In 1996, Butler Hospital joined with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital to create the Care New England Health System in order to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in the communities they serve. The hospital complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. īutler Hospital's Gothic Revival complex was built beginning with its founding in 1844, and includes a 1731 farmhouse that stood on the property when it was acquired by the hospital. also bequeathed a large amount of money to construct a mental health hospital which was used to fund the early hospital.
Local Yankee philanthropist Nicholas Brown, Jr. Industrialist Cyrus Butler donated heavily to the hospital, and it was named in his honor. The facility was founded in 1844 as Rhode Island's first exclusively mental health hospital. For more information, visit Ray, M.D., first superintendent of the hospital
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. It employs more than 4,200 people in western, north central and northeastern Pennsylvania. doing business as Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield serves approximately 3.3 million members through the company's health care benefits business and hundreds of thousands of additional members through the Blue card program. In addition, such collaborations with community hospitals boost the economic vitality of the region and preserve stronger, more economically viable communities throughout western Pennsylvania. Highmark is committed to working with community hospitals to support improvements in health care that will enable them to remain independent and will assure affordable access to quality medical care for its members in community-based settings. "We were pleased to reach an agreement and look forward to continuing to serve our Highmark customers," added Anne Krebs, chief financial officer at Butler Health System. "As health care costs continue to rise, we need to continue to work with all health care providers to reach mutually acceptable agreements that are in the community's best interests."
"Highmark's new contract with Butler Health System achieves an important balance reimbursing a local, community-based health system to provide quality care to our members, while also recognizing the need to maintain comprehensive and affordable health benefit programs for our members and customers in Butler County," said Tom Fitzpatrick, senior vice president of Provider Contracting & Relations for Highmark. PITTSBURGH - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Butler Health System (BHS) today announced a multi-year contract that will ensure Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield members in the Butler County area will have access to the quality care provided by Butler Memorial Hospital, as well as BHS' diagnostic testing centers, primary care physicians and specialty services such as dermatology, wound care, and surgery. Capabilities & Initiatives Show Capabilities & Initiatives submenu.The BCBS System Show The BCBS System submenu.Individuals & Families Show Individuals & Families submenu.Member Services Show Member Services submenu.