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Overcoming America’s metabolic health challenges won’t be easy. Finding innovative ways to deliver targeted care for those classified as obese or who have diabetes or prediabetes is taking on greater importance.

With this in mind, health system in Tennessee has entered into a with PathPoint Health, a provider of metabolic care, to help people prevent and manage these conditions.

The partnership’s first two centers will open in June 2025 in Nashville and Murfreesboro, offering medical care, exercise and nutritional planning, lifestyle counseling, advanced diagnostic assessments and care coordination — all within one specialty practice. Services will be provided through a hybrid model of in-person and virtual visits, covered by insurance, ensuring that patients have access to convenient and affordable care.

Metabolic health challenges affect a significant portion of the U.S. population, with more than 42% of adults classified as obese, approximately 11% diagnosed with diabetes and another one-third living with prediabetes, the organizations state. Despite these numbers, many still view chronic conditions as isolated health concerns rather than interconnected issues that share underlying risk factors for heart disease, stroke and other complications.

PathPoint Health’s approach emphasizes collaboration with a patient’s existing primary care and specialty providers. This coordination ensures seamless integration into the patient's overall health care plan, leading to improved outcomes through consistent management and personalized, comprehensive treatment strategies

The first two centers will be located near Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford. Additional sites are planned across Middle Tennessee over the next 12 to 36 months.