Survey for Membership at the New Center

To all my wonderful patients,

As many of you may know, I am excited to announce that on November 1, 2010, we will be moving and opening our new Center for Health in Rye Brook, NY. Our new facility will have both a "Kitchen" Center to offer cooking classes, nutrition and kitchen consults, and a Mind-Body Center to offer all kinds of stress-management options. I am very excited to finally offer education that will show you "how to" do all the things I often recommend in our treatment plans.

In addition to "a la carte" services, I will be offering a yearly Center membership program to best integrate and use all that will be available. I see the new place as a Community center, with some free services that members can drop in and use, as well as membership only lectures, classes and office hours, to ensure availability as we get busier and busier. Toward this end, I need your help.

We are sending this email to all our existing patients because we would like your feedback on what kind of classes you would like us to offer, and we also want to share our ideas and get feedback for the membership program we are creating. We hope this will be a different kind of "medical home", one that we will create together.

Please review the preliminary membership package outlined below and let us know what you think. Is this something you can see purchasing? Why or why not? What is missing that would make it more compelling? Please email a response back with your comments to Sabrina & myself to this email address Sabrina@healthylifemd.com.

1. Your membership begins with a free Personalized Lifestyle Plan, created for you by our Clinician, or Chef. This will be aimed toward creating an integrated program of services for you within the Center, specifically tailored to your health needs. Your personal guide to our Center will help you choose a:
1. Free Cooking class
2. Free meditation class
2. As a Member, you will be given access to many Member-only classes and events at our Center. These include but are not limited to:
1. Members only monthly evening lecture series by Dr. Blum or one of our staff (Functional Medicine clinician, Chef or Nutritionist)
2. Our Lunch and Learn cooking class, every Thursday 11-1, includes the cooking class, lunch, and Dr. Blum in the room for 45 minutes to discuss anything you want, or present a topic. Only Members will have access to this class, at the usual cost minus 10% Members Discount.
3. Access to the Meditation room during specific hours each day. This will be a dedicated silent room within the Center, and there will be books, guided meditation and imagery CD's, meditation cushions and chairs available to you at no charge.
4. Members only lending library of books, CD's and other relevant items
5. Members only use of our kitchen and facility for events and parties
3. Priority appointment availability for Dr. Blum's or other clinician at our center, medical services. Guaranteed office appointment time within 2 weeks.
4. 10% off all services including cooking and meditation classes, individual consultations, supplements and retail.
5. Best of all, a membership director to make sure you have someone to call to make sure all your needs are being addressed in our facility.

We will be limiting memberships to 100 people per year. Membership will cost $1200 per year.

Thank you for taking the time to help us make our new Center a home for all of us!

Yours In Good Health,
Susan Blum, MD