Canton, Ohio: OPTIFAST® by Nestle Nutrition awarded Mercy Weight Management Clinic of the Year on Thursday, March 31 at the Nestle OPTIFAST Marketing Conference in Chicago, IL. Mercy was selected among over 400 OPTIFAST clinics nationwide, 100 of which are hospital-based. Award winners were selected based on year over year growth of the program and a written essay, which included the candidate’s demonstrated use of the OPTIFAST programs and protocols.
“Our team strives to deliver a quality program while achieving customer satisfaction in a measurable and efficient manner,” says Kathy Wise, RD/LD, director of health and wellness at Mercy Medical Center.
Mercy Weight Management offers OPTIFAST, a medically safe, weight-loss program that helps clients lose weight and keep it off. OPTIFAST combines a calorie-controlled full meal replacement diet with behavior modification training, exercise program, nutritional education, support groups and medical monitoring. Documented results in more than 80 studies nationwide reveal participants experience, on average, a 52 pound weight loss, 15 percent decrease in cholesterol, 29 percent decrease in blood glucose, and 10 percent decrease in blood pressure. For more information, visit cantonmercy.org/optifast, email OPTIFAST@cantonmercy.org or call 330-588-4854.
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