Welcome to EBK HealthCare Services, where we take your health seriously! Our amazing team is here to provide you with the best patient-centered care, while promoting overall health and wellness. We promise to work with you to develop a customized treatment plan based on your unique needs and personal goals. And we'll do it all with a smile on our faces (even under our masks!). So, let's get healthy and happy together, shall we?
Our Clinic
At EBK HealthCare Services, we offer a wide range of health services to cater to the needs of everyone. This month, we are featuring our Medical Weight Management service. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional care in a compassionate and friendly environment. We use the latest medical research and technology to ensure accurate diagnosis and treatment. Our goal is to create a supportive atmosphere where our patients can learn to develop healthy habits and make sustainable lifestyle changes.
Find out more about our provider and let us take care of you.
Our Provider
Erica Kearney, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
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Let's meet Erica Kearney! Erica is the founder of EBK HealthCare Services, PLLC, where she specializes in weight management and is ready to save the day for the Wilson Community and surrounding areas! She's a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Medical Weight Loss Specialist, with a Certificate of Advanced Education in Obesity Medicine, granted by the Obesity Medicine Association. Erica is a member of various professional associations, including the Obesity Action Coalition and the Endocrine Society, which means she has all the latest tips and tricks to help you shed those extra pounds. She's passionate about helping others, educating her patients about their health, and promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
Words to live by
All things are possible with God! Choose to be positive because the world is negative enough already. Timing is everything; nothing is wasted. Do good and good will come back to you. What you want, you get it; do not wait for someone else to give it to you. Whatever you begin, you must finish or do not start at all. Day one or one day, you choose.
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Education
Master of Science in Nursing
with the specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner
South University, Savannah, GA
2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Barton College, Wilson, NC
2016
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Other Professional Associations
The American Diabetic Association
The American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
The American Nurses Association
The NC Nursing Association
The National Association of Women Business Owners
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Obesity is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.”
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Obesity is defined by the Obesity Medicine Association as a “chronic, relapsing, multi-factorial, neurobehavioral disease, wherein an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass physical forces, resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences.”
The CDC uses body mass index (BMI), or a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters, to measure obesity. Individuals with a BMI of 30 or higher are considered to have obesity. BMI can be used as an initial tool to screen for obesity, but it does have limitations.
What is Obesity and how is it treated?
Medical Weight Management: the ultimate goal is to get healthy; not just to lose pounds.
Medical Weight Management Plan
Our Medical Weight Management Plan is a comprehensive weight loss program, guided by the Obesity Medicine Association, designed to help you obtain and maintain a healthy weight. Our Certified Nurse Practitioner provides guidance and treatment, based on medical scientific evidence, which targets the root cause of obesity and weight gain. This program consists of 12 visits over a 3-month period. Individualized services include nutritional counseling, psychological assessments, meal replacement programs, physical activity prescriptions, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medications, when necessary.​ There are no guarantees that you will reach your desired weight and results may vary with each individual.​
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Schedule your initial weight management consultation visit, and pay the one-time, set-up fee of $98.99 online, for your convenience.
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You will then receive a welcoming email from EBK HealthCare Services, PLLC containing documents to be completed, prior to your consultation.
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Your initial consultation will last approximately 1hr, which will include your physical examination, nutritional & behavioral assessments, diagnostics, and establishing your realistic, healthy goal weight.
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At your 1 to 2 week follow up visit, we will assess your behavioral trends and discuss FDA-approved medications for weight management, if necessary.
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At that time, weekly follow up visits will be scheduled, either in-person or via teleconference, based on your selected plan.
How It All Works
