Title/Name/Summary
Power Wellness Management - Approval
History
On March 23, 2016, the Village of Orland Park (VOP) and Palos Community Hospital (PCH) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the preservation of the existing fitness center, including a possible land exchange between the parties. On July 18, 2016, the Village Board approved the Land Exchange Agreement which reflects the terms of the land exchange negotiated between both parties.
As a result, the transfer of ownership of the fitness facility to the Village of Orland Park will occur on January 2, 2017. Throughout the due diligence period, staff had been working with Power Wellness Management, who has been overseeing the operations of the fitness center since its inception in 2001.
Power Wellness Management, founded in Chicago in 1996, has been a proven leader in the development and management of institutional based fitness centers. Power Wellness manages over 1.4 million square feet of facilities and employs approximately 2,400 team members serving nearly 100,000 members, including students, employees, and community members. Power Wellness has experience in developing multi-purpose fitness centers for healthcare, academic, and nonprofit institutions.
Among many awards, Power Wellness had been selected as one of the Chicago Tribune’s Top 100 Workplaces in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, their first year of participating in the award, they placed 10th overall in the Midsized Company group. Power Wellness scored the highest amongst all participating Mid-sized companies in the Managers scores category. The evaluation for the Top Workplaces program was based on the feedback from an employee survey among their Chicagoland team members.
In 2014, Power Wellness was the recipient of the first annual Excellence in Management Award from the Medical Fitness Association. This award is based on the overall service to patients, clients and communities in which the winning management company s...
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