The Saban Center for Health and Wellness
call 818-876-1777
The Saban Center for Health and Wellness is an oasis of good health. Located in Woodland Hills on MPTF's Wasserman Campus, the center features the Jodie Foster Aquatic Pavilion, a warm water pool for aquatic therapy and exercise, and a high-tech fitness gym, trainers to assist, educational seminars, and classes. The Saban Center is also a social mecca where working and retired industry members form connections, rekindled and new, that only those sharing common ground in this unique industry can create.
Additionally, Saban Center staff includes physicians who specialize in the physical challenges of aging, health educators, physical therapists, occupational therapists, aquatic therapy experts, and social workers.
These experienced practitioners focus on each person's individual needs and serve as guides on a journey to achieve maximum strength, flexibility, vitality and overall wellness. Our philosophy is simple: healthy lifestyle habits and regular exercise extend quality of life.
Fitness Floor at the Saban Center
The fitness floor at the Saban Center features state-of-the-art exercise equipment for all types of fitness goals. The equipment is computerized and personalized. The gym provides a safe, guided and effective workout that uses accountability and personalized feedback to keep users motivated. Trainers are on-hand to help guide workouts and teach users about equipment.
Download the Fitness Floor Schedule (PDF)
Jodie Foster Aquatic Pavilion at the Saban Center
Aquatic therapy is revered as a low-stress, low-risk method of rehabilitation from injury and aquatic therapy is rapidly catching on as a preferred method of exercise, especially for those with physical challenges like arthritis or fragility due to previous injury. The Jodie Foster Aquatic Pavilion at the Saban Center offers a warm water pool and a variety of aquatic exercise and physical therapy classes for adults with varying degrees of physical ability.
Download the Aquatic Pavilion Schedule (PDF)
Physical Therapy
call 818-876-4177
MPTF is pleased to offer physical therapy services through CompletePT. Combining the best of pool therapy and traditional land physical therapy inside the spectacular Saban Center, CompletePT’s attentive staff is committed to providing patients with the highest quality care and to treating them with kindness and respect from the first appointment through recovery.
Since both pool and land therapy are delivered by the same therapists, there is unity of purpose and vision. CompletePT benefits for people planning or recovering from surgery or looking to prevent surgery. It also helps when struggling with back pain, or if you’re simply looking to improve balance.
For more detailed information, visit the CompletePT website for the program.
MPI Wellness Program
call 800-654-WELL (9355)
For members of the Motion Picture Industry (MPI) Health Plan, MPTF offers a unique series of wellness programs designed to enhance health and lifestyle. From three-to-six week in-depth health management programs, to family learning programs that teach CPR and first aid, to weight management, to a ‘Picture Quitting’ smoking cessation program, MPI Wellness participants emerge from classes and programs with a healthy outlook and new skills that help reduce risk factors such as stress and anxiety.
View our MPI Wellness Program Calendar here.
Age Well
call 818-876-4055
MPTF's Age Well Program is a centralized program that provides a pathway to health and wellness for older people. The program provides early assessment and intervention regarding age-related medical and emotional concerns, and makes informed recommendations to primary care physicians and family members.
In addition, the program offers comprehensive cognitive and functional assessments, care coordination for caregivers and adult children, personalized medical assessments, and ongoing support for seniors in their own homes.
Other services include educating seniors and their families about home modification, driver safety, enhancement of social outlets, and options to maximize personal independence.