New director named at Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Lori Lovell Knouse as the director of the Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center.

“Lori will be an instrumental part of the team focusing on developing, organizing, directing and marketing the Wellness Center,” said Laura Neiberg, vice president of ancillary services and community health.

She joins the Wellness Center after serving more than seven years as the superintendent of recreation for the Park Ridge Park District.

“I believe that fitness, health, wellness & fun are the key factors to living life to the fullest. The Wellness Center's professional staff and I are looking forward to helping the community meet their health & fitness goals,” said Lovell Knouse.

Lovell Knouse earned her bachelor of science degree from Eastern Illinois University in Recreation Administration with a minor in business administration. She also earned her master of business administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2000 with concentrations in human resource management and marketing.

The Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center is a 90,000-square-foot fitness center and health club on the hospital campus with three indoor pools, an indoor track, an extensive fitness floor and weight room, three group exercise studios (including Yoga and Pilates studios) and a basketball court.

For more information on the Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, please visit http://www.advocatehealth.com/gsam/wellness.