PathPoint Health Opens Jacksonville Southside Clinic

The clinic is PathPoint Health's first location outside Tennessee and pairs medical weight loss with lifestyle support.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Weight Loss

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PathPoint Health and Ascension St. Vincent's have opened PathPoint Health - Jacksonville Southside at 4205 Belfort Road, Suite 4030. The clinic offers medical weight loss, including GLP-1 prescription and management, alongside nutrition, exercise planning and behavioral health support.

Why it matters

The opening extends PathPoint Health beyond its three Tennessee clinics into Florida, giving Jacksonville residents in-person and virtual access to structured medical weight loss care. The clinic also coordinates perioperative care with Ascension St. Vincent's bariatric surgery program for patients considering surgery.

The announcement cites three existing PathPoint clinics in Tennessee and daily hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, but does not disclose patient volume or cost. Pricing and insurance acceptance for GLP-1 treatment at the clinic were not stated.

The players

PathPoint Health

PathPoint Health is a medical weight loss provider operating clinics in Tennessee that combines prescription treatment with lifestyle support.

Ascension St. Vincent's

Ascension St. Vincent's is a Jacksonville hospital system whose bariatric surgery program coordinates perioperative care with the new clinic.

Salma Makhoul Ahwach, M.D.

Salma Makhoul Ahwach, M.D. is a board-certified endocrinologist who joined PathPoint Health as market medical director for North Florida.

The details

New patients can self-schedule online at pathpointhealth.com without a phone call. Patients receive support preparing for weight loss surgery and follow-up care afterward, and visits are available in person or virtually.

The clinic opening was announced in November 2026.
Salma Makhoul Ahwach, M.D. has practiced as an endocrinologist in Jacksonville since 2020.

Health Landscape

The clinic reflects a broader push by health systems to pair GLP-1 prescriptions with lifestyle programs rather than relying on medication alone. Its partnership with a bariatric surgery program ties nonsurgical weight management to surgical care pathways.

Jacksonville residents seeking medical weight loss can now self-schedule a new-patient appointment online at pathpointhealth.com. The clinic's combination of prescription management, nutrition planning and behavioral health support may affect how patients approach long-term treatment.

The takeaway

Medical weight loss programs increasingly combine prescription treatment with nutrition, exercise and behavioral support. Patients considering this approach can ask providers how those components are coordinated.