{"id":2315,"date":"2017-03-16T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2017-03-21T15:04:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T20:04:38","slug":"power-wellness-begins-partnership-with-mercy-medical-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/suppliers\/power-wellness-begins-partnership-with-mercy-medical-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Wellness Begins Partnership With Mercy Medical Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Power-Wellness.png\" alt=\"Power Wellness\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Power-Wellness.png 220w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Power-Wellness-200x62.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>Power Wellness<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOMBARD, IL<\/strong> &#8211; Mercy Medical Center, a 4-hospital integrated Catholic healthcare network in Des Moines Iowa, has rebranded their state-of-the-art 65,000 square-foot fitness center as the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center. To help accelerate medical integration and population health strategies, Mercy Medical Center has retained Power Wellness to manage the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center starting April 1, 2017. Robert Ritz, President and CEO of Mercy Medical Center, seeks to strengthen the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center\u2019s medical fitness programs and to bridge the gap between the Center and medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past seven years, the health care industry has changed dramatically, which is why we desire a more integrated and medically focused program that provides extended care and wellness services for our patients. These changes offer the opportunity for this,\u201d said Ritz.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, to offering medically integrated programs to members, Mercy Medical Center will also invest in upgrades, including new cardio equipment according to The Des Moines Register.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPower Wellness has the expertise and experience to support Mercy in its mission to focus on disease prevention and health promotion through physician involvement. We\u2019re excited and honored to manage the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center and improve community health in the service area,\u201d said Brian Hummert, Chief Operating Officer of Power Wellness.<\/p>\n<p>Power Wellness is the nation\u2019s largest medical fitness management company and an industry pioneer.  Headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area, Power Wellness employs over 2,500 team members at 30+ locations nationwide, serving over 100,000 customers. Power Wellness specializes in the planning, development and management of medical fitness centers, sponsored by healthcare systems and community colleges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOMBARD, IL<\/strong> &#8211; Mercy Medical Center, a 4-hospital integrated Catholic healthcare network in Des Moines Iowa, has rebranded their state-of-the-art 65,000 square-foot fitness center as the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center. To help accelerate medical integration and population health strategies, Mercy Medical Center has retained Power Wellness to manage the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center starting April 1, 2017. Robert Ritz, President and CEO of Mercy Medical Center, seeks to strengthen the Mercy Health &#038; Fitness Center\u2019s medical fitness programs and to bridge the gap between the Center and medical professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[57],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2316,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions\/2316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}