THOUSAND OAKS and CENTURY CITY, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross of California (Blue Cross) and Century City Doctors Hospital announced they have signed a new agreement for hospital services. This new agreement adds Century City Doctors Hospital to Blue Cross’ extensive network of over 400 hospital providers across the state. The agreement was effective January 1, 2006.
“We are pleased to add Century City Doctors Hospital to our network of providers,” said Josh Valdez, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Management for Blue Cross. “Blue Cross continuously works to increase accessibility to our members and the addition of Century City Doctors Hospital further enhances and strengthens the provider network Blue Cross can offer on the Westside of Los Angeles.”
Century City Doctors Hospital joins Blue Cross’ network of hospitals on the Westside of Los Angeles that currently includes among others, UCLA Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and St. Johns Hospital. In addition, over 250 physicians, most of whom have privileges at other surrounding medical centers, staff Century City Doctors Hospital.
“Knowing the importance of Blue Cross to our employers, residents and physicians in our community, we are very pleased to offer our premier hospital inpatient, outpatient and surgical center services to Blue Cross subscribers,” said Randy Rosen, MD and CEO of the company involved in managing Century City Doctors Hospital. “We applaud Blue Cross’ efforts to expand services and access for their members on the Westside.”
The agreement between Blue Cross and Century City Doctors Hospital includes inpatient and outpatient services at the hospital, as well as outpatient surgery care at S & B Surgery Center in Beverly Hills.
About Blue Cross of California
Blue Cross of California is one of the state’s largest health insurers and together with its California affiliates, the company serves more than 7.6 million medical members. Headquartered in Southern California, Blue Cross of California offers a flexible product portfolio with a broad range of options for small, medium and large groups, as well as individual plans for people without access to group coverage, seniors and consumers who are eligible for state sponsored programs. Blue Cross of California is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Association and can be found on the web at http://www.bluecrossca.com.
About Century City Doctors Hospital
Century City Doctors Hospital is a 178-bed acute care medical center serving the Westside communities of Los Angeles. Salus Surgical Group of Beverly Hills leased the hospital with more than 170 physician investors, investing almost $100 million in refurbishment and equipment. It is now one of the largest physician-owned and operated hospitals in the U.S. The fully- digital, soon to be paperless hospital offers patients an array of medical and surgical care and personalized attention, including touch screen bedside entertainment systems, bedside internet access and a menu developed by renowned chef Wolfgang Puck. Medical specialties include orthopedic surgery, comprehensive spinal surgery, total joint replacement, obesity surgery, skull- based surgery, sports medicine, podiatry, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cancer, heart, gastrointestinal, pain management and general medical and surgical care.
Blue Cross of California
CONTACT: Leslie Porras of Blue Cross of California, +1-805-557-6745, orNancy Franklin of Century City Doctors, +1-310-557-5085
Web site: http://www.bluecrossca.com/
