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Thibodaux Regional Fitness Center is Now Certified by the Medical Fitness Association

March 03, 2020

Thibodaux Regional Fitness Center is certified by the Medical Fitness Association (MFA). Receiving a score of 96.6/100, Thibodaux is now a certified medical fitness center. The medical fitness facility certification ensures that Thibodaux will focus on credible prevention and rehabilitation programs that will improve the health and wellness of individuals in the community it serves. Plus, the facility will feature the professional expertise and programming necessary to safely and effectively assist people, regardless of their current health statue, to develop, initiate and maintain an active lifestyle that minimizes the risk of illness and disease and promotes health and wellness.

A comprehensive review of the facility operations and programming was conducted by the MFA in the following areas:
1. Medical Oversight
2. Quality Management
3. Pre-Activity Screening
4. Risk Management and Emergency Response
5. Programs and Services
6. Children and Youth
7. Aquatics
8. Professional Staffing
9. Facility Operations

Power Wellness Management is proud that Thibodaux Regional Fitness Center has earned 96.6% in its first year. Our goal is to earn 100% upon recertification in three years. Power wellness currently manages 15 MFA certified centers which accounts for 30% of MFA certified centers in the United States.

About the Medical Fitness Association
The Medical Fitness Association is a non-profit organization formed in 1991 to assist medically integrated health and fitness facilities to achieve their full potential. The MFA is a professional membership organization whose mission is to ascertain and respond to the needs of medically integrated facilities throughout the world. The MFA’s facility certification is the recognized mark of excellence in the health and wellness industry. The certification process is an integral part of ensuring that facilities provide medical oversight, quality and safety of programs and services that support the vital role medical fitness centers perform.

Contact Power Wellness Management to learn how you can transform your hospital branded health club to a medically integrated fitness facility. Call Power Wellness Management directly at 630.785.5180