Fitness centers can be a first step to redesigning rehab services, but exercise caution.
Reengineering your rehab department. An Illinois hospital rejuvenated its rehab services with a combined fitness center, rehab, and physician office complex that's projected to net $1 million in revenues. But experts warn there are plenty of pitfalls when hospitals dabble in the fitness business, so heed the advice of these industry experts.
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