Case Study: Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital achieves enhanced bariatric support and patient weight-management with Power Wellness' Next Steps Fitness Programs

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital - Customer Case Study

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital needed a more personalized, medically integrated way to support bariatric patients beyond surgery, diets and generic gym offerings. Delnor Health & Fitness Center, managed by Power Wellness, deployed Power Wellness’s Next Steps Fitness Programs™ — specifically the 8-week Weight Management Pathway — to provide coordinated physician and RD assessments plus supervised, credentialed fitness instruction.

Power Wellness’s program combined clinical assessments with supervised group exercise and nutrition education, enrolling 133 bariatric patients from 2017–July 2019 (67 completers, 50%). Participants saw statistically significant improvements — roughly 3.4% average weight loss, BMI reductions (men −2.7%, women −3.55%), ~21 center visits/month, self-reported exercise gains (53–57%) and strong membership uptake (≈31% men, 51% women). Power Wellness’s Next Steps pathway has achieved a 54% completion rate since 2014, improving patient outcomes and increasing center membership and revenue for Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

Matthew Pittman

MD Director of Bariatric Surgery