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LifeBalance Program Partners with Providence Health & Services in California

PORTLAND, OREGON (January 2010) - The LifeBalance Program is pleased to announce a partnership with Providence Health & Services in California. As of January 1, 2010, all benefit-eligible employees at Providence hospitals and facilities in California have access to the active wellness program LifeBalance, which features an expansive network of savings as well as online wellness tools to help employees take a proactive approach to their health and well being.

“The LifeBalance Program has enjoyed long and successful relationships with Providence Health & Services in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, and we are thrilled to now offer the program to Providence’s employees in California” said LifeBalance Director Paul Alati. “Our team has put together a fantastic vendor network in California and we are excited to present this comprehensive wellness program to our newest members.”

The LifeBalance Program is an active wellness program that offers members savings at thousands of recreational, cultural, wellness and travel related businesses. In addition to the vendor savings network, the program also features a myriad of on-line wellness tools and relevant wellness content to educate, plan and monitor progress in exercise, activity and food selections.
 
In offering the LifeBalance Program to the company’s 9,700 employees, Providence Health & Services California joins the growing number of employers who have invested in employee health and wellness.

“Providence California is very excited to offer employees access to the LifeBalance Program,” said Bill Nelson, Regional Director of Compensation and Benefits for Providence Health & Services California. “The comprehensive vendor network offers something for all of our team members, who have a wide variety of interests. Our employees see great value in the program and were instrumental in bringing about the program’s addition to our employee benefits package. We feel that the program will be a great asset in our efforts to encourage overall employee health, wellness and happiness within our organization.”

Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit health system committed to providing a comprehensive array of services to meet the needs of communities across five states, including Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. Providence Health & Services includes 26 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute facilities, physician clinics, a health plan, a liberal arts university, a high school, approximately 45,000 employees and numerous other health, housing and educational services.

The LifeBalance Program is an active wellness program headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The program has been helping clients and members achieve an active, healthy and balanced life through recreational, cultural and wellness activities, events and resources since 1996. The LifeBalance Program is sold to businesses as an employer sponsored employee benefit or the program is bundled into health plan as a value added wellness component and healthy lifestyle promotion. The LifeBalance Program currently supports over 4,000 clients and 500,000 LifeBalance Program members in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Existing strategic relationships include Providence Health Plan, Providence Health & Services, PeaceHealth, West Coast Bank, Oregon Association of Realtors, Software Association of Oregon, Alaska Regional Hospital and Xenium. Visit LifeBalanceProgram.com for more information.

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