Committees & Members

Audit Committee
Chair:
- Thomas S. Bates, CPA, Treasurer, Chair
Members:
- Cassie Clark, CPA
- Jaime Conley, CPA
- Steve Kim, CPA
- Richard Scheinblum, EVP – Administration & CFO
- Jamie Trowbridge
Board Governance and Development
Chair:
- Michael Shea, Chair
Members:
- James Callahan, Esq., Vice Chair
- Gregory Kriebel, MD, President, Medical Staff
- Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, CEO & President
- Patricia Shuster, Trustee
- Marcia Ober, Trustee
Ethics Committee
What is the Ethics Committee?
The MCH Healthcare Ethics Committee provides support and help to the MCH community among those seeking to resolve uncertainty or conflict regarding valueladen or ethical concerns that emerge in the delivery of healthcare. The committee also serves to educate the staff on issues related to healthcare ethics and is involved in the development of policies with regards to patient care.
Why make a request?
If the staff, the healthcare team, the patient, and the patient’s family have unresolved or ethically challenging questions, have ethical issues that they feel are not being addressed, then a call to the ethics committee is appropriate. Discussions with the committee can be helpful and reassuring to the concerned parties especially when difficult choices must be made.
When can one make a request?
You can make a request when you think that the service will be of help. Sometimes, an answer to a question is all you need.
Who can make a request?
Patients, surrogates, family members, health care providers and any employee of the hospital can make a request. If the healthcare team, the patient, or the patient’s family has an unresolved ethical question or concern, then the ethics committee may be consulted.
What are some examples that one may need help in decision making?
- Do not resuscitate orders
- Initiation/continuation/withdrawal of life support; nutrition and hydration
- Conflict between religious values and treatment plans
- Who has the right to make decisions?
- Conflict between family members about treatment plan
- Questions about advance directives
- Moral distress about ethical issues
- Palliative care issues
- Other ethical issues
What happens when a request is made?
All consultations are treated in a confidential manner. Once a request is made, the ethics consultant will gather basic information from the requestor and other parties involved in the case, which may include the patient’s physicians, nursing staff, family members, social workers, clergy, as deemed appropriate. The patient’s medical treatment and options, as well as the concerns and feelings of involved parties are then reviewed. The consultant, and other members of the ethics committee, will meet with concerned parties where options are reviewed. The ethics committee is advisory only. Final decisions are made by the patient, the family and the health care team.
Who are the members of the ethics committee?
The committee is composed of individuals from different health care disciplines such as physicians, clergy, nurses, social workers and administrative staff. The community is also represented by community members.
How to access the ethics committee?
Call: 603-924-1710
There is a toll-free line that one can access 24 hours a day. We will typically respond within 24 hours. During weekends and holidays, we will respond on the next business day.
Since the committee is staffed by volunteers, we may not be able to offer consults on an emergency basis.
Chair:
- Adele de Vera, MD, FAAP, MBE Chair
- Rev. Daniel Osgood, Co-Chair
Members:
- Louise Danforth
- Michael Greenough
- Todd Hudson
- Donna Infante
- Hannah Ladeau
- Manzall Mitchell
- John Osgood Willis
- Daniel Perli, MD, CMO
- Denise Plano, VP., Org. Performance / Compliance Officer
- Kaitlyn Priest
- Jenny Ruiz
- Suzanne M. Schoel, MD
- Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, CEO & President (Adhoc)
- Patricia K. Lovering (Recorder)
Executive Committee
Chair:
- Michael Shea, Chair
Members:
- Thomas Bates, CPA, Treasurer
- James Callahan, Esq., Vice Chair
- Paul Faber, Trustee
- Gregory Kriebel, MD, President, Medical Staff
- Leslie Lewis, Trustee
- Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, CEO & President
- Patricia Shuster, Trustee
Finance Committee
Chair:
- Thomas S. Bates, CPA, Chair and Treasurer
Members:
- Peter Cerroni, DMD, Trustee
- Paul Faber, Trustee
- William H. James, Jr., Trustee
- Gregory Kriebel, M.D., Trustee
- Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, President and CEO
- Marcia Ober, Trustee
- Richard Scheinblum, CFO
- Michael Shea, Board Chair
Investment Management Committee
Chair:
- John Petrou, Chair
Members:
- Paul Faber, Trustee
- Steve Kim
- Charles Seigel, MD
- Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, President and CEO (Adhoc)
- Richard Scheinblum, CFO (Adhoc)
Philanthropy Committee
Chair:
- Robert Edwards, Chair
Members:
- Cyndy Burgess
- Karen Clement
- Gerald M. DeBonis, M.D
- Janet Grant
- Joseph Hart
- David Hedstrom, DDS
- Marilynne Hedstrom
- Owen Houghton
- Marcia Ober
- Benjamin Pratt
- Janet Reilly
- Charles Seigel, MD
- Audrey White
- Robert Boyd, Honorary Member
- Dorothy Peterson, Honorary Member
- Robert Taft, Honorary Member
Planning Committee
Chair:
- Michael Shea, Chair
Members:
- Robert Edwards, Community Rep
- Shawn Harrington, MD, Med Staff Rep
- William H. James, Jr., Trustee
- Gregory Kriebel, MD, President, Medical Staff
- Cynthia K. McGuire, President/CEO
- Marcia Ober, Trustee
- Joseph Pepe, MD, Trustee
- Charles Seigel, MD, Community Rep
- Lucas Shippee, DO, Trustee
- Patricia Shuster, Trustee
Quality Council Committee
Chair:
- Leslie Lewis, Trustee
Members:
- Peter Cerroni, DMD, Trustee
- Liza Drew, Manager, Occupational Health
- Carolyn Garretson, Trustee
- Janet Kennedy, Dir., Practice Operations
- Travis Kumph, Coordinator, Org. Performance
- Vicki Loughery, CNO
- Cynthia K. McGuire, President/CEO
- Gregory Neilley, MD
- Marcia Ober, Trustee
- Daniel Perli, MD, CMO, Hospitalist, Medical Director
- Denise Plano, VP Org. Performance / Compliance Officer
- Rich Scheinblum, EVP-Administration & CