Summit ElderCare appoints Tinevimbo A. Jaravaza, M.D., to medical staff
Worcester, Mass., September 18, 2008― Summit ElderCare®, a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), announces the appointment of Tinevimbo A. Jaravaza, M.D., as a member of the Summit ElderCare medical team at its East Mountain Street location in Worcester, Mass.
Dr. Jaravaza specializes in geriatric medicine and will provide comprehensive medical care, including chronic disease management, acute care and preventive care, to Summit ElderCare participants. She will also work with other Summit ElderCare team members to provide coordinated care and services that allow program participants to remain in their own homes and avoid nursing home placement.
Dr. Jaravaza completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and a residency in internal medicine at Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center.
A resident of Worcester, Mass., Dr. Jaravaza received her medical degree from St. Georges University School of Medicine in West Indies. She is board certified in internal medicine, board eligible in geriatrics, and was past recipient of the Lavoisier Cardozo Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine. Her writing has also been published in the American Journal for Hypertension.
Summit ElderCare is sponsored by Fallon Community Health Plan, and is one of six PACE programs in Massachusetts and more than 50 programs nationwide.
Lauren M. Petit
lauren.petit@fchp.org
About FCHP
Founded in 1977, Fallon Community Health Plan provides health care services designed to meet the unique and changing needs of all we serve. FCHP is the only health plan in Massachusetts that is both an insurer and provider of care. Our product portfolio includes a variety of group and individual health plan options (HMO, POS, PPO, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans) featuring flexible and innovative benefit designs. We administer fully-insured and self-insured funding arrangements with customized services for employers. Our uniquely developed provider networks offer high-quality, cost-effective, coordinated care and give our members access to doctors and hospitals throughout Massachusetts. We also offer a broad spectrum of services and programs to ensure our members, at every stage of life, remain as healthy and productive as possible. FCHP is a provider of care through its Summit ElderCare® program, an advanced and completely integrated program that offers seniors and their caregivers an alternative to nursing home placement. Our continued commitment to deliver high-quality health care and exceptional customer service has earned FCHP consistent ratings as one of the nation’s top health plans, and in 2007, placed our Medicare and Medicaid health plans as the best in the nation. FCHP is the only health plan in Massachusetts to have been awarded “Excellent” Accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for our HMO, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid products.