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Great care at no cost to you!

When you use the Fund's Center of Excellence (COE) through Mount Sinai Health System, you get free care for:

  • Inpatient hip or knee joint replacement, and
  • Inpatient or outpatient weight loss (bariatric) surgery.
Beginning July 1, 2023:
  • Members in New York Plans 100 and 105:
    If you don't use the COE, the Plan only pays 50% for these surgeries (click here to learn more)
  • Members in Food Service Plan 376 (PPO medical only):
    If you live in a zip code within 50 miles' driving distance of a COE facility and DON'T use the COE, the Plan only pays 50% for these surgeries 
    (click here to learn more)

COE program benefits include:

  • Access to great surgeons
  • Education and support resources
  • A personal care guide to help you navigate
  • Free car service to and from the hospital on your surgery day*
  • Free groceries delivered to joint replacement patients*
  • Free protein shakes delivered to bariatric patients*

* Benefits provided through Mount Sinai--subject to availability; limits may apply.

COEs are available in:

  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Massachusetts
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
Search to see if any CoEs are in your area.

Getting Started

If you or a family member are experiencing joint pain or are considering weight loss surgery, call Mount Sinai Union Services (914) 677-1601.

Learn more at mountsinai.org/UHH.

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