Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.

Western Massachusetts, a patchwork of rural communities and low-income cities, is a difficult place to find a primary care doctor if you don’t already have one. Frustrated patients often turn to online forums, asking for leads or advice on how to find a practice that is accepting new patients.

One name repeatedly crops up in these discussions: Valley Medical Group.

With four locations in the Connecticut River Valley, the practice has been a mainstay of family medicine since the 1990s. Valley Medical’s flagship office in Florence can be found right on Main Street, next door to a pizza restaurant and near a Friendly’s…

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