Fitness spaces are evolving into full-service health hubs, blending movement, recovery, diagnostics, and mental wellness under one roof. This session explores how forward-thinking operators are integrating with healthcare, insurers, and digital health platforms to deliver measurable outcomes and extend healthspan. Walk away with the strategy to reposition your offering as essential infrastructure in the new well-care economy.
Dr. Gloria Winters
Dr. Gloria Winters serves as Chief Health Officer for the YMCA of the USA, bringing more than 26 years of experience in healthcare leadership, business management, and clinical practice. In this role, she drives innovation across YMCA communities nationwide, advancing strategies that strengthen the continuum of care by bridging clinical services with community-based health, wellness and prevention services to support whole-person health.
She leads the development and implementation of evidence-based models designed to improve health equity, enhance outcomes, and connect individuals to essential social and community services through strategic local and national partnerships.
Dr. Winters earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Southern California and holds certifications in manual therapy, orthopedics, dry needling, exercise and sports medicine, and nutrition.
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Dr. Jessica Ruff
Dr. Jessica Ruff is a triple board-certified physician in Clinical Informatics, Preventive Medicine & Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine. She serves as IT Medical Director for Patient Journey at Cleveland Clinic, where she leads digital health innovation to enhance patient engagement and optimize clinical workflows. Her work spans MyChart optimization, population health tools, and enterprise access initiatives—integrating clinical insight with informatics strategy to deliver meaningful, tech-enabled care.
Dr. Jessica Ruff is a triple board-certified physician in Clinical Informatics, Preventive Medicine & Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine. She serves as IT Medical Director for Patient Journey at Cleveland Clinic, where she leads digital health innovation to enhance patient engagement and optimize clinical workflows. Her work spans MyChart optimization, population health tools, and enterprise access initiatives—integrating clinical insight with informatics strategy to deliver meaningful, tech-enabled care.
As Section Head for the Center for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Ruff leads a multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping patients prevent and reverse chronic disease through evidence-based lifestyle and integrative therapies. She is deeply committed to advancing whole-person care and is constantly exploring how connected technologies can expand access, personalize treatment, and drive sustained behavior change.
A recognized educator and thought leader, Dr. Ruff enjoys speaks on the convergence of digital health, clinical operations, and lifestyle-driven care models—bringing a unique lens that blends medical, ethical, and public health perspectives to the future of healthcare.
