Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today it has reached agreement on a one-year
contract renewal with Memorial Hospital, continuing a long-term
relationship with the Jacksonville hospital.
Under the agreement, members of Aetna’s network-based plans will be able
to receive covered in-patient and out-patient services, at in-network
rates, from Memorial Hospital.
“Aetna is very happy to announce that Memorial Hospital will continue to
be an important cog in our Jacksonville network,” said Tom Nasby,
Aetna’s head of network operations for the North Florida market. “This
contract will strengthen our ability to continue offering our members
access to a broad network of high-quality hospitals and physicians.”
Aetna provides health benefits to approximately 247,000 members in North
Florida. Those members have access to a contracted network of 16
hospitals and more than 3,000 primary-care and specialist physicians.
James B. Wood, president and CEO of Memorial Hospital, said the contract
will allow thousands of Aetna patients in northeast Florida to continue
utilizing Memorial Hospital as their hospital of choice.
“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Aetna at Memorial,”
Wood said. “We are committed to ensuring access to our high-quality
physicians and services to Aetna members, and members of all health
plans.”
About Memorial Hospital
Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on of Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO,) Memorial Hospital is known as a leader
in quality, compassionate health care with a reputation maintained
through excellent staff, along with programs of technological advances,
growth and expansion to meet the ongoing needs of the community.
Memorial Hospital serves the entire First Coast area. For further
information about services, facilities and physicians, please go to www.MemorialHospitalJax.com
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits
companies, serving approximately 37.2 million people with information
and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their
health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care
management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer
groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers,
health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor
groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com
and Aetna's Annual Report at www.aetna.com/2008annualreport.
Aetna
Walt Cherniak, 410-691-1405
cherniakjrw@aetna.com
