• Toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo, hairbrush, toothpaste and lotion
• Robe, slippers, pajamas, sleepwear, or leisurewear
• Comfortable pair of shoes
• Advance Directive if you have executed one
• A list of all current medications you take, both prescription, over the counter and any herbal medications you take, you will need to provide doses and the number of times a day you take your medications

Your doctor will decide what day you will be admitted, unless you are being admitted through the Emergency Department. When you arrive, please check in with the Admitting Office.

• Please leave your valuables at home
• Visiting hours are open depending on the patient’s condition
• A newspaper will be delivered to you daily

For assistance with insurance/benefit questions please call Vikki Love at 314-3917 or Bonnie Wood at 314-3921.

  Contracted Health Plans

• Accountable Health Plans
• Aetna: All Plans
• BCE/Emergis
• Beech Street
• Benefit Planners
• Blue Cross: All Plans
• CCN
• CHIP Superior (no children under age 9)
• Cigna: All Plans
• First Health
• Fortified Provider Network
• Galaxy Health Network
• Great West: All Plans
• Health Management Network, Inc.
• HMO Blue
• Humana Medicare: All Plans
• Independent Medical Systems
• MedCorp South West
• Medicare
• Medicaid (Superior needs pre-Authorization)
• Multiplan
• PacifiCare: All Plans
• ppoNext
• Provider Networks of America
• Texas True Choice
• Texas Municipal League (TML)
• Three Rivers Provider Network
• TriCare
• USA Managed Care
• Unicare
• UnitedHealthcare: All Plans
• Worker's Comp
   

  Non-Contracted Health Plans w/Out-of-Network Benefits
(Patient Financial Agreement with Austin Surgical Hospital)    
 

• Health Smart PPO
• Humana PPO
• PHCS

*****We accept Radiology & Imaging Referrals for all of the above*****
Including but not limited to:
Cat-Scan
Fluoroscopy (Stationary & Mobile)
MRI
Myelography
X-Ray including KUB

  Non-Contracted Health Plans ASH Can NOT Accept
    (Any non-contracted health plan that does not have Out-of-Network benefits such as HMOs/EPOs)
 

• Amerigroup Medicaid
• Humana HMO/EPO