St. Barnabas Now Accepting UPMC Health Plan Patients
Gibsonia, Pa. - June 14, 2005 - St. Barnabas Health System announces that it is now
accepting patients covered by UPMC Health Plan, one of the region's largest health insurers
with 400,000 members. By being named a provider, St. Barnabas will now be able to accept
patients covered by UPMC for Life and UPMC for You at its two nursing homes, St. Barnabas
Nursing Home in Richland Township and Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas in Valencia, Butler
County.
Both nursing homes offer state-of-the-art skilled nursing care designed to fit each patient's
needs, whether it is short-term rehabilitation following a hospital stay or management of a
chronic condition. Highly trained and certified professionals comprise the staff at both
facilities. Rehabilitation therapy is available at both sites. Additionally, both facilities
are elegantly decorated, providing a warm, comforting setting.
"St. Barnabas Health System has a 105-year-old tradition of providing care to those in need,"
said Karen Tabacchi, president of St. Barnabas Clinical Services. "Our partnership with UPMC
Health Plan allows us to extend services to new patients and we look forward to providing them
with quality care."
About St. Barnabas - St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its
kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based,
non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves
approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients.
The health system is composed of the St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St.
Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas
Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia
Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities,
the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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