Virginia Mason Named “Preferred Hospital Provider”

Pacific Medical Centers (formerly PacMed Clinics) is very pleased to announce that Virginia Mason Medical Center, one of the nation's premier hospitals, will be its preferred hospital provider starting in December 2003.

Virginia Mason, located in downtown Seattle, has one of the best track records in the nation for both its safety and results. It is especially distinguished in its treatment of such major conditions as heart disease and cancer, and it has the oldest and largest diabetes program in the Northwest. For more information about Virginia Mason, please visit their web site at www.virginiamason.org.

• Have a question? Be sure to check out our Reference Guide in PDF format (205 Kb) concerning our partnership with Virginia Mason. You can also visit our Virginia Mason - F.A.SQ. page in this section.

Pacific Medical Centers' physicians will continue to be the primary caregivers for our USFHP patients, and will oversee all hospital care. And - as is the case now - if you need to be hospitalized, you can your physician will make the decision as to which hospital you will be admitted.

If you have questions, please call USFHP Member Services at 1-800-585-5883 or talk with your physician at your next visit.

About the US Family Health Plan

US Family Health Plan is a TRICARE Prime option available to families of active duty military, retirees and their eligible family members, including those age 65 and over, through networks of community-based hospitals and physicians in six areas of the country.

US Family Health Plan enrollment is offered through:

• JOHNS HOPKINS COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS | 1-888-400-4200
  Serving central Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
• MARTIN’S POINT HEALTH CARE | 1-888-241-4556
  Serving Maine and New Hampshire
• BRIGHTON MARINE HEALTH CENTER | 1-800-818-8589
  Serving central and eastern MassachUSetts, including Cape Cod, and Rhode Island
• SAINT VINCENT CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS | 1-800-241-4848
  Serving parts of New York, all of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and southern
• Connecticut CHRISTUS HEALTH | 1-800-678-7347
  Serving southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana
• PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS | 1-888-958-7347
  Serving the Puget Sound area of Washington State

For more information, visit the US Family Health Plan Web site.