PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2005--Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it has reached agreement with Altoona Hospital on a multi-year contract, expanding network access for Aetna members in Western Pennsylvania. Altoona Regional includes two acute-care hospitals - Bon Secours, which already was an Aetna provider, and Altoona Hospital, which had not been a provider for several years. The two merged on Nov. 1, 2004.
