About PVAC
Pioneer Valley Accountable Care (PVAC) is a single member limited liability company located in Springfield, Massachusetts. Baycare Health Partners, its member, is a Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) described below. PVAC has a 21-member Board of Managers, consisting of 14 physicians and three health system executives, all of whom are PVAC provider participants, two managed care organization executives, one Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary, and one Consumer Advocate. The Board of Managers oversees PVAC's operations and strategic direction.
PVAC is affiliated with Baycare Health Partners, Inc., a physician-hospital organization that serves the four Baystate Health hospitals and about 175 medical practices with approximately 1,400 physicians in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. Baycare is an alliance of the medical staff and Baystate Health hospitals and collaborates in improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and sustainability of health care in our community.
PVAC is affiliated with Baycare Health Partners, Inc., a physician-hospital organization that serves the four Baystate Health hospitals and about 175 medical practices with approximately 1,400 physicians in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. Baycare is an alliance of the medical staff and Baystate Health hospitals and collaborates in improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and sustainability of health care in our community.
PVAC Board of ManagersGlenn Alli, M.D., Voting Member, Baystate Medical Practices
Andrew Artenstein, M.D., Voting Member, Baystate Health, Inc. Brian Banker, M.D., Voting Member, RiverBend Medical Group Bashir Bashiruddin, M.D., Voting Member, Family Medicine Associates Adam Blacksin, M.D., Voting Member, Connecticut River Internists Elizabeth Boyle, M.D., Voting Member, Baystate Medical Practices Dennis Chalke, Voting Member and Secretary/Treasurer, Baystate Health, Inc. Madeline Cofield, Voting Member and Consumer Advocate John Egelhofer, M.D., Voting Member, Chestnut Medical Associates Daniel Engelman, M.D., Voting Member and Vice Chair, Baystate Medical Practices Kevin Epstein, M.D., Voting Member, Orchard Medical Associates Steven Esrick, M.D., Voting Member, Valley Medical Group Joel Feinman, Ph.D., Voting Member, Valley Medical Group Laurie Gianturco, M.D., Voting Member, Health New England, Inc. Paul J. Helmuth, M.D., Voting Member, Valley Medical Associates Mark Keroack, M.D., Voting Member, Baystate Health, Inc. Thomas Magill, M.D., Voting Member, Medicare Beneficiary Representative Maura McCaffrey, Voting Member, Health New England, Inc. Andrew Moskovitz, M.D., Voting Member, Springfield Medical Associates Howard Trietsch, M.D., Voting Member, Baystate Ob/Gyn Group Daniel Weiswasser, M.D., Voting Member, RiverBend Medical Group |
PVAC Participating Physician Groups & HospitalsBaystate Franklin Medical Center
Baystate Medical Center Baystate Noble Hospital Baystate Wing Hospital Baystate Medical Practices Baystate Ob/Gyn Group Chestnut Medical Associates Connecticut River Internists Family Medicine Associates, dba Pioneer Valley Medical Center, LLC Kidney Care and Transplant Services of New England, P.C. New England Orthopedic Surgeons Orchard Medical Associates Pioneer Spine & Sports Physicians Pioneer Valley Cardiology Associates Pioneer Valley Urology RiverBend Medical Group Springfield Medical Associates Valley Medical Associates Valley Medical Group Western Massachusetts Gastroenterology Associates Westfield Medical Corporation, dba Noble Medical Group |
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PVAC Preferred Providers
The following is a list of Preferred Providers that participate in the Next General Accountable Care Model with Pioneer Valley Accountable Care.
- May Awkal, M.D.
- Adnan Dahdul, M.D.
- Anna Maria Elder, M.D.
- Karen Hoyt, M.D.
- Fahim Kazi, M.D.
- David McDougall, D.O.
- Joshua Mintz, M.D.
- Gerald Steinberg, M.D.
- Heather Wark, M.D.
- Paul Helmuth, M.D.
- May Awkal, M.D.
- Adnan Dahdul, M.D.
- Anna Maria Elder, M.D.
- Karen Hoyt, M.D.
- Fahim Kazi, M.D.
- David McDougall, D.O.
- Joshua Mintz, M.D.
- Gerald Steinberg, M.D.
- Heather Wark, M.D.
- Paul Helmuth, M.D.
Key Clinical and Administrative Leaders
