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 17-member Board of Managers, consisting of 11 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. Elizabeth Boyle, M.D., Voting Member, Baystate Medical Practices Madeline Cofield, Voting Member and Consumer Advocate Scott Cooper, M.D., Voting Member, Pioneer Spine and Sports Physicians 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 David Fanti, M.D., Voting Member, Chestnut Medical Associates, Inc. Paul J. Helmuth, M.D., Voting Member, Valley Medical Associates Ira Klein, M.D., Voting Member, Health New England, Inc. Thomas Magill, M.D., Voting Member, Medicare Beneficiary Representative Ray McCarthy, Voting Member, Baystate Health, Inc. Marion McGowan, Voting Member, Baystate Health, Inc. Lance Reynolds, M.D., Voting Member, Family Medicine Associates Howard Ro, M.D., Voting Member, Springfield Medical Associates Richard Swift, Voting Member, Health New England, Inc. |
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 Elam Safi M.D. Family Medicine Associates, dba Pioneer Valley Medical Center, LLC James M. Freeman, M.D. Kidney Care and Transplant Services of New England, P.C. Michael H. Hakim, M.D. New England Orthopedic Surgeons Orchard Medical Associates Pioneer Spine & Sports Physicians Pioneer Valley Urology Renal and Transplant Associates of New England, PC Springfield Medical Associates Valley Medical Associates Valley Medical Group Western Massachusetts Gastroenterology Associates |
PVAC Participant List
January 2021
Key Clinical and Administrative Leaders

Pioneer Valley Accountable Care, LLC
101 Wason Avenue, Suite 200
Springfield, MA 01107
1-877-726-0290 or 413-794-7558
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm (closed holidays)
101 Wason Avenue, Suite 200
Springfield, MA 01107
1-877-726-0290 or 413-794-7558
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm (closed holidays)