Pediatric Diagnostic Associates, which was previously associated with CHI Memorial Hospital, announced Thursday it will again become an independent practice under newly formed Scenic City Pediatrics PLLC.
Effective Feb. 1, the medical group will enter a new contract with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, including Networks P and S, among other insurers, according to a news release.
The change follows a June decision on BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s behalf to terminate its contract with Memorial relating to its Network S customers.
Managing Partner Dr. Tony Friddell said in a phone interview Pediatric Diagnostic Associates has been under the CHI Memorial umbrella as a managed practice within the hospital system for 28 years.
In some shape or form, Pediatric Diagnostic Associates has provided care for families in and around Chattanooga for close to 100 years, Friddell said. The unit is on its third generation of families and even the fourth in some cases, having been around since its inception in 1930.