Riverside Health Fitness Center Achieves Medical Fitness Facility Certification
January 21, 2025
Categories: News, Updates From Riverside Healthcare, Health, Fitness
Riverside Health Fitness Center is pleased to announce today that it has achieved certification by the Medical Fitness Association, the country’s leading organization dedicated solel
y to medically integrated wellness and fitness facilities. This certification represents a significant commitment, on the part of Riverside Health Fitness Center, to offer the highest standards of professional expertise and quality programming. Riverside Health Fitness Center is here to help members develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle that minimizes the risk of illness and disease and promote overall wellness.
"The Medical Fitness Association certification speaks not only to the services offered at Riverside Health Fitness Center but to Riverside Healthcare as a whole," said Phil Kambic, Riverside Healthcare President and CEO. "Having a medically integrated health and fitness facility is a key component to Riverside's goal of keeping well within reach. Congratulations to the Riverside Health Fitness Center team on this well-deserved recognition!"
The Medical Fitness Association’s Facility Certification is the first and only certification offered specifically to facilities in the medical fitness industry—an industry that serves over four million members worldwide. Based on the Association’s internationally recognized Standards and Guidelines for Medical Fitness Facilities, the certification process involves an in-depth, on-site review of a facility’s adherence to a set of prescribed standards and guidelines. The certification process is an integral part of ensuring that facilities provide a high level of quality and safety in the programs and services they deliver in order for them to become fully integrated into the local continuum of healthcare. The Medical Fitness Association Facility Certification is recognized as a mark of excellence in the health and wellness industry.
“As the incidence of chronic disease continues to rise, the need for medical fitness facilities to offer a high standard of programming for the communities they serve is more important than ever,” said David Flench, FACHE, FMFA, President and CEO of the Medical Fitness Association. “Studies have shown that when people maintain an active lifestyle, especially in a safe environment, they reduce the risk of illness down the road. Riverside Health Fitness Center has taken an important step in providing this extraordinary level of care.”
About Riverside Health Fitness Center and Riverside Healthcare
Riverside Health Fitness Center and Riverside Healthcare prioritize medical integration through their Medical Advisory Committee, which allows Riverside Healthcare Physicians to provide medical oversight to the fitness center to ensure sound programming. The center is also able to receive direct referrals from healthcare providers for medically based fitness programs. Together, Riverside Health Fitness Center and Riverside Healthcare support the health and fitness needs of their communities by providing high-quality programming in a unique and supportive environment.
About Riverside Health Fitness Center and Riverside Healthcare
The Medical Fitness Association is a not for profit member organization, whose purpose is to lead in the development and operational success of medically integrated fitness centers impacting the "global health continuum of care" by providing industry standards, operational guidelines, educational programming, benchmarking, outcome measurements, professional development, and networking opportunities accomplished through its webinar series, events, the Medical Fitness Leadership Institute, Annual Conference, individual and facility certifications, and publications.