PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have signed a new long-term agreement with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), continuing their relationship with some of the region’s most well-respected health care facilities and physicians.
The agreement comprises seven hospitals and two outpatient surgery centers including UPMC Horizon (Greenville Hospital and Shenango Valley Hospital), UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Northwest Medical Center (Franklin and Oil City), UPMC Passavant Hospital, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Rehabilitation Hospital and Magee- Womens Hospital of UPMC. In addition, HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have agreed to include two new hospitals, UPMC Southside and UPMC Braddock, in their network.
The agreement also includes the following UPMC physician groups: UPMC Cancer Centers, UPMC Community Medicine, Inc., Womancare Associates of Magee- Womens Hospital, the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and UPMC Emergency Medicine, Inc.
“Continuing this relationship is a win-win for HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance, UPMC, and the communities we serve,” said Francis S. Soistman, Jr., president and CEO of HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance. “Among western Pennsylvanians, these hospitals have a value and place in the community as providers of high quality, patient-focused service. Both of our organizations recognize the need to work collaboratively and in the best interest of those we serve to find ways to continually improve quality of care while reducing costs.”
“UPMC’s academic and community physicians comprise the largest group of physicians in the western Pennsylvania region and we are pleased that the members of HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance will have access to the services provided by these fine physicians and the majority of our treatment facilities. HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance members can be assured that throughout our system, we employ best practices to ensure that they will receive the highest quality of care,” stated Marshall Webster, M.D., president, Physician Services Division, UPMC.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a leading health care system in western Pennsylvania and one of the largest nonprofit integrated health care systems in the United States. UPMC enjoys a strong national and international clinical and research reputation, drawing patients from throughout the United States and dozens of countries across the globe.
UPMC is consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s “best hospitals” rankings. The health system also includes primary care and specialist physician practices, cancer care, imaging and surgery facilities, rehabilitation services, in-home services including hospice care and durable medical devices, retirement living and long-term care.
About HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance
HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, Inc., has a 29-year record in managed care. HealthAmerica, HealthAssurance Pennsylvania, Inc., and affiliate companies cover over 730,000 members in Pennsylvania and Ohio through HMO, POS, PPO, Medicaid, and Medicare+Choice plans. In addition, HealthAmerica earned an “Excellent” Accreditation for its HMO plan and HealthAssurance earned an “Excellent” Accreditation for the HealthAssurance POS by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America’s health care.
With corporate offices in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance provide managed health care products and services to over 11,000 employers in Pennsylvania and Ohio. HealthAmerica and its affiliates employ over 1,500 people in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit HealthAmerica’s Web site at http://www.healthamerica.cvty.com/ .
HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance
CONTACT: Kendall Marcocci, Director of Communications of HealthAmericaand HealthAssurance, +1-717-540-6746, or kmarcocci@cvty.com ; or JaneDuffield, Director, News Bureau of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,+1-412-624-2607, or duffielddj@upmc.edu
Web site: http://www.healthamerica.cvty.com/
