CommonSpirit, Tennessee and Georgia Reach Agreement with Cigna

Chattanooga, Tenn. (April 10, 2026) – CommonSpirit Health facilities in Tennessee and Georgia, including The Chattanooga Heart Institute, reached a two-year agreement with Cigna.  This agreement allows Cigna members in employer-sponsored Open Access and LocalPlus plans to continue using CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospitals, their services and facilities.  It also includes CommonSpirit Medical Group and The Chattanooga Heart Institute physicians and advanced practice providers.

The new agreement began February 1, 2026.

This agreement helps patients access local, quality care. CommonSpirit's goal was to ensure it could continue to meet patient needs now and in the future. CommonSpirit provides the community with quality care and services at CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospitals, CommonSpirit Medical Group and The Chattanooga Heart Institute.

About CommonSpirit, Tennessee and Georgia

CommonSpirit, Tennessee and Georgia  is a not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of the Church. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, it offers a continuum of care including preventative, primary and acute hospital care, as well as cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, and stroke care, and orthopedic and rehabilitation services. Memorial Health System includes a regional referral center of choice, two community hospitals with 4,700 employees and almost 500 affiliated physicians providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.  To learn more, visit commonspirit.org/memorial.

About CommonSpirit Health

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through approximately 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 160,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $5 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system. Learn more at commonspirit.org.