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About Commonwealth Care Alliance Clinical Group – Senior Care Options |
Commonwealth Care Alliance Clinical Group (CCACG) is comprised of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, behavioral health specialists, administrative support staff, and rehabilitation therapists with expertise in the care of elders and individuals with special health care needs. These clinicians provide primary care and care coordination to the Commonwealth Care Alliance Senior Care Options members in Eastern Massachusetts in collaboration with the members' primary care physician. Along with the Geriatric Services Support Coordinators from Elder Services, they partner with the primary care Sites to enhance the primary care model by providing home-based assessments, on-going care and care management, and facilitating necessary support services to allow members to maintain as healthy and independent a lifestyle as possible.
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Peg Ackerman APRN, DNP
Position: Director of Clinical Education and Research
Certification: Certificate of Advanced Studies - Adult NP, MGH-IHP
Education: BS in Nursing, Salem State College
MS in Nursing Administration, Hunter College, Doctorate in Nursing Practice, MGH - IHP
Special Interests:: Diabetes, Palliative Care, Geriatrics
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Kara Allen APRN, BC
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Merrimack Valley Elder Services
Education: BS in Business Administration, University of New Hampshire
MS in Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Special Interests: Primary Care, Home Care
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Marybeth Barker LCSW, MPH
Position: Social Worker
Certification: Licensed Certified Social Worker
Education: BA U Mass Amherst,
MPH Boston University School of Public Health
Special Interests: Housing, legal
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Laura Black, NP
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Cambridge Primary Care Center
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Megan Comeiro, RN, BSN
Position: Registered Nurse
Primary Care Site: Malden Primary Care
Education: AD, Middlesex Community College
BSN, Emmanuel College
Special Interests: Primary care of Elders
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Shona Gibson, APRN-BC
Position: Nurse Practitioner, Site Clinical Manager
Primary Care Site: Cambridge Health Alliance
Education: MS in Nursing, Simmons College
Special Interests: Chronic Disease Management, Preventative Health & Education, Patient Advocacy
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Reyna Lounsbury, APRN-BC
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Cambridge Health Alliance
Education: MS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts
Special Interests: Geriatrics
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Maureen McNally, FNP-BC
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Dorchester House
Education: BS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts
MS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts
Special Interests: Primary Care of Adults with Development and Intellectual Disabilities
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Huyen Ngo, RN
Position: Registered Nurse
Primary Care Site: Dorchester House
Education: AD, Laboure College
Special Interests: Primary Care of Elders, Multicultural care
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Stacey Nguyen, BSN, RN
Position: Care Manager
Primary Care Site: Dorchester House Multi-Service Center
Education: BSN Boston College
Special Interests: Adult Critical Care, Family Practice
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Kate Schoch, RN
Position: Registered Nurse
Primary Care Site: Cambridge Primary Care Center
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Paulovna Vernet, RN
Position: Registered Nurse
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Vivian Trotta, PT
Position: Physical Therapist
Primary Care Site: All Sites
Education: BS, International Business Management, University of Massachusetts, Boston MS, Physical Therapy, Notre Dame College, NH
Special Interests: Geriatrics in Skilled Nursing and Home Care, Wound Care, Sports Therapy, Alternative Therapies
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Robert Wall, M. Divinity; MSN, APRN-BC, FNP, CNS
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Lynn Community Health Center and Cambridge Health Alliance
Education: M.Div., Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
MS in Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions
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Therese Willette, MS, GNP-BC
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Cambridge Health Alliance
Education: BSN University of Virginia
MS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts in Lowell
Special Interests: Patient Education, Dementia
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Marlena Witczak, RN, ANP-BC
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Site: Cambridge Health Alliance
Education: BS in Biology and Psychology, Boston University
MS in Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professionals
Special Interests: Primary Care, Psychiatry, and Cardiology
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Administrative Staff |
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Deborah Grimes
Position: Office Manager
Sobely Gonzalez
Position: Administrative Assistant
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Location
Commonwealth Care Alliance Clinical Group
200 Dexter Avenue, Suite K, Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-600-3195
Fax: 617-924-1207
Office Hours
Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM. We are closed on major holidays. Clinicians provide emergency on-call coverage 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
Directions
Mass Pike – East/West:
Take Exit 17 – Newton/Watertown. Follow signs for Watertown. Continue on Galen St. until you reach Watertown Square. Follow signs for Rt. 16, Cambridge. Continue on Mt. Auburn St. approximately .5 miles. Take a right onto Walnut St. Continue on Walnut St. until it intersects School St. Cross over School St. and you will be on Dexter Ave. The first building on your right is 200 Dexter Ave.
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