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AET News Aetna Signs Agreement with St. James Parish Hospital
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE: AET) 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, administrator of St. James Parish Hospital.
St. James Parish Hospital is a public, non-profit hospital 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 for all ages.
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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, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Our customers
include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and
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