FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 19, 2008

CONTACT:
Cindy Hickey, 330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@cantonmercy.org

Mercy Sports Medicine Offers TPI Golf Fitness Program

North Canton, Ohio: With winter quickly approaching, don’t hibernate and take a vacation from exercise. Use this time to improve your swing before spring.

Mercy Sports Medicine offers the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI), a golf fitness program based on an accumulation of research and findings. Mercy’s TPI certified golf fitness instructors help participants identify and address physical limitations to their golf swing and improve overall fitness. The program includes a fitness screening and video swing analysis. Certified golf fitness instructors interpret the results and design a program specific to each individual’s needs and goals.

To learn more about this program, Mercy Sports Medicine is hosting an open house on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 6 – 8 p.m. at their facility, located at 6200 Whipple Ave. N.W. in North Canton. For more information, call Mercy Sports Medicine at 330-966-8920.

Mercy Medical Center, a nonprofit corporation of the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton and Plain Township. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.