The Valparaiso Family YMCA announced Methodist Hospital as its new Healthcare Engagement Partner at a press conference held today at the Valparaiso Family YMCA.
The growth of the Valparaiso Family YMCA led the Board of Directors to identify and select a healthcare provider that would not only embrace the YMCA's mission, but also understand the tremendous possibilities a collaborative partnership would hold for members and the community.
“We are excited for this collaboration with Methodist Hospitals,” offered YMCA VP Chief Development Officer Debra Koeppen. “We're excited not only for the Y, but for the community as a whole, and we hope that everyone is as excited about it as we are, going forward into the new year.”
After a lengthy and thorough review of multiple proposals by numerous healthcare providers, Methodist Hospitals was selected as the Y's Healthcare Engagement Partner. “We are proud to have been selected as the Valparaiso Family YMCA's healthcare partner. From the beginning of this process, we felt that the cultures, missions, and priorities of our two organizations were a great fit. We are tremendously excited to move forward with the programs and services that we feel will make a significant contribution to working together for a better future,” said Ian McFadden, President & CEO of Methodist Hospitals.
This was quite an involved process with presentations from several area hospitals to a talented group of volunteers representing the Y. In the end, Methodist Hospitals was the best fit with the most comprehensive offering to provide a depth of services to the community. Their team has an 'attitude about customer service that is consistent throughout their staff and volunteers, which is a great fit for the Y. We look forward to a nurturing, growing relationship over the next several years,” said Bob Wanek, Valparaiso Family YMCA CEO.
Among the crowd present at the press conference was Alex Horvath, VP of Marketing and Human Resources for Methodist Hospitals. “We are extremely excited about this opportunity to work with the Y,” stated Horvath. “We feel that we have a very common mission, a very common vision for the community to be able to benefit in the areas of wellness and health promotion. We feel really, really good about the opportunity to grow that and to build on the excellent foundation that the Y has put into place.”
This exciting collaboration will bring wellness and comprehensive programs to the community designed to maintain a high level of well-being and healthy living through proper diet, exercise, stress management and illness prevention. Some additional highlights include screenings, risk assessments, classes and rehabilitation services, physical therapy, alternative medicine, and physician offices.
About Methodist Hospitals
Methodist Hospitals is a community-based, not-for-profit health system with two full-service acute care facilities that has been leading the way to better health for residents of Northwest Indiana for almost 100 years. Methodist Hospitals offers a number of award-winning programs, including its Neuroscience, Oncology, and Heart and Vascular Institutes, Center for Bariatric Surgery and Women's Health program. Its range of services also includes Emergency services, Orthopedics, comprehensive Rehabilitation Services and Home Health Services.
About the Y
The Y is one of the nation's leading non-profits, strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 YMCAs engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored on more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change.