Aetna Signs Contract With Martha Jefferson Hospital
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., December 6, 2007 — Aetna (NYSE: ΑET) announced today it has reached agreement with Martha Jefferson Hospital on a new contract that adds the hospital and its 269 affiliated physicians to the company’s Richmond-area network.
"We’re very excited to welcome Martha Jefferson Hospital to the Aetna network," said Carolyn Harrington, Aetna’s senior network manager for the Richmond market. "And we’re looking forward to offering the people in the Charlottesville area access to our HMO-based products."
Under the agreement, which took effect Nov. 15, members of Aetna network-based plans will be able to receive covered in-patient and out-patient services, at in-network rates, from Martha Jefferson Hospital.
"We are proud of our history of service to our community, and appreciate the opportunity to extend our service to increasing numbers of local families," said Steve Bowers, spokesperson for Martha Jefferson Hospital. "Our capabilities continue to expand, but our commitment to personal health care will not change."
Martha Jefferson Hospital serves Charlottesville and eight surrounding counties in Central Virginia. The facility is licensed for 176 beds, and provides cardiac and vascular care supported by on-site cardiac catheterization labs and a vascular interventional radiology lab. Martha Jefferson is accredited as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Care Program by the American College of Surgeons. To learn more about Martha Jefferson Hospital
visit www.marthajefferson.org.
Aetna provides and administers health benefits to more than 470,00 members in Virginia. In the Richmond area, members currently have access to a contracted network of 19 hospitals, 1,009 primary care physicians and 2,237 specialists.
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