Facilities designated as Blue Distinction Centers® offer comprehensive care programs for adults, delivered by multidisciplinary teams with subspecialty training, and distinguished clinical expertise in treating these conditions.
Penn Medicine has received designation as a Blue Distinction Center for the following services:
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center are designated as Blue Distinction® Centers for Bariatric Surgery.
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is designated as a Blue Distinction® Center for Transplants for Adult Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplants.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is designated as a Blue Distinction+® Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
- Pennsylvania Hospital is designated as a Blue Distinction Center® for Maternity Care.
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is designated as a Blue Distinction® Center for Transplants for Adult Lung Transplants.
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is designated as a Blue Distinction® Center for Transplants for Adult Liver Deceased Donor Transplants.
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is designated as a Blue Distinction® Center for Transplants for Adult Living Donor Liver Transplants.
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center are designated as Blue Distinction+® Centers for Spine Care.
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital are designated as Blue Distinction+® Centers for Cardiac Care.
BlueDistinctionCenters (BDC) met overall quality measures, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additional criteria for providers 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 provider's cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers 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 www.bcbs.com. 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.