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Saint Mary's HealthFirst

The right choice for your business

Saint Mary's HealthFirst offers these clear advantages:

  • You have the benefit of a locally-owned Health Maintenance Organization with the highest-quality reputation... Saint Mary's.


  • Members are covered worldwide for emergency and urgent care.


  • Our physician provider panel is composed of more than 500 doctors who are known and well-respected in our community. Physicians must meet strict criteria for providing the best patient care before being recognized providers for HealthFirst.


  • HealthFirst offer you the choice of Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Northern Nevada Medical Center, and Carson-Tahoe Hospital in addition to other fine hospitals throughout our service area.


  • Our plans focus on preventive health care by providing our members with benefits designed to help them stay healthy and identify potential health risks early.


  • HealthFirst features a variety of plan designs, including point-of-service plans, to meet your company's health care needs and budget… plans that offer low copayments, no claim forms and easy-to-understand benefits.


  • HealthFirst's Case Management Nurses are available to members faced with complex medical conditions. In addition to acting as the liaison between the provider and HealthFirst, our case managers help ensure that members are receiving the best possible care and attention. They also serve as advisors to members and are knowledgeable about alternatives and resources for the patient.


  • Our Member Services staff takes pride in making our health plans easy to understand and responsive to members' needs. We are committed to answering every phone call promptly, following up personally, and most of all, treating you with the courtesy you deserve.


HealthFirst keeps you healthy.

We make it easy for member to get the preventive care they need. These are standard benefits with Saint Mary's HealthFirst:
  • Routine physical examinations, to keep you healthy


  • Pre-and post-natal care


  • Well-baby and well-child care including Saint Mary's Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby Program, a comprehensive obstetrics wellness program


  • A baseline mammogram plus annual mammography exams


  • Annual gynecological examinations for women without a referral from their primary care physician


  • Mental health crisis evaluation and intervention services


  • Low-cost programs from Saint Mary's Health & Wellness


HealthFirst physicians - part of our team.

With HealthFirst's streamlined referral process your primary care physician arranges and approves necessary referrals to specialists or other providers on the Saint Mary's HealthFirst panel. Our physicians are the key to ensuring high-quality care for your employees and excellent value to your organization. That's why you'll only find excellent, qualified doctors on the Saint Mary's HealthFirst panel to choose from.

Worldwide coverage.

Saint Mary's HealthFirst members are covered for medical emergencies...wherever they are. It's as simple as that.
For members away from the Saint Mary's HealthFirst service area our worldwide coverage includes emergency room treatment, urgent care treatment and emergency hospitalization for an unforeseen acute illness or serious injury.

HealthFirst is service.

When you 're making the decision about your health plan, remember the clear advantages of Saint Mary's HealthFirst.
Think about what you personally want out of a health plan… and remember all of the unique features that Saint Mary's HealthFirst offers: quality providers, excellent benefits, value and member service second to none.

Once your organization has decided to offer Saint Mary's as your health plan, our professional staff will help you with everything to ensure that your transition will be smooth and seamless. Your Client Service Representative will help you with any question or issue you may have, and our Member Services staff is ready to help your employees. We take pride in making member service one of HealthFirst's most valuable features.

Call Saint Mary's HealthFirst today at (775) 770-6000
With Saint Mary's HealthFirst, a tradition of quality, caring and service.

The health plan that puts you first

Saint Mary's HealthFirst gives you the benefits you're looking for in a health plan: choice of the most qualified physicians; comprehensive coverage; and friendly service. And because Saint Mary's is northern Nevada's most preferred health care provider, you receive service from local people who care about our members - people who live and work in the same community you do.

For information call your agent/broker, or Saint Mary's HealthFirst Sales at (775) 770-6065



HealthFirst offers the following HMO products to employers:

Small Group (employers with 2 to 50 employees) or Large Group (employers with more than 50 employees) Product:  these products are comprehensive medical and hospital insurance plans that employers can choose from.  There multiple plan design options to choose from.

Small Group Product (employers with 2 to 50 employees): This product is a comprehensive medical and hospital insurance plan that employers can choose from. There are 25 plan design options to choose from.

Point of Service: This is HealthFirst's triple option product that allows members to choose their benefit at the time of service. The Point of Service plans combine the convenience and low out-of-pocket expenses of an HMO, greater freedom to choose a PPO provider from a larger panel of healthcare professionals, and complete flexibility to choose any licensed care provider - all into one benefits package.



Supplemental Coverage Options:

Dental Riders:  This product is an option for employers that have chosen a
HealthFirst medical plan. HealthFirst has several dental options to choose from.

Vision Rider:  This product is an option for employers that have chosen a HealthFirst medical plan. This plan provides vision coverage.

Prescription Riders:  This product is an option for employers that have chosen a HealthFirst medical plan.  The plan provides for prescriptions from the member's primary care physician, or other licensed/care providers.

Student Dependent Coverage:  This product extends the HealthFirst member's benefits to a dependent child over the age of 19, if he or she is a full time-student at an accredited trade school, college or university.

1510 Meadow Wood Lane  |  Reno, NV 89502  |  Phone: 775-770-6000  |  Fax: 775-770-6253

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