michigan clinic with multiple hospital affiliates across Michigan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sleeve Gastrectomy (Gastric Sleeve)
• Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y)
• Duodenal Switch
• Bariatric Revision Surgery
• Weight Loss Medications / GLP-1 Programs
• Reset and Refocus Program
• GERD / Heartburn Treatment Clinic
• General Surgery
• Endoscopy (Upper Endoscopy / EGD)
• Colonoscopy
• Telehealth Services
• Nutrition & Support Products (GHP Online Store)
• Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 16,000+ patients helped transform their lives over 10+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Trinity Health Grand Rapids HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrand Health Partners' primary affiliated hospital for bariatric surgical procedures. Surgeons perform procedures at this hospital location. Represents the core surgical delivery partnership for the practice's flagship Grand Rapids market.
• University of Michigan Health-West HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated hospital for bariatric surgical procedures. Second major hospital partner for the Grand Rapids location, providing surgical capacity and clinical infrastructure.
• Trinity Health Grand Haven HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated hospital serving Grand Haven and surrounding West Michigan communities with bariatric surgery access.
• Schoolcraft Memorial HospitalregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital enables Grand Health Partners to serve patients in Manistique and Michigan's Upper Peninsula with coordinated surgical and medical weight loss care.
• Holland HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrand Health Partners and Holland Hospital have teamed up to offer comprehensive weight loss programs at Holland Hospital. GHP physicians see patients at the Holland office (602 Michigan Ave, 3rd Floor) and perform surgeries at Holland Hospital. Holland Hospital Bariatric Services combines GHP's bariatric surgery expertise with Holland Hospital's nationally recognized quality care.
• BFKW LLC (Full Sense Device Research)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Randal Baker and partners are working on the Full Sense Device through BFKW LLC, a medical device development entity. Research and development partnership for an implantable weight loss device.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Bariatric & Metabolic Institute: Large academic health system bariatric program offering the full range of surgical and medical weight loss procedures as part of a broader hospital service portfolio. Comparable on clinical services but operates at significantly larger institutional scale.
• Mayo Clinic Bariatric Surgery: National integrated bariatric program within a major academic medical center. Overlaps with GHP on procedure types and multidisciplinary care, but benefits from national brand and academic infrastructure.
• WW International (WeightWatchers): Subscription-based commercial weight management program with new GLP-1 add-on offerings. Comparable as a scale weight management business, though positioned as consumer rather than clinically supervised care.

Direct peers

• Northwest Weight & Wellness Center: Regional bariatric and weight management practice offering surgical procedures, medical weight loss, and behavioral support across multiple locations. Comparable business model focused on a single state/region with hospital surgical affiliations.
• New York Bariatric Group: Multi-location, multi-surgeon bariatric and medical weight loss practice serving a large regional catchment. Closely comparable to GHP in offering surgical weight loss (sleeve, bypass, revision), medical programs, dietitian support, and hospital-affiliated OR access.
• True You Weight Loss: Multi-physician bariatric surgery and medical weight loss practice with multiple clinic sites. Directly comparable on service mix (surgical and non-surgical programs) and multidisciplinary team model.

Regional players

• Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan) Bariatric Surgery Program: Academic bariatric surgery program operating in the same Michigan market as GHP. Direct overlap in patient geography and offering, but differentiated by academic medical center affiliation versus GHP's private-practice positioning.

Others

• Holland Hospital Bariatric Services: Active GHP hospital affiliate that co-delivers bariatric services with GHP physicians. Comparable by offering bariatric surgery in the same region and partially overlapping surgeon pool, illustrating the partner-competition overlap risk GHP faces.

Emerging players

• Lettuce (telehealth weight care): Telehealth-first weight management platform offering physician-guided GLP-1 programs with ongoing support. Comparable to GHP's medical weight loss stream but competing on digital convenience rather than in-person comprehensive care.
• Hims & Hers Health: DTC telehealth company now offering GLP-1 prescriptions and broader weight management subscriptions. Represents a digital distribution threat to GHP's medical weight loss stream from a national, tech-led platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ghpweightloss
• Instagraminstagram.com/grandhealthpartners

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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