February 6, 2017

Meet Antonio Fernandez D.C. of Frais Spa at The O Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Antonio Fernandez D.C..

Antonio, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Coming from a wellness practitioner background, I found that many of my patients lose sight of taking care of the most important person in their life, them. Ultimately when they learn to take care of themselves they can better take care of their loved ones and their work.

FRAIS SPA is the first connected spa who educates its clients and helps them progress to improve their quality of life. Mixing an authentic spa-care experience and therapeutic expertise, it provides a complete health benefit, managed by a multidisciplinary and Connected Team. Located in Downtown Los Angeles, FRAIS SPA is a living place that generates a true connection with its community, its professionals and teaches how to enjoy a healthy and happy life.

Has it been a smooth road?
As we worked in formulating how we can offer our services, our biggest challenge was articulating our unique wellness spa services. We are located in a beautiful spa setting inside the O Hotel. Most people equate visits to a hotel spa as a rare luxury experience. We, on the other hand, want to ensure that our patient clients understand visits to Frais Spa is more of a necessity. Our patient clients realize when they take the opportunity to connect with themselves, they will ultimately be more able to take care of their loved ones and also be more effective in their work.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Frais Spa at The O Hotel story. Tell us more about the business.
We began Frais Spa as a way to extend a high-value spa experience to affordable wellness care. From the moment one enters Frais Spa, one will find how the aesthetic interior design will welcome them into a warm inviting clean atmosphere.

We are very proud to offer wellness care in a spa setting at Frais Spa. This allows our clients to obtain quality chiropractic and acupuncture healthcare while they appreciate the time they spend at Frais Spa. As healthcare providers, our practitioners offer direct patient reimbursement for their services from their health insurance company, Flex-Spending Account, or Health Savings Account.

What sets us apart from others is how we build continuing relationships with our patient clients. Our patient clients become not only repeat clients but also a beacon telling their friends and family about us.

How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Frais Spa is both in the spa as well as healthcare industry. Each is evolving in its own way. Considering many are already in a 24/7 work life, many need ways to de-stress. The spa industry will be looking at ways to not only offer luxury services but find ways to teach clients that they deserve to be pampered regularly. Wellness healthcare is already striving for ways to teach patients on how natural healthcare should be everyone’s primary focus in staying healthy. Educating patients about preventative healthcare should be the driving force in any healthcare system.

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