The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is an academic health system that encourages a holistic, medically integrated approach to health and wellness. They wanted that approach reflected in a fitness center dedicated to the well-being of LECOM students and faculty, and also available to the community in Erie, Pennsylvania. Creating the kind of extraordinary facility LECOM had in mind meant turning challenges like the following into reality:
To create the John M. & Silvia Ferretti Medical Fitness & Wellness Center, LECOM wanted a flexible design-build partner who would work hard to understand their business objectives as well as the osteopathic view of nurturing the mind, body, and spirit. ERDMAN responded with these solutions:
LECOM now offers a center with something for nearly every wellness goal. Membership continues to grow and the facility has not only become integral to the LECOM campus; it’s grown to be an important part of the community.