Private Healthcare Systems Adds Mountain View Hospital

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the nation's leading health care cost management company, today announced that Mountain View Hospital has joined the PHCS Network in Idaho Falls, ID.

PHCS owns and operates the largest national proprietary PPO network with nearly 450,000 providers and more than 4,000 facilities. The company has a customer base of over 300 of the industry's leading insurance companies, Taft-Hartley Funds, self-funded employers, third party administrators, government entities and regional managed care organizations.

Mountain View Hospital is a 20 bed licensed general acute care hospital. The hospital is owned and operated by local physicians and provides a full complement of inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic and rehabilitative services for patients of all ages. With more than 200 employees and 34 volunteers, Mountain View Hospital has created a unique atmosphere that provides a comfortable and conducive environment for healing.

"PHCS is expanding its presence throughout Idaho to better serve our customers and their members," said Keith Vangeison, PHCS Executive Vice President, Networks. "Mountain View Hospital, with its dedication to patient care and patient satisfaction, is a valuable addition to the PHCS Network."

About PHCS

For 20 years, Private Healthcare Systems has been meeting the network and medical management needs of customers across the country. Corporate headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts, with regional offices located throughout the United States. The largest national proprietary PPO, the PHCS Network includes nearly 450,000 providers and more than 4,000 facilities. PHCS is the first and only national PPO to earn four endorsements of quality from two independent, nationally recognized quality assurance organizations, NCQA and URAC.

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