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University
of Mississippi Medical Center Joins Windsor Health Plan as Provider
Nashville, TN --
January 3, 2007 -- Effective immediately, the University
of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) will be a participating provider
in Windsor Health Plan's growing Medicare network. The hospital
will accept all Windsor Medicare Extra products offered in the state.
The University of Mississippi
Medical Center is the only hospital in the state designated as a
level 1 trauma center. Specialized hospital services offered by
UMC include: interventional MRI; the only level 3 neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU) in the state; separate medical, surgical, cardiac,
neuroscience and pediatric ICUs; a heart station for diagnosis and
treatment of heart disease; a heart failure clinic; heart, kidney,
cornea and bone marrow transplant programs; a comprehensive stroke
unit; state-of-the-art radiological imaging systems; a sleep disorders
laboratory; and special pharmaceutical services.
“Since Windsor's entry into
the market this November, our Medicare products have been growing
rapidly as Central Mississippi recognizes the benefits offered by
Windsor Medicare Extra,” said Michael Bailey, CEO/President for
Windsor Health Plan, Inc. "The Central Mississippi area represents
an important market for us, and we're very excited to have the University
of Mississippi Medical Center in our network."
The University Hospitals
and Clinics include the University Hospital, Winfred L. Wiser Hospital
for Women & Infants, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children and,
for faculty practice, the University Medical Pavilion. One mile
west of campus, the Jackson Medical Mall houses the hospital's specialty
care clinics, the ambulatory specialty clinics and the Jackson Heart
Study offices.
About Windsor Health
Plan
Windsor Health Plan operates
both the Windsor Rx and Windsor Medicare Extra products. Windsor
Health Plan is wholly owned by Windsor Health Group Inc., a Nashville,
Tennessee based managed healthcare company operating fully certified,
licensed and contracted government sponsored health plans through
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and providing
specialty managed care service to both the insurance and healthcare
provider communities. Windsor Medicare Extra is a series of Medicare
Advantage Plans that provides comprehensive benefit coverage to
Medicare beneficiaries. By combining the benefits of Original Medicare,
Medicare Supplements and Medicare Prescription drug coverage with
extra benefits ranging from preventative care and health screening
to hearing, eye care and even transportation coverage, Windsor Medicare
Extra Plans provide “all-in-one” coverage from a single trusted
source. Windsor Medicare Rx is a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
that provides comprehensive prescription drug coverage to Medicare
beneficiaries in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.
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