Members don't need to do anything. We'll write them to let them know their doctor's new location and the other services available at the center. Patients from the three health centers whose primary care physicians are leaving the network. Consolidation will reduce the number of providers in the three health centers from 32 to 28. We will automatically assign BCN members whose primary care physician is leaving the network to another health center primary care physician.
Automatic assignment ensures they always have access to care.
Of course, members can always change their primary care physician. The online directory has the most current physician information, and members can search for a doctor that meets their particular needs. Patients under the care of the OB-GYNs at the Cedar Street center. We expect the OB-GYNs will remain in the BCN network and continue practicing in the community. This means these patients will not need to change doctors, but we will need to let them know the doctors' new locations.