Vice President
Seven Hills Foundation
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email Address: hjarek@sevenhills.org
Telephone Number: (978) 448-3388
Dr. Holly Jarek DSc., VP, NHA Vice President of Seven Hills Pediatric Center and Children’s Aid and Family Services
Dr. Holly Jarek is Vice President and Administrator for the Seven Hills Pediatric Center (SHPC), a Seven Hills Affiliate. Located in Groton, MA, this 83-bed pediatric skilled-nursing community provides comprehensive, compassionate care to children and young adults who are severely developmentally delayed and have complex medical needs.
Holly has over 35 years’ experience working with medically fragile children and young adults. Her experience includes 10 years at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, in a variety of leadership and educational roles. She was also a faculty member and lecturer at the UMass Medical School Division of Nursing, Amherst, specializing in human growth and development, and technology-based care.
Holly spent more than 10 years in the private sector. As National Program Manager with Olsten Health Services, she established home-care programs for medically fragile children throughout the United States and Canada. She then returned to the nonprofit arena to work at Franciscan Children’s Hospital.
Holly holds a Doctoral Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Alabama; a Master of Science Degree in Nursing and Maternal Child Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, both from Boston University School of Nursing.
She is a member of the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing; Past President, National Network of Pediatric Long Term Care Facilities of the Pediatric Complex Care Association; and Chair, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Committee of the American Healthcare Association.
Tuesday, October 15
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM