Athens Regional Medical Center is the Latest Network Addition for CIGNA HealthCare of Georgia
CIGNA HealthCare of Georgia continues to add prominent Georgia health care facilities to its network in an effort to create broader access to high-quality health care services for its current and future members. CIGNA’s most recent agreement is with the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Ga.
“By adding one of Northeast Georgia’s largest and fastest growing health care institutions, we are enhancing the value we bring to our members,” said Scott Evelyn, president and general manager, CIGNA HealthCare of Georgia. “Our agreement with Athens Regional Medical Center reinforces our commitment to build our network in Georgia and provide the greatest opportunity for high-quality health care for our members.”
Athens Regional Medical Center is a 315-bed full-service health care facility, which has been serving the community for over 75 years. The medical center includes an open heart facility, midwifery services, a heart catheterization laboratory, rehabilitation services, a lab outreach facility, a neonatal intensive care unit, an outpatient surgery center, a free-standing outpatient radiology center, a diagnostic and therapeutic oncology unit, laser surgery facilities, lithotripsy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); a 24-bed Intensive Care Unit; a diabetes education program and a neurosurgery unit.
“We are pleased to be able to extend our reach into the community by expanding the number of health insurance plans with which we participate and by offering our services to even more people as a result of the new agreement with CIGNA,” said Larry Webb, senior vice president at Athens Regional Medical Center. “It is our mission to provide the greater Athens community with quality patient care and a scope of services that are of a superior value, delivered in a caring and safe atmosphere with dignity and compassion by competent professionals.”
The CIGNA HealthCare provider network in Georgia continues to grow. Members may now access 138 hospitals and 13,350 affiliated physicians across the region at in-network rates. A full listing of CIGNA network participating hospitals is available at www.cigna.com.
About Athens Regional Medical Center
Athens Regional Medical Center is a 315-bed regional referral center for acute care, serving 17 counties throughout northeast Georgia.
About CIGNA HealthCare
CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy. “CIGNA HealthCare” and the “Tree of Life” logo are registered service marks of CIGNA Intellectual Property, Inc., licensed for use by CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI) and its operating subsidiaries, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. All products and services are provided exclusively by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit www.cigna.com.