Blue Cross of California and Centinela Freeman HealthSystem Reach Multi-Year Agreement
Posted on: Thursday, 16 March 2006, 21:00 CST
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., and INGLEWOOD, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross of California (Blue Cross) and Centinela Freeman HealthSystem (CFHS) announced they have reached a multi-year agreement for hospital services. The new 3-year commercial agreement is effective immediately and extended through 2008; the new Medi-Cal agreement is extended through 2007. The agreement is inclusive of the three hospital campuses operated by CFHS: Centinela, Memorial and Marina.
"The hospitals in the Centinela Freeman HealthSystem are valued facilities in our network and we are pleased to have reached this agreement," said Josh Valdez, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Management for Blue Cross. "Our goal was always to reach a positive outcome so that our members may continue to access and utilize the services of the Centinela Freeman HealthSystem hospitals as participating Blue Cross providers."
"The new agreement allows Centinela Freeman HealthSystem to continue delivering high-quality care to the large number of people insured by Blue Cross living in Inglewood, Marina Del Rey and surrounding Los Angeles communities," said Michael A. Rembis, president and CEO of Centinela Freeman HealthSystem. "We are pleased that both parties have achieved a fair and equitable agreement and we appreciate the sensitivity that Blue Cross has shown in this new agreement to continue community access to health services at our hospitals."
No action is required by Blue Cross members to continue services at any Centinela Freeman HealthSystem; Blue Cross patients who have additional questions should contact their Blue Cross member service representative at the number on their ID card.
About Blue Cross of California
Blue Cross of California is one of the state's largest health insurers and together with its California affiliates; the company serves more than 7.6 million medical members. Headquartered in Southern California, Blue Cross of California offers a flexible product portfolio with a broad range of options for small, medium and large groups, as well as individual plans for people without access to group coverage, seniors and consumers who are eligible for state sponsored programs. Blue Cross of California is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Association and can be found on the web at http://www.bluecrossca.com/.
About Centinela Freeman HealthSystem
Local, physicians, community leaders and hospital administrators established Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in 2004 to provide the community with locally owned and operated health care services. The HealthSystem owns and operates Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center; Centinela campus, Memorial campus and Marina campus, along with the Centinela Airport Medical Clinic. The hospitals offer a broad range of medical programs in advanced orthopaedics, minimally invasive surgery and is home to the Tommy Lasorda Heart Institute. In addition, the hospitals serve as the official hospitals of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lakers, Sparks, Clippers, Avengers and Galaxy.
Blue Cross of California
CONTACT: Leslie Porras of Blue Cross of California, +1-805-557-6745; orDeborah Ettinger of Centinela Freeman HealthSystem, +1-310-680-8098
Web site: http://www.bluecrossca.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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