Hospital and Physicians Termination

West Washington (Seattle)

Area Summary

Hospital and Physicians Termination

Effective 01/01/2010, University of Washington Medical Center located in Seattle, WA will terminate from the West Washington (Seattle) Aetna network. Aetna has been working with University of Washington Medical Center (HMC) for over five years to renegotiate and update our contracts. Unfortunately, we have not been able to come to agreements with this facility and therefore, our contract with HMC will terminate on January 1, 2010. Aetna’s main objective is to balance the needs of members and plan sponsors for access to quality health care at an affordable price.

Hospital Location

University of Washington Medical Center

1959 Northeast Pacific Street

Seattle, WA 98195

Alternative Hospitals

Following this termination, Aetna’s West Washington (Seattle) network will continue to provide access to 19 hospitals within the service area. This termination will not result in any network deficiencies in the West Washington area. A broad network of hospitals and physicians are available. All services provided by University of Washington Medical Center can be provided at other area hospitals.

Below is a listing of alternate participating hospitals in the immediate area where employees and their dependents can continue to access care or you can go to DocFind®, Aetna’s online directory of doctors and hospitals, at www.aetna.com.

Seattle Children’s Hospital

4800 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105

Virginia Mason Medical Center

925 Seneca Street

Seattle, WA 98101

Swedish Medical Center/First Hill

747 Broadway

Seattle, WA 98122

Swedish Medical Center/Cherry Hill

500 17th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98122

Swedish Medical Center/Ballard

5300 Tallman Avenue Northwest

Seattle, WA 98107

Kindred Hospital Seattle

10631 8th Avenue Northeast

Seattle, WA 98125

Northwest Hospital

1550 North 115th Street

Seattle, WA 98133

Overlake Hospital Medical Center

1035 116th Avenue Northeast

Bellevue, WA 98004

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center

12040 Northeast 128th Street

Kirkland, WA 98034

Transition of Care

Aetna’s standard Transition of Care Coverage Policy will apply to members actively in a course of treatment at University of Washington Medical Center. If any employees will require frequent or continuing consultation with a specialist physician for ongoing covered care, the employee should contact his or her current PCP who can help arrange transfer of that care to a similar specialist in the Aetna network.

In addition, we want to help maintain continuity of care coverage if any employees are currently undergoing treatment with a specialist affiliated with University of Washington Medical Center. In such an instance, our Patient Management RN staff and medical directors will review these cases personally and, when necessary, offer assistance to members who require transition of care coverage. For a limited time and when appropriate, Aetna will cover certain ongoing medical care for a specified period at the preferred level of benefits, rendered by a specialist who no longer participates in the network.

Emergency Care

In an emergency, when a delay in treatment may endanger your health or that of a family member, you should go to the closest emergency facility for treatment. In this case, you will be covered for these services, regardless of whether the facility participates with us.

Aetna Inc.