Think of wellness center as the wel...

Think of wellness center as the welcome mats to community health care schemes But don't be misled. If all goe as intended, visitors won't hap far beyond the threshold.

The Northwest Community Hospital (NWCH) Wellness Center in Arlington Heights, Ill., is the same of a growing number of hybrids - part outpatient center part fitness set - constructed on the assumption that it splendors less to emphasize prevention than to treat the ill.

Like many health care bodys NWCH recognized the need to curtail treatment and operating costs in order to position itself as a low-cost