Saint Michael’s Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare have established a new network relationship that gives people enrolled in United Healthcare employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid health plans access to all Saint Michael’s facilities and physicians.
Saint Michael’s physicians and other health care providers are committed to improving access to high-quality care, enhancing clinical outcomes, lowering costs of care and creating an exceptional patient experience for New Jersey residents.
“We are delighted to establish a network relationship with UnitedHealthcare,” said Saint Michael’s CEO Robert Iannaccone. “By working together, we can enhance and improve access to critical health services for more individuals and families served by UnitedHealthcare.”
Saint Michael’s is a 357-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching and research center in the heart of Newark’s business and educational district. The hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare Services.
“Saint Michael’s is an important addition to our care provider network and offers patients and their families greater choice and access to quality, cost-effective care,” said Paul Marden, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of New Jersey.
In New Jersey, UnitedHealthcare serves more than 1.7 million people enrolled in individual, employer-sponsored, Medicare and Medicaid health plans, with a network of 102 hospitals and more than 35,000 physicians and other care providers statewide.
To locate a Saint Michael’s facility or physician, visit myuhc.com or download the Health4Me app.
About Saint Michael’s:
Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael’s Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark’s business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state-of-the-art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading-edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top-quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.