May 2, 2007
DANVILLE, PA – Sunbury Community Hospital and Geisinger Health Plan have reached an agreement on a new contract to provide health-care services to Geisinger Health Plan members.
The new terms went into effect April 1 and will be effective for three years. The contract includes all lines of business.
“Sunbury Community Hospital provides our members with quality, affordable health care,” says Michael Morucci, GHP’s vice president of marketing and sales. “We are happy to continue to offer Sunbury Community Hospital as a health care choice for our members. This new contract will allow our members to receive services close to home.”
“We look forward to continuing our partnership with Geisinger Health Plan in order to meet the needs of the patients in our community” says R. Clifford Park, CEO, Sunbury Community Hospital.
Chartered in 1895, Sunbury Community Hospital and Outpatient Center is a 121 bed acute care facility offering a comprehensive range of services including, but not limited to, emergency care, cardiac care, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, hematology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, pathology, podiatry, psychiatry, radiology, urology, vascular surgery as well as primary care. Sunbury Community Hospital serves Sunbury, Selinsgrove, Northumberland and the surrounding communities. With a strong emphasis on community, the hospital is committed to the health and well-being of those in the region.
About Geisinger Health Plan
Begun in 1985, Geisinger Health Plan is one of the nation’s largest rural HMOs and serves more that 200,000 members in 40 counties throughout northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Geisinger Health Plan members have access to complete health-care benefits ranging from preventive care and routine office visits to hospital care and major surgery. Coverage is available for businesses of all sizes, individuals and families, and Medicare beneficiaries. Self-funded and indemnity plans are sold through Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company. PPO and high deductible plans are sold through Geisinger Quality Options, Inc.
For more information, please contact
Amy Bowen, Public Relations Specialist, (570) 271-8135