Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Signs Agreement With University Physicians Healthcare
Posted on: Thursday, 6 April 2006, 15:00 CDT
PHOENIX, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- University Physicians Healthcare, Arizona's largest physician group, is now part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's network of providers. As a result, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona customers will have greater access to more than 350 UPH physicians in 70 specialties and sub-specialties, ranging from adolescent, family and sports medicine to cardiology, endocrinology, vascular surgery and women's health.
"We are continually looking for ways to provide the best health coverage to individuals and companies," said Dick Hannon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's senior vice president of marketing and provider affairs. "Our contract with UPH helps us fulfill this important goal."
During the next decade, the number of UPH specialists will nearly double, as the non-profit physicians group, in partnership with the University of Arizona and Pima County, completes a 70-acre medical campus on land surrounding its hospital at Kino Campus. The campus will house teaching and research facilities, along with physician offices and specialized treatment centers.
University Physicians Healthcare is a non-profit corporation created in 1985 as the medical practice of the physicians of the UA College of Medicine. Together, UPH, the University of Arizona, UPH Hospital at Kino Campus and University Medical Center combine to care for patients, educate medical students, train young physicians and conduct clinical research. With more than 350 physicians and 1,500 staff, UPH is Arizona's largest physicians group. For more information visit http://www.uph.org/.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is the largest Arizona-based health insurance company. The not-for-profit company was founded in 1939, and provides health insurance products, services or networks to more than 1 million individuals. With offices in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tempe and Tucson, the company employs more than 1,500 Arizonans. For information about Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, visit azblue.com.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
CONTACT: Norm Botsford of University Physicians Healthcare,+1-520-741-6915, nbotsford@uph.org; or Regena Frieden of Blue Cross BlueShield of Arizona, +1-602-864-4046, rfrieden@phx1.bcbsaz.com
Web site: http://www.uph.org/
Web site: http://azblue.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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