Blue Distinction Centers^®

Our centers of excellence in hospital care are now called Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care^®.

Blue Care Network and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, together with the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, have awarded the national Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care designation to Michigan hospitals that meet strict requirements for delivering quality health care in specific specialties.

For more information about each Blue Distinction Center designation, click the Blue Distinction program below.

• Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery^®
• Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care^®
• Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers^®
• Blue Distinction Centers for Transplants^®

Referrals to Blue Distinction Center designees are not required. All referrals for bariatric surgery require clinical review and BCN plan approval. More information is available on the e-referral Bariatric Surgery page.