EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 28, 2004 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that it has been selected by four New York/New Jersey area companies to provide employee assistance and work/life programs benefits to the employees of North Folk Bank Corporation, Brookhaven National Laboratory, WebMD and Sankyo Pharmaceuticals. Combined, CBH will serve more than 11,000 new participants.
Employee assistance and work/life programs improve workplace productivity and job satisfaction by providing employees and their dependents with support and referrals for a wide range of issues, such as substance abuse, stress, anxiety or help for family concerns about elder care, child care, financial planning or other needs. CBH participants also gain 24/7 access to referrals and information via the CBH website and may also be eligible for the company’s new online coaching program as well.
“EAP and work/life programs help employees better balance the pressures of work and family life and we are pleased that more companies are recognizing the importance of these programs and adding them to their benefits package,” states Gidget Peddie, vice president, national sales and distribution for CBH. “We are also excited to grow our presence in the Northeast by providing employee assistance and work/life programs to the employees of these outstanding companies.”
North Folk Bank, based in Melville, NY, is a commercial bank holding company with more than 170 branch locations throughout the New York metro area and Connecticut. Brookhaven National Laboratory, headquartered in Upton, NY, is one of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy and conducts research in the physical, biomedical and environmental sciences. WebMD, with headquarters in Elmwood Park, NJ provides Internet-based health information and solutions for physicians, consumers, providers and health plans. Based in Parsippany, NJ, Sankyo Pharmaceuticals specializes research and product development for the treatment of illnesses such a cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH), Inc. provides behavioral care benefit management, EAPs, and work / life programs to consumers through health plans offered by large U.S. employers, national and regional HMOs, Taft-Hartley trusts and disability insurers. CBH, with headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., operates five care management centers around the U.S. in support of a national network of more than 47,000 independent psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical social workers and more than 4,000 facilities and clinics. For more information, visit http://www.cignabehavioral.com/.
CIGNA Behavioral Health
Contact: Gwyn Dilday of CIGNA Behavioral Health, +1-818-500-6370,gwyn.dilday@cigna.com
Web site: http://www.cignabehavioral.com/
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