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Functional Rehabilitation
Restoration of mobility, strength, and independence across the post-acute, ambulatory, and longitudinal care continuum.
American Movement Hospital Association
Health Care
That Performs.
The Movement Hospital model provides a governed implementation framework for advancing human function through rehabilitation, exercise prescription, metabolic health, nutritional medicine, recovery science, and population health delivery.
Standards Development
Recognition Pathways
Workforce Integration
Population Health
Mission
Advance healthcare through the systematic integration of movement, rehabilitation, exercise prescription, metabolic health, nutrition, and population health within accountable healthcare delivery systems.
The Implementation Gap
From Recommendation to System.
Healthcare broadly recognizes the value of exercise prescription, rehabilitation, metabolic health, nutritional medicine, and preventive care.
The challenge is not evidence. The challenge is implementation.
The Movement Hospital exists to help close the gap between what healthcare knows improves outcomes and what healthcare systems can reliably deliver at scale.
Stage 01
Evidence
Peer-reviewed clinical science
Stage 02
Recommendation
Guidelines & consensus
Stage 03
Implementation Gap
Where systems falter
Stage 04
MH Framework
Governed delivery
Stage 05
Population Impact
Measurable outcomes
Chronic disease burden
Musculoskeletal disorders
Functional decline
Healthcare access disparities
Long wait periods
Emergency department congestion
Opioid dependency
Workforce shortages
Fragmented care delivery
Why Human Function Matters
“We are to human function
what a cardiac hospital
is to cardiovascular health.”
Human function encompasses
- Mobility●
- Strength●
- Independence●
- Recovery●
- Resilience●
- Longevity●
- Performance across the lifespan●
The Framework
Six pillars of governed delivery.
The Movement Hospital Framework organizes clinical, operational, and population-level commitments into six institutional pillars. Each pillar is supported by standards, recognition pathways, and implementation resources developed under AMHA governance.
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Metabolic Health
Integrated frameworks for cardiometabolic risk, weight-related disease, glycemic control, and lifestyle medicine.
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Human Performance
Applied physiology, recovery science, and performance medicine across the lifespan and across populations.
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Population Health
Longitudinal engagement, prevention infrastructure, and outcomes measurement at the community and system level.
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Research & Education
Implementation science, clinical education, and workforce development in partnership with academic institutions.
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Community Health Integration
Alignment with CHNA, 501(r) community benefit, rural health, veterans, and healthy-aging initiatives.
AMHA Governance
Clinical, academic, and community oversight.
The American Movement Hospital Association operates under a multi-council governance model designed to mirror established healthcare standards bodies and academic medical institutions.
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- Board of Directors
- Clinical Advisory Council
- Research Council
- Population Health Council
- Academic Partnership Council
- Workforce Development Council
Recognition & Licensing
A voluntary, institutional pathway.
AMHA recognition is a professional, non-governmental pathway indicating alignment with the Movement Hospital Standards Framework. Recognition does not constitute accreditation, certification, or regulatory approval.
- 01Exploring RecognitionTier A
- 02Emerging SiteTier B
- 03Provisional RecognitionTier C
- 04Recognized Movement HospitalTier D
- 05Center of ExcellenceTier E
- 06Academic Partner SiteTier F
- 07Research AffiliateTier G
- 08Licensed OperatorTier H
Network Directory
A growing national and
international network.
Search Movement Hospitals, Licensed Operators, providers, academic partners, and community partners across the United States, with future expansion across Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.
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Who We Serve
Built for the institutions that shape national healthcare delivery.
Payers & Health Systems
Value-based care, prevention infrastructure, longitudinal engagement, outcomes measurement.
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Employers
Workforce health, musculoskeletal outcomes, metabolic health, productivity, and engagement.
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Academic & Research
Clinical education, implementation science, outcomes research, workforce development.
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Community Health
CHNA alignment, 501(r) community benefit, rural health, veterans, and healthy aging.
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Founding Demonstration Sites
Early operational environments.
The following sites are recognized for contributing to the early implementation and ongoing development of the Movement Hospital framework. Designation is institutional and does not constitute recognition, accreditation, or endorsement.
The Registry
Be part of the institutional record.
The AMHA Registry is the official channel for healthcare systems, academic institutions, payers, employers, community organizations, and providers interested in the Movement Hospital framework.