2016 Medical Fitness Facility & Professionals of the Year Awards
These awards celebrate and honor the best and the brightest in medical fitness center management. Awards, in a variety of categories, identify those facilities, programs and individuals that are deserving of recognition for their achievements.
Awards will presented by the Association’s CEO & President, Bob Boone and the award sponsors, during the 2016 Annual International Conference Awards Ceremony in Orlando, Florida.
Hank Boerner Pioneer Award
Presented to Deb Riggs, General Manager
TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion
Marla Richmond, MS, Memorial Education Award
Presented to Catherine Lisowski, Fitness Coordinator
The Summit – Kalispell Regional Medical Center
Medical Professional of the Year Award – Medical Director Category
Presented to Aaron Michfelder
Loyola Center for Fitness
Medical Professional of the Year Award – Director of Medical Wellness/Fitness Category
Presented to Bob Brown
Spartanburg Regional
Medical Professional of the Year Award – Executive Director/General Manager Category
Presented to Deb Riggs
TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion
Technology and Innovation Award
Presented to MicroFit
Excellence in Management Award
Presented to Power Wellness
Certified Facility of the Year Award
1st Place
Presented to Hancock Wellness Center, Greenfield, Indiana
Runner Up
Presented to McConnell Heart Health Center, Columbus, Ohio
Honorable Mention
Presented to ProMedica Wellness Center, Toledo, Ohio
Program Innovation Awards
First Place
“RxEX Medical Programs”
Augusta Health Fitness – Fishersville, Virginia (MFA Certified Facility)
Second Place
“Solutions at Work”
Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness – Schereville and Chesterton, Indiana (MFA Certified Facility)
Third Place
“SPF 60”
Avera McKennan Fitness Center – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (MFA Certified Facility)
Fourth Place
“Fun, Fit, Family Challenge”
CaroMont Health and Fitness Center – Gastonia, North Carolina
Fifth Place
“Move and Groove”
Chelsea Wellness Center – Chelsea, Michigan (MFA Certified Facility)
Sixth Place:
“Winning Weights”
CaroMont Health and Fitness Center – Gastonia, North Carolina
Seventh Place
“Healthy 4 Weight Loss”
LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center – Eerie, Pennsylvania (MFA Certified Facility)
Eighth Place
“Age Right”
Rudy A. Ciccotti Family Rec Center – Albany, New York (MFA Certified Facility)
Ninth Place
“Wear Red Dance Party”
Dexter Wellness Center – Dexter, Michigan (MFA Certified Facility)
Tenth Place
“Next Steps”
MC Fitness – Lewis Center, Ohio
Medical Fitness Week
The 2016 Walking 10K Winners
Total Number of Steps:
- UNC Wellness Healthcare Center – 157,897,029 steps
- Saint Francis Medical Center: Fitness Plus – 46,082,474 steps
- Powell Wellness Center – 38,934,881 steps
- Florida Hospital Institute for Lifestyle Medicine – 32,734,835 steps
- Baptist Health Madisonville/Fitness Formula – 18,981,995 steps
- Galter LifeCenter – 18,896,002 steps
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles – Bath – 11,482,654 steps
- Owensboro Health Healthpark – 9,239,672 steps
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles – Green – 8,250,762 steps
- Fitness Center at University Hospitals Avon Health – 3,631,421 steps
Average Number of Steps:
- UNC Wellness Healthcare Center – 86,141 steps
- Fitness Center at University Hospitals Avon Health – 84,451 steps
- Poudre Valley Medical Fitness – 83,943 steps
- Center for Health Improvment – 81,050 steps
- Baptist Health Madisonville/Fitness Formula – 80,774 steps
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles – Green – 80,105 steps
- Galter LifeCenter – 77,761 steps
- Saint Francis Medical Center: Fitness Plus – 72,230 steps
- UNMC’s EngAge Wellness – 63,640 steps
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles – Bath – 62,024 steps
The 2016 MOVE150 Winners
Total Number of Moves:
- Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness – 722 moves
- NMMC Wellness Center – 242 moves
- Center for Health Improvement – 175 moves
- FirstHealth Centers for Health & Fitness – 99 moves
- UNMC’s EngAge Wellness – 11 moves
Average Moves in Minutes:
- UNMC’s EngAge Wellness – 315 minutes
- Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness – 203 minutes
- FirstHealth Centers for Health & Fitness – 179 minutes
- NMMC Wellness Center – 173 minutes
- Center for Health Improvement – 165 minutes
Center that raised money for a charity
Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles – Green – American Diabetes Association
Rising Star Awards
Central Region
Leah Okner – Wellness Manager
Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness – Schereville, Indiana (MFA Certified Facility)
SouthCentral Region
Heather Biddle
University Wellness Center – Lakeland – Addison, Illinois
SouthEast
Danette Askew
The Powell Wellness Center -Culpeper, Virginia
NorthEast
Kathy Guibord – Senior Director
The Atlantic Club – Manasquan, New Jersey (MFA Certified Facility)
West
Regina McWhirter – Registered Kinesiotherapist
VA Long Beach Healthcare System – Long Beach, California
International
*no nominations/winner*