Dr. Mary Gavinski
Chief Medical Officer
Community Care Inc.
Dr. Mary Gavinski has been instrumental in shaping and championing the care of the region’s elderly for more than 30 years.
Gavinski is an internist and a geriatrician and was the driving force behind the development of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Milwaukee.
PACE is considered one of the national gold standards of care for the elderly.
Gavinski currently serves as chief medical officer for Community Care Inc., an integrated primary, acute and long-term care provider.
The Community Care PACE Program is the only PACE plan in Wisconsin and has been in operation for more than 25 years. Community Care PACE currently serves more than 700 members in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
PACE helps frail and disabled individuals ages 55 and older live as independently as possible for as long as possible within the community.
Gavinski has provided technical assistance for integrated health and long-term care models across the country and is actively involved with state and national initiatives to promote community-based care and integrated health care models.
She is an active member of the American Geriatrics Society, the American Medical Directors Association and the National PACE Association.
Gavinski has presented at local and national conferences on topics such as transitions of care, geriatric conditions, interdisciplinary care, reflective practice, the integration of primary care and long-term care services, Medicare and Medicaid services, and Community Care’s community-based, long-term care model.