For Immediate Release
December 9, 2009
Shamokin Area Community Hospital and Geisinger Health Plan reach new agreement
DANVILLE, PA –Geisinger Health Plan members can continue to receive services at Shamokin Area Community Hospital under a new agreement between the Health Plan and the hospital.
“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Shamokin Area Community Hospital," said Teresa Willard, vice president of provider network management for Geisinger Health Plan. "This comprehensive agreement will ensure that our members in Northumberland County and surrounding areas have continued access to quality and affordable health care.”
The multi-year contract applies to all Geisinger Health Plan’s product lines. Geisinger Health Plan has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Shamokin Area Community Hospital during which time they have provided excellent care to GHP members.
Geisinger Health Plan has approximately 19,000 members in Northumberland County.
“Shamokin Area Community Hospital values its relationship with Geisinger Health Plan and looks forward to continuing our relationship under this new agreement,” said Randy Morris, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Shamokin Area Community Hospital. “Working with Geisinger Health Plan allows Shamokin Area Community Hospital to offer an array of health and medical specialties for the community in an effort to promote a continuum of care that is high quality, patient-focused and competitively priced.”
Geisinger Health Plan, begun in 1985, is headquartered in Danville, PA and is one of the nation’s largest rural HMOs. GHP is currently the top-rated plan in Pennsylvania and #6 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) America’s Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-10*. The plan serves more than 220,000 members in 42 counties. Coverage is available for businesses of all sizes, individuals and families, and Medicare beneficiaries. As part of the Geisinger Health System, GHP has been recognized nationally as a model for health care reform with documented success in innovative programs such as the patient-centered medical home. For more information, please visit www.thehealthplan.com.
Founded in 1912, Shamokin Area Community Hospital offers a wide variety of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services including medical/surgical care, intensive care, cardiac care, skilled nursing care, diagnostics, occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and geriatric psychiatry. Physicians on the hospital’s open medical staff practice in 26 areas of medicine and surgery, with an emphasis on family practice and internal medicine. For more information, call 570-644-4200 or visit www.shamokinhospital.org.
*America’s Best Health Insurance Plans is a registered trademark of U.S. News & World Report.
For more information, please contact
Amy Bowen, Public Relations Coordinator, (570) 271-8135
