Mother Frances Hospital Awarded UnitedHealth Premium® Surgical Spine Specialty Center Designation

TYLER, TX - Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium Surgical Spine Specialty Center for 2007 to 2009.
This designation means that Mother Frances has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

"UnitedHealthcare developed the UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center designation program to give its members information about, and access to, surgical spine hospitals meeting rigorous quality criteria," said Sabatino Bianco, MD, Director of the Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute and Chief of Neurosurgery, Mother Frances Hospital.  "The designation is based on detailed information about specialized training, practice capabilities and outcomes that we submit to UnitedHealthcare and is designed to help consumers make informed decisions about where to seek surgical spine care.  The UnitedHealth Premium designation means that our patients can depend on Mother Frances for conscientious, reliable surgical spine care."

The Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute utilizes the comprehensive triad approach: physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management and surgical intervention in the treatment of spine patients.  For more information on the Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute, call (903) 525-7995 or (877) 233-0018.

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