Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Quincy Selects Quincy Medical Center as Preferred Hospital for Internal Medicine Patients

Newton, MA - (December 10, 2009) - Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Quincy Medical Center (QMC) have announced an expanded affiliation in which the hospital is the preferred hospital for Harvard Vanguard’s internal medicine physicians at its Quincy practice. Internal medicine patients requiring hospitalization for common inpatient medical issues will be referred by their Harvard Vanguard provider to Quincy Medical Center.

“Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates has enjoyed a great relationship with QMC for many years and we share a strong commitment to providing patient-centered care in the local community,” said Gene Lindsey, Harvard Vanguard president and CEO. “Offering this option to our Quincy internal medicine patients will allow us to enhance our programs with QMC and improve coordination of care for patients on the South Shore,” said Lindsey.

Quincy Medical Center already cares for many Harvard Vanguard patients through the hospital’s Emergency Department. “QMC can provide excellent local care so that our community can get their care right here conveniently and in a manner that keeps their needs at the center of what we do,” said Gary Gibbons, CEO of QMC.

The medical staffs of both organizations have begun discussions to develop more enhanced collaborations to provide a seamless system of care and communication for patients, said Gibbons and Lindsey.

First row, left to right: Dr. Apurv Gupta, Chief Medical Officer, Quincy Medical Center; Dr.Hemant Hora, Associate Director Hospitalist Program, Quincy Medical Center; Dr. Obli Mani, Internist, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Debra Bradford, Nurse Practitioner, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Dr. Qiao Ting Kuang, Internist, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Dr. Martha Moss, Internist, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Dr. Srividya Anandan, Internist, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy

Second row, left to right: Dr. Chien Lin, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Dr. Zulfigar Mir, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Dr. Steven Matfis, Chief of Internal Medicine, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Dr. Robert Dart, Chief of Emergency Dept/Director of Medical Operations, QMC; Dr. Sheila Lawrence, Internist, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy; Wil Nieves, Administrator, Harvard Vanguard -Quincy.