Aetna Signs Agreement with St. James Parish Hospital.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded -- Aetna (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) announced today that it has reached agreement with St. James Parish Hospital on a three-year contract, expanding hospital and physician access for its members in the New Orleans area. Under the new contract, which took effect Jan. 1, Aetna members can receive covered in-patient and out-patient services, at in-network rates, at St. James Parish Hospital's Lutcher, La. location.. "Aetna is excited to welcome St. James Parish Hospital to its New Orleans-area network," said Greg Parrish, Aetna's head of network operations for Louisiana. "Our goal is to offer our members a wide choice of quality hospitals and physicians in their communities, and this agreement helps us do that." Aetna provides health benefits to approximately 237,000 members in Louisiana. Those members have access to a contracted network of 84 hospitals 1,722 primary care physicians and 3,647 specialists. "We are delighted to be working with Aetna. This allows residents of the River Parishes and surrounding areas to have access to high-quality medical care," said Joan Murray This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , administrator of St. James Parish Hospital. St. James Parish Hospital is a public, non-profit hospital A non-profit hospital, or not-for-profit hospital, is a hospital which is organized as a non-profit corporation. Based on their charitable purpose and most often affiliated with a religious denomination they are a traditional means of delivering medical care in the United States. serving the River Parishes for over 50 years. Its 25-bed critical access hospital offers an extensive range of in-patient, out-patient and emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' for all ages. Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 29.8 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 Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or , group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. www.aetna.com |
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