Ozark Health Plan Announces New Partnership With Leading Hospital in Joplin, MO

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Oct 04, 2010, 08:30 ET

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ozark Health Plan announced today that it has formed a new partnership with St. John's Regional Medical Center, a top ranked hospital in Joplin, MO.

Ozark Health Plan is a subsidiary of Arcadian Health that provides Medicare Advantage coverage to under-served populations throughout the nation. Representatives are pleased to announce this strategic partnership with St. John's in Joplin.

"We are thrilled to have such a reputable hospital join our network," said Todd Crippin, Director, Network Management for Ozark Health Plan. "St. John's is a pillar of the community here in Joplin and having them as part of the Ozark Health Plan family of providers is incredibly exciting. We look forward to working together to continue to bring top notch health care to the residents of Joplin and surrounding cities."

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1896, St. John's Regional Medical Center has been a leading health care provider throughout the Four-State area for over 110 years, and is a part of Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy). St. John's Health System in Springfield, MO is also a Mercy Facility. Mercy is the eighth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and includes 28 hospitals, more than 200 outpatient facilities, 36,000 employees and 1,300 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Ozark Health Plan offers cost-effective, quality coverage to its current membership of 2,683 Medicare beneficiaries and continues to grow.

About Arcadian Health

Arcadian Health, founded in 2004 as well as its sister organizations and corresponding affiliates, is a Medicare Advantage health plan provider operating in the following 15 states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The plans are offered under the following local product names: * Arcadian Community Care (Louisiana and California residents) * Arcadian Health plan (Oklahoma residents) * Arkansas Community Care * Columbia Community Care * Desert Canyon Community Care * Ozark Health Plan * Northeast Community Care * Southeast Community Care * Spokane Community Care * Texarkana Community Care * Texas Community Care.