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Performance Physical Therapy 5K Run/Walk
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The 2nd Annual Performance Physical Therapy Road Race will be held Saturday, October 31. New this year are kids’ races and Halloween activities that are fun for the whole family. Enjoy a fun day of racing and festivities to start your Halloween celebration. Costumes welcome, but certainly not required. The 5K Run/Walk will begin at 10 am at Pierce Field in East Providence, Rhode Island.
Team scoring will be available this year. If you’re part of a running club, a school team, or if you want to create a team make sure you enter your team name during the pre-registration process. Top 3 teams with the fastest times will receive a prize. (No day of entries for team competition; you must pre-register by 10/29/2015 to be eligible.)
Cash prizes awarded to the overall top 3 males and females: First place will receive $100; second place will receive $75 and third place will receive $50 cash/merchandise (equivalent to $25) to the top finisher in each age group. Pre-entry cost is $25, up until 11:59pm on October 29. Race day entry is $30. Students in elementary, middle, school and high school will be eligible for an entry fee discount of $10 per entry. For children 10 and under, races are free!
Proceeds of the race will go towards four great Rhode Island non-profits including Friends of Townies, Project Undercover, NE Distance and has partnered with The Ronald McDonald House of Providence, discounting ticket prices for runners who sign up the RMHP Women’s Classic.
Project Undercover collects and distributes items such as diapers, socks and underwear to more than two-dozen community action partnerships and social service agencies throughout the state based on data from the RI Department of Human Services. Partner agencies are then able to provide supplies directly to struggling families in their communities.
The Ronald McDonald House of Providence provides programs that directly improve the health and well-being of hospitalized children and their families. Their programs allow families to spend additional time with a sick child, help ease financial burdens, provide a sense of normalcy and keep families together during times of medical crisis.
NE Distance is a New England based non-profit organization with a unique dual mission to promote health and wellbeing among children while providing support to post-collegiate athletes on a training path to top-level competition.
For more information about the race, please visit performanceptri.com/5k.
Performance Physical Therapy Named Private Practice of the Year
PROVIDENCE, RI – Performance Physical Therapy has been honored with the 2014 Jayne L. Snyder Practice of the Year Award.
This prestigious award is given annually to nationally recognize private practices that have made outstanding and innovative contributions to the physical therapy profession and in support and progression of private practice physical therapy by the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
On behalf of Performance Physical Therapy, Michelle Collie PT, MS, DPT, OCS, owner and CEO of Performance accepted the award at the Private Practice, APTA National Conference in Colorado Springs. Michelle was joined with her leadership team, COO Lisa DeCoste MSPT, DPT, OCS, Clinical Officer David Pavao DPT, OCS, Compliance Officer Yvonne Swanson MSPT, OCS, and Christopher Hughes, Director of Marketing.
“I am humbled to accept this award on behalf of the team at Performance Physical Therapy, a team that has proven to be courageous as we work together evolving and changing in the current health care environment. Every day we ask ourselves, what more can we do for our patients, our community? And sometimes we do fail but we learn from our mistakes, we keep moving and we innovate, constantly looking at our values and striving to simply provide the best care,” said Dr. Collie.
Dr. Collie is the principal owner of Performance Physical Therapy, an APTA member and President of the RI Private Practice Group. Dr. Collie serves on the Reach Out and Read Board of Trustees and in the past, Brown/Guachipilincito Partners, Shoulder to Shoulder, Children’s Museum and Multiple Sclerosis Board of Trustees. This month, Dr. Collie was a recipient of the Rhode Island Small Business Journal’s Entrepreneurial Women to Watch award. In 2004, she received the MGH-IHP Ionta Award for Clinical Excellence; in 2006, the RI APTA Annual Distinguished Service Award and Private Practice Award; in 2012, the Corporate Heroes Award; and in 2012, the RI Outstanding Philanthropic Business Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Dr. Collie and the team at Performance Physical Therapy were awarded the 2014 Best Places to Work by Providence Business News. Performance Physical Therapy recently hosted its first Annual Charitable Performance PT 5K Race/Walk with the proceeds of over $12,000 going to three local charities, including Ronald McDonald House. Proceeds going to New England Distance and East Providence Townies will strengthen high school athletic programs in Woonsocket and East Providence. Dr. Collie also founded the Performance Physical Therapy Charitable Foundation, a 501(c), to ultimately continue the culture of supporting community health and fitness that Performance and Dr. Collie are so passionate about.
