CIGNA HealthCare Signs Agreement with St. John's Health System

CIGNA HealthCare and St. John’s Health System have announced that effective July 15, 2008, CIGNA members will be able to visit any of St. John’s six hospitals throughout southwest Missouri. The non-exclusive contract encompasses all of St. John’s Health System’s hospitals and affiliated physician practices. As of July 15, St. John’s Health System will be the only health system in CIGNA's southwest Missouri network. "Our goal is to offer employers and members an expansive provider network. The addition of St. John’s six hospitals to CIGNA's network furthers our ability to offer members quality care,” said Frank Monahan, president and general manager, CIGNA HealthCare of Missouri. "We are pleased to give our members access to these quality providers.” St. John’s Health System has hospitals located in Springfield, Lebanon, Mountain View, Aurora, Cassville and Berryville, Arkansas and includes St. John's Clinic with 460 physicians and 140 mid-level and allied health practitioners. Combined, the hospitals have over 1000 beds. "St. John’s welcomes CIGNA members and is gearing up a program to assist patients with transition of care to St. John’s providers," said Kim Day, St. John's president / CEO. "We know patients will be pleased with the level of care and expertise provided by St. John’s physicians and staff, as our patient satisfaction scores rank among the highest in the country for both our hospital and our physicians. With the opening of our new 300-bed patient tower in Springfield, we will have the capacity to serve new patients with a new state-of-the-art facility.” A full listing of CIGNA network participating hospitals is available at www.cigna.com. About St. John’s Health System St. John's Health System is the largest health system in southwest Missouri, employing more than 10,000 co-workers and last year, was the Number One Integrated Health Systems in the nation. St. John's Clinic is ranked one of the Top 10 medical practices nationwide for patient satisfaction and service. St. John Hospital in Springfield ranks in the top 10 percentile for patient satisfaction. For more information, visit http://www.stjohns.com About CIGNA HealthCare CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA,” "CIGNA HealthCare" and the "Tree of Life” logo are registered service marks of CIGNA Intellectual Property, Inc., licensed for use by CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI) and its operating subsidiaries, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. All products and services are provided exclusively by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit www.cigna.com.