The Lifestyle Center set to reopen on Wednesday, March 17
The Lifestyle Center set to reopen on Wednesday, March 17
VISALIA – The Lifestyle Center, a division of Kaweah Delta, will
reopen tomorrow on Wednesday, March 17, now that Tulare County has moved
to the next, and less restrictive, phase of the state’s reopening
framework.
“We feel confident that we’re in a position now where we can
safely reopen The Lifestyle Center,” said Gary Herbst, Chief Executive
Officer of Kaweah Delta Health Care District, which operates the medically-based
fitness and rehabilitation facility in Visalia. “It appears by all
accounts that we’re moving out of the crisis of battling the sickness
of this virus and we’re transitioning back into focusing on the
health and well-being of our community.”
The medically-based fitness and rehabilitation facility will re-open at
4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17, in the first step of its phased re-opening
plan. During this phase, in order to enter the facility, members will
need to undergo temperature checks, answer screening questions, and wear
a facemask. Members will be required to wear facemasks throughout the
duration of their visit, said Patrick Tazio, Director of TLC. Hours have
been temporarily modified during this time to: 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends.
“We know this has not been an easy time for any of us, but we hope
this is a sign of good things to come,” Tazio said. “Our hope
is that it won’t be long until we can safely support a full re-opening
of our facility.”
Initially, the center will reopen with cardio and strength equipment (spaced
six feet apart throughout the facility and in the gymnasium area), along
with the track, the lap pool, the warm water pool and locker rooms. TLC’s
phased re-opening plan, which follow guidelines from the State, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Medical Fitness Association,
is listed on its website at
www.thelifestylecenter.org.
The number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in Tulare County, will
determine the timeline of the center’s phase II and phase III rollout.
TLC closed its doors most recently on July 13 in response to the Governor’s
shutdown order. TLC is a division of Kaweah Delta Health Care District
and a medically-based fitness and rehabilitation facility that offers
a wide variety of state-of-the-art equipment, exercise rooms, and activities
for all ages and abilities in a 55,000-square-foot facility in Visalia.
Kaweah Delta is a publicly owned community healthcare organization that
provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia region and
Tulare County. For more information, visit www.kaweahdelta.org. #