Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma

07/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/17/2024 07:38

Saint Francis Health System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Improving Health of Oklahomans

TULSA, Okla. - We are pleased to announce that Saint Francis Health System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma have reached a new agreement that ensures Saint Francis will remain in network. This new agreement starts on Aug. 1, 2024, and will continue to service members who access Saint Francis throughout eastern Oklahoma.

"As a member-owned organization, we continually work to provide broad access to care at affordable rates," said Stephania Grober, president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. "We value the care Saint Francis provides to our members and are excited to continue our partnership with them, improving the health of Oklahoma."

All Saint Francis Health System hospitals, clinics and essential services are covered in this agreement. This includes the following:

  • Saint Francis Hospital
  • Saint Francis Hospital South
  • Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
  • Saint Francis Children's Hospital
  • Saint Francis Hospital Vinita
  • Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital
  • Warren Clinic
  • Warren Clinic Owasso
  • Saint Francis Glenpool
  • Saint Francis Heart and Vascular Institute
  • Saint Francis Cancer Center
  • Warren Neurological Institute

"Continuing the Saint Francis partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma will mean seamless care for patients of Oklahoma's largest healthcare network and the state's largest insurer," said Dr. Cliff Robertson, president and CEO of Saint Francis Health System. "The result will be affordable, high-quality access for thousands of Oklahomans for low-cost services close to home and also essential critical care when it's needed the most."

Saint Francis Health System participates in these networks: Blue TraditionalSM, Blue Choice PPOSM, Blue Preferred PPOSM, Blue Advantage PPOSM, BlueLincs HMOSM and NativeBlueSM.

For questions about coverage and in-network providers, visit bcbsok.com.

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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
For 84 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma has been committed to meeting the health care financing needs of Oklahomans. As the state's oldest and largest private health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma provides health care benefit plans for more than 800,000 Oklahomans. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

About Saint Francis Health System
Founded in 1960 by Natalie O. and William K. Warren, Sr., Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma whose mission is to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do. The health system is anchored by Saint Francis Hospital, a 1,100-bed tertiary center providing the area's highest level of medical/surgical care such as trauma and emergency services, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a cardio/pulmonary ECMO program. The campus also includes Saint Francis Children's Hospital, with the region's only level IV neonatal intensive care unit, as well as the Saint Francis Heart and Vascular Institute, providing essential cardiovascular care with several regional locations.

Also a part of the health system, Saint Francis Hospital South; Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee; Saint Francis Hospital Vinita; Saint Francis Glenpool; and Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital - a 90-bed private, psychiatric facility recognized nationally for the Laureate Eating Disorders Program. Additionally, Saint Francis employs more than 600 physicians and advanced practice providers through Warren Clinic, which serves the region with over 100 locations throughout eastern Oklahoma.

In total, the organization has more than 11,000 employees, making it the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma. Saint Francis' mission, vision and Catholic identity guide and direct all facets of its ministry to light the way to a healthier tomorrow for our patients and community.