Upper Marlboro, MD – February 23, 2021 – With a wide range of behavioral health and substance use hospital and residential treatment locations across the country, the Cigna Centers of Excellence program helps customers identify the most appropriate care. Recognized for quality care and cost efficiency, the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery has received the Cigna Center of Excellence designation for adult mental health treatment.

“One of the best ways we can help customers access simple, affordable, and predictable health care is by working with providers to ensure the care they are delivering is high quality and the Cigna Center of Excellence designation is an honor that only those top providers can earn,” said Dr. Doug Nemecek, Chief Medical Officer, Cigna Behavioral Health, Inc. “By interacting with behavioral health providers who have earned this distinction, customers can trust that they are in good hands.”

Since 2017, the IAFF Center of Excellence has treated more than 1,500 professional fire fighters, paramedics and dispatchers from 49 U.S. states and 4 Canadian provinces. The facility is one-of-a-kind as the only program within the U.S. specific to treatment for fire service members and specializes in care for post-traumatic stress, substance use disorder and other related behavioral health issues.