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Health & Wellness Center in the Montrose area of Akron, it was a first – not only for Northeast Ohio, but for the nation as a whole. Focused on prevention, early detection and outpatient care, the Center included a whole host of services such as primary care, imaging, outpatient sur- gery, physical therapy and sports medicine, along with a medical fitness facility called LifeStyles that one year later, and every year since, was named Club Industry magazine's #1 hospital- Akron General, Signet IN Go National With Health and Wellness Center Model "It's a partnership that's meant to By Robert Janek 1996, WHEN AKRON G e n e r a l H e a l t h Sy s t em opened i t s 200,000-square-foot owned fitness facility in the country. Recently, Akron General has part- nered with Signet Development, Ltd., one of the country's premier developers of both public and private real estate, to offer turn-key solutions to other organi- zations which want to duplicate Akron General's award-winning Health & Wellness Center model. The new joint venture, appropriately named Integrated Wellness Partners, will capitalize on the expertise of Akron General and Signet to plan, develop, finance and manage the construction of these centers for hospi- tals, universities and municipalities across the nation. be," says Thomas (Tim) Stover, MD, president of Outpatient Services at Akron General. "We've been preaching health and wellness for 15 years and, in that time, have built two highly successful centers that last year alone boasted 13,000 members and nearly 600,000 visits. Now we have Signet as a partner to help us take our concepts to another level." Based in downtown Akron, Signet brings more than 20 years of experi- ence and successful project execution to the joint venture. Founded by businessman and lawyer Anthony (Tony) Mark Corr, chief operating officer, and Anthony (Tony) Manna, chairman, Signet Enterprises, bring more than 20 years of experience and successful project execution to their new joint venture with Akron General. Currently, Signet has in progress more than $3.5 billion in real estate development, finance, and construction throughout the country. PHOTOS © JOE SMITHBERGER, SMITHBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY, NORTH CANTON