Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross Sign Agreement

Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have finalized a multi-year agreement. Effective March 1, the agreement provides Blue Network S^SM (“Network S”) members access to services at Tennova’s Physicians Regional Medical Center, North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center and their employed physician practices. With the addition of these hospitals, Network S members now have access to all seven Tennova facilities.

“We’ve experienced significant growth in Network S,” said Henry Smith, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for BlueCross. “We are pleased to get this new agreement with Tennova in place because it provides our Network S members more choices for quality healthcare at affordable rates.”

The agreement is an expansion of Tennova’s ongoing relationship with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. All seven Tennova facilities are already in-network with the health plan’s Blue Network P^SM as well as its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid products.

“We are very excited about this opportunity to expand our relationship with BlueCross. As a result of this agreement, thousands of families throughout East Tennessee will now have access to the excellent services provided at our Physicians Regional, North Knoxville and Turkey Creek Medical Centers,” said Neil Heatherly, chief executive officer of Tennova Healthcare.