HCA Midwest, Aetna Ink Contract Extension
Agreement between organizations extended three more years
KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 23, 2004 — HCA Midwest Division signed a three year contract extension with Aetna (NYSE: ΑET), the two organizations jointly announced today. The deal keeps HCA with Aetna through 2007 with HCA participating in Aetna’s HMO and PPO provider networks.
"Aetna has rejuvenated its presence in Kansas City over the past few years, strengthening its network of participating hospitals and physicians and growing its membership to 151,730 members in the metropolitan area," explained John Stockton, Aetna’s head of sales and service for middle market in Kansas City. "Solidifying our relationship with HCA Midwest further heightens the strength and stability of our local network and should lead to even further growth business growth."
"We’re pleased to continue our existing deal with Aetna, and we look forward to building our relationship with them even further," HCA president Bryan R. Rogers said. "We take tremendous pride in all our partnerships, and certainly Aetna is no exception."
Aetna puts information and resources to work for its approximately 13.4 million medical members, 11.4 million dental members, 8.1 million pharmacy members and 12.6 million group insurance members to help them make better informed decisions about their healthcare and protect their finances against health-related risks. Aetna provides easy access to cost-effective health care through a nationwide network of more than 633,000 health care professionals, including over 377,000 primary care and specialist doctors and 3,866 hospitals. For more information, please visit www.aetna.com (figures as of June 30, 2004).
HCA Midwest Division operates 12 hospitals in the Kansas City metropolitan area including Allen County Hospital, Menorah Medical Center, and Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Kansas; and Baptist-Lutheran Medical Center, Cass Medical Center, Independence Regional Health Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee’s Summit Hospital, Medical Center of Independence, Research Belton Hospital, Research Medical Center, and Research Psychiatric Center in Missouri. Nashville-based HCA (NYSE: HCA) formalized its $1.13 billion acquisition of Kansas City’s Health Midwest network of hospitals in April 2003. You may visit us on-line at www.HCAMidwest.com.
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