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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 79 H E A L T H C A R E F O C U S Largest physician groups Ranked by number of participating physicians Physician group No. of physicians Description Chief administrator/ year founded 1 UMass Memorial Health - Managed Care Network 55 N. Lake Ave., Worcester 01655 508-334-1000 • www.ummhealth.org 1,750 Primary and specialty care physicians affiliated with UMass Memorial Health Care System either employed by their hospitals or medical groups or in independent private practice Stephen Tosi chief physician executive DND (1) 2 UMass Memorial Medical Group 365 Plantation St., Biotech One, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • www.ummhealth.org 1,225 Nonprofit group owned by UMass Memorial Health; primary care and specialty providers Shlomit Schaal president 1998 (2) 3 Reliant Medical Group 5 Neponset St., Worcester 01606 508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 278 Multi-specialty medical group serving Central Mass. and MetroWest Tarek Elsawy president & CEO 1929 4 Steward Health Care Network Central Mass. Local Chapter 89A St. Suite 220, Needham 02494 (3) 800-329-9217 • www.steward.org 195 Multi-specialty, clinically integrated group of providers not affiliated with a hospital John Donlan president, Steward Health Care Network 2008 5 Milford Regional Physician Group 9 Industrial Road, Suite 5, Milford 01757 508-473-1480 • www.milfordregionalphysicians.org 130 Multi-specialty provider offering internal medicine, pediatrics, family and adolescent medicine, breast surgery, cardiology, neurology, OB/GYN, orthopedics, pulmonology, urology, urogynecology, sleep medicine, sports medicine, rheumatology, endocrinology, allergy, otolaryngology and urgent care Patrick McSweeney president 1992 6 Heywood Medical Group 242 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-630-6104 • www.heywood.org 86 Multi-specialty organization offering primary care and specialties including bariatrics, cardiology, gastroenterology, OB/GYN, orthopedics, pulmonology, urology, general surgery, pediatrics, pain management, endocrinology, addiction medication, rheumatology, neurology, diabetes/nutrition, infectious disease, occupational medicine, psychiatry and urgent care Rozanna Penney VP, ambulatory & perioperative services 1907 (4) 7 Saint Vincent Medical Group 20 Washington Square, Worcester 01604 833-609-6707 • www.stvincentmedgroup.com 64 Multiple location provider offering internal and family medicine, geriatrics, endocrinology, cardiology, interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, pulmonology, thoracic surgery, urology, sleep medicine, pain medicine, OB/GYN, oncology, breast health services and general surgery Aileen Clemente executive director 2005 8 Charles River Medical Associates 600 Worcester Road, Suite 303, Framingham 01702 508-626-7437 • www.charlesrivermed.com 53 Primary care and specialty providers in endocrinology, cardiology, hematology, geriatrics, pediatrics, infectious disease, sports medicine, oncology, rheumatology, nutrition, gynecology, gastroenterology and diabetes education Brian Parillo executive director 1995 9 UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Physician Services (5) 100 South St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-3002 • www.harringtonhospital.org 43 Primary care and multi-specialty group Edward H. Moore president & COO 2008 10 Acton Medical Associates PC 321 Main St., Acton 01720 978-635-8800 • www.actonmedical.com 28 Adult and pediatric primary care provider; satellite offices in Harvard, Hudson and Littleton Joseph Berman administrator 1955 Sources: Each group via survey or website Note: DND=did not disclose (1) Predates the merger of Memorial Hospital with the clinical system of the University of Massachusetts in 1998 (2) Year UMass Memorial Health formed (3) This office serves Central Mass. (4) Year Heywood Hospital founded (5) Harrington Healthcare System merged into UMass Memorial Health on July 1, 2021. -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Mike Abbatiello, vice president of finance and CFO at Heywood Healthcare in Gardner, was named a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Abbatiello's fellowship represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development. American Heart Association recognized Reliant Medical Group of Worcester for gold-level achievement in three clinical quality programs related to reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke: patient blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol. Milford Regional Medical Center provides service to more than 20 towns with more than 300 primary care and specialty physicians and 149 beds. It is one of the few independent hospitals remaining in Central Massachusetts. Saint Vincent Hospital reported a 11.2% drop in its operating margin for the first quarter of 2022, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis. In addition to leading UMass Memorial Medical Group, Dr. Shlomit Schaal is the chair of ophthalmology at UMass Chan Medical School. When she became chair in 2016, only six of the 122 U.S. academic ophthalmology departments were led by a woman. Now, 20 are.