Presbyterian Healthplex

"The first wealth is health."
           ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Take advantage of the full compliment of fitness and rehabilitation resources provided to you by Presbyterian at the Healthplex.

What We're All About

Location:
Presbyterian Healthplex, 6301 Forest Hills Drive NE
Presbyterian Aquatics is located at 5528 Eubank Blvd

Hours:
5:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday
5:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Saturday

Phone: (505) 823-8399
Fax: (505) 823-8324
E-mail: gym@phs.org

Fitness at its finest! 

The Presbyterian Healthplex offers a full range of fitness and wellness programs for active adults. In addition to our fitness programs, we offer state-of-the-art treatment with caring, understanding, and expertise for individuals with various medical conditions, such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, and pulmonary disease. Built in 1993, the wellness and rehab facility offers a full gymnasium, education suites, and provides:

• Personalized exercise program consultation based on your medical history and fitness goals
• Instruction and use of cardiovascular equipment such as:
  • Ellipticals
  • Recumbent and upright stationary bicycles
  • Stair steppers
  • Rowers
  • Treadmills
• A variety of fitness classes:
  • Step & Low Impact Aerobics
  • Stretch and Tone
  • Chair Fitness Class
  • Yoga
  • Indoor Cycling
  • Ab Express
  • T'ai Chi Chih
  • Balance Class
  • Parkinson's Exercise Program
  • Nia
  • Strength Training
  • Core Conditioning
  • Cardioblast
• Instruction and use of resistance training equipment
• Basketball / volleyball court
• Indoor and outdoor running / walking tracks
• Diabetes Nurse consultation
• Wellness Nutritional Education
• Fitness assessment and personal training
• Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services:
  • Cancer Education Series
  • Cardiac and Pulmonary rehab
  • Aquatic program
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Hand Clinic
  • Arthritis Center
  • Neurological rehab
  • Vestibular therapy
  • Lymphedema therapy
  • Speech therapy

The complex also houses Presbyterian Senior Connection.

Join the Healthplex

Presbyterian employees can join by downloading and completing the following three forms (.pdf):

• Health Screening Questionnaire
• Health History Application
• Employee Deduction Form

Community members can join by downloading and completing the following two forms:

• Health Screening Questionnaire
• Health History Application

After you've completed your forms, please call the Presbyterian Healthplex at 823-8399 for an appointment with one of our Exercise Specialists.  Based on your medical history and personal fitness goals, our exercise staff will develop an exercise prescription tailored to your unique requirements.

Satellite Gyms

The Healthplex satellite gyms at Presbyterian Hospital in the Ruth Hanna area, at Kaseman, and at the PAC are conveniently located for employees to exercise and improve their fitness. For your convenience, an Exercise Specialist will come to your location to develop your exercise prescription and orient you to the equipment. Call 823-8399 today to schedule your appointment.

Healthplex Classes

View the current class schedule at Main Healthplex. Contact our receptionists at 823-8399 for questions.

• Healthplex Class Schedule (.pdf)

Newsletter

Read the latest and greatest information about what's new at the Healthplex and related health and exercise articles.

• Healthplex Pulse Newsletter (.pdf)

The road to improving your health

All programs begin with an initial assessment to evaluate and monitor each person's development. Healthplex professional staff works collaboratively with patients and physicians to facilitate healthy lifestyle improvements through exercise, diet, education, and support.

• Cardiac Rehab
  Phase II, III, and IV exercise programs for individuals with heart or vascular disease such as heart attack, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve repair, coronary artery angioplasty, arrhythmias, transplant, heart failure, congenital heart defects, peripheral vascular disease
• Pulmonary Rehab
  For patients with COPD such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis, and pulmonary fibrosis
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
  Programs include Aquatics, Arthritis management, Fibromyalgia management, Cancer Rehab, Chronic pain, Neurological Rehab, Orthotics, Parkinson's Program, Post-Polio therapy, Hand/Upper extremety therapy, Joint replacement pre-op teaching and Post-op Physical therapy, Vestibular therapy, Lymphedema therapy, and Speech therapy
• Prenatal and Postpartum
  Our Prenatal Exercise Specialists will guide you through safe exercise leading up to the birth of your baby, as well as the weeks following birth to help you get, and stay in shape

At the end of treatment, each patient receives an individualized continuing care plan to help him or her get the continued care, attention and support needed to maintain and strengthen well being. Plans can include:

• Referrals to ongoing therapy
• Home exercise programs
• Educational classes
• Support groups
• Participation in continuing care programs

Prevention programs at the Healthplex

The Healthplex also offers prevention programs such as Women's Wellness, Employee Health Program, and Health Improvement Program.

• Employee Health
  Exercise program consultation, fitness assessment, fitness classes
• Health Improvement Program
  Individualized, supervised fitness assessment and exercise prescription
• Nutrition
  Nutrition education and healthy cooking classes
• Women's Wellness
  Improve your health, no matter what your age!

Exercise your right to look and feel better today!
Call (505) 823-8399 for additional information about the great programs offered at the Presbyterian Healthplex.