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Blue Cross Blue Shield has recognized Jackson Hospital as
a Blue Distinction Center+ for Hip and Knee Replacements,
Maternity Care, and Spine Surgery.
Blue Cross Blue Shield’s evaluation criteria are based on
what impacts you and your care the most, including:
• The expertise of the medical team
• The number of times the facility has performed the
procedure
• The facility’s track record for procedure results
Quality remains key. Only those facilities that first meet
nationally established, objective quality measures for Blue
Distinction Centers will be considered for designation as a
Blue Distinction Center+.
Blue Distinction Centers have a proven track record for
delivering better results—including fewer complications and
readmissions—than facilities without these recognitions.
BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER = PROVEN BETTER RESULTS
Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additional crite-
ria for facilities located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable
healthcare. Each facility’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Facilities in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in two evaluations
for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC+ are displayed on
. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your provider before making
an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from Blue Distinction or other
provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.
TIDBITS
On February 23, the Jackson Imaging
Center installed a MAGNETOM Skyra
3T open-bore MRI from Siemens
Healthcare. The Skyra’s large 70 centi-
meter open bore—along with its short
length (173 centimeters)—can reduce
patients’ anxiety and put them at ease.
Another patient-friendly feature is the
quiet mode, which can help create a
calming environment.
Why would you choose this scanner
over others? Here’s why:
• Highest image quality leading to
more accurate diagnosis
• Fastest scan time
• Most powerful magnet clinically
available
• Large-bore scanner delivers more
comfortable scan
• Quiet feature for sound-sensitive
patients
• Audio sound system for a more re-
laxing experience
NEW MRI FIRST IN REGION
THE JACKSON CLINIC
IS MAKING MOVES!
Why is The Jackson Clinic moving to a
new location? In a word, convenience.
We want to give you quick, conve-
nient care, with easy access to your
providers.
This new location gives the clinic
more space and an accessible location
with easy parking.
Bradley Thomas, MD, speaking with an orthopedic patient before using
The Jackson Imaging Center’s new 3T MRI scanner. Check out a video of
the MRI installation at .
Jade Hoy, DO
701 McQueen
Smith Road S.
Prattville
334-351-2040
Jennifer
Groff, CRNP
703 McQueen
Smith Road S.
Prattville
334-365-2217
3T MRI
imaging—only
at Jackson
Imaging
Center