Rosemary MacFarlane, RN,PCNS, BC

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates is a nonprofit multispecialty medical group practice, headquartered in Boston and with more than 10 locations in and around Greater Boston. Established in 1997, it is also a major teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School and many of its physicians are involved in teaching the Harvard Medical School students and residents. It employs a team approach to health care and offers a wide array of physicians and other health care professionals. The patient s primary care physician works with a team of nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others, to handle regular checkups, coordinate specialty care and look after overall health. It offers more than 35 medical and surgical specialties, including audiology, behavioral health, cardiology, pediatrics, dermatology, endocrinology, orthopedics, genetics, podiatry, pulmonology, maxillofacial surgery and rheumatology and gastroenterology. Its other specialties are hematology, oncology, infectious diseases, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology and urology.

Preferred Health Care Services is a family owned company managed under the direction of a registered nurse. Preferred provides non-medical health care services to clients in their home, assisted living community or any other health care setting. We provide facility staffing to hospitals, long term care facilities, such as sub-acute rehabilitation centers, clinics, education systems and doctors offices. We contract with federal and state funded agencies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to provide non-medical personal care services. We are licensed, insured and bonded. We are responsible for all employee taxes and workers compensation insurance. We are HIPPA compliant and follow strict rules of confidentiality. Preferred Health Care Services is committed to enhancing the quality of health care delivery in the home and in professional settings. This is achieved by providing the best care-giving specialists who are supported by a dedicated company adhering to the highest standards of care and management.