The private practice award is named after the late Jayne L. Snyder, a celebrated physical therapist from Lincoln Nebraska. Dr. Snyder was a former President and Chair for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Board member of the APTA and a passionate advocate for evidence-based physical therapy interventions and sat on several committees as a resource in state and federal legislation deliberations.
Performance Physical Therapy is a Rhode Island-based, physical therapist-owned practice with nine locations throughout the state. For more information, call (401) 726-7100.
If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Michelle Collie, please contact Michelle at mcollie@performanceptri.com.
Michelle Collie, Performance Physical Therapy – Small Business
Michelle Collie, CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, is committed to helping Rhode Island grow, which is why Performance Physical Therapy is independently owned and operated solely by Rhode Islanders. With nine locations throughout Rhode Island, Performance Physical Therapy has created 90 jobs for Rhode Islanders and is looking forward to creating even more positions when they open their newest clinic in December. Every single one of their employees is involved in the community. This year, they even managed to launch Performance Physical Therapy Charitable Fund, a 501(c)3 that promotes health and fitness in Rhode Island.
Michelle can always be found advocating for wellness. “I spend much time mentoring and coaching leaders within our organization, as well as other female entrepreneurs involved in the health and fitness industry. I get tremendous pleasure from seeing patients and people in the community become healthier and happier as a result of their experience with Performance Physical Therapy,” said Michelle.
Performance Physical Therapy’s dedication to Rhode Island has earned them many prestigious awards, including the Rhode Island Outstanding Philanthropic Business Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Corporate Heroes Award from Reach Out and Read Rhode Island. A couple weeks ago, they were awarded the national Jane L. Snyder Private Practice of the Year Award from the American Physical Therapy Association.
The business structure at Performance Physical Therapy also recently earned them a Best Places to Work in Rhode Island Award. “I have established a unique plan, offering professional growth, fiscal opportunities and ownership opportunities. Two years ago, I owned 100% of Performance Physical Therapy. Now there are four other therapists with 5% ownership each, financed by myself personally, to ensure the long-term success and stability of Performance.”
As the largest employer of board-certified physical therapists in the state, Performance Physical Therapy will continue to grow by empowering employees, keeping up with the latest in treatment techniques and exploring new clinic opportunities so they can provide the best possible care for their patients.
Performance Physical Therapy recognized as “Best Places to Work”
BARRINGTON, RI – This business recognition program recognizes 50 Rhode Island businesses for their excellence, leadership and community involvement and outreach. The “Best Places to Work” award is based on confidential surveys completed by the employees as well as a detailed management report.
Performance Physical Therapy opened in Barrington in May of 2012. Dr. Jennifer Reynolds PT, DPTS, Clinical Director and Women’s Health spet states, “The culture at Performance Physical Therapy encourages the diversity of sub-specialties while staying up-to-date with the latest physical therapy evidence-based services. This diversity of care makes Performance a unique and pleasantly challenging place to work.”
“The award validates many of our companies values, one being to provide the best care,“ says Michelle Collie, the CEO of Performance Physical Therapy. “We provide the best care to our patients, but also to our employees and each other. A happy, professionally satisfied team, results in the optimal environment for providing the best care to our patients.’’
Performance Physical Therapies COO, Lisa DeCoste believes the companies community involvement and philanthropic endeavors have helped to create Performances unique culture. In 2012 Performance received the 2012 Philanthropic Business of the Year Award from the American Fundraising Professionals. DeCoste states, “Since receiving this award 100% of our team have been involved in helping the health and fitness of our community. This community involvement as helped embrace our culture of opportunity, trust, empathy, with lots of fun!’’
About Performance Physical Therapy
Performance Physical Therapy is a state-of the-art, physical therapist-owned practice offering a variety of innovative services that help patients of all ages achieve optimal physical function-fitness, wellness and rehabilitation. We specialize in sports injuries, spinal, orthopedic and post-surgical conditions, and create a variety of strength, fitness and wellness strategies to help patients heal fully and quickly. Such strategies include women’s health, a runners program, pediatrics, oncology, dry needling, occupational health, hand therapy, athletic training, arthritis, balance disorders, Pilates, aquatics, fitness, sports performance and prevention programs.
With the largest number of board-certified physical therapists in the state of Rhode Island, Performance is a leader in the healthcare community throughout Rhode Island and SE Massachusetts.
Performance PT is known for our customer care, our friendly staff and dedication to providing the latest solutions to our patients.
For more information please visit; www.performanceptri.com or call 401.726.7100
