Under the agreement, BayCare’s nine area hospitals will continue to participate in Aetna’s provider network. Those hospitals are: South Florida Baptist Hospital, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, St Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, Mease Countryside Hospital, Morton Plant Hospital, St Joseph’s Hospital, Mease Dunedin Hospital, St Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa and St Anthonys Hospital.
Stuart Kilpinen, Aetna’s network vice president for the Tampa Bay area, said: “Aetna is very pleased to announce this agreement with BayCare Health System. The BayCare facilities are an important part of our area network, and we’re happy to be extending that affiliation.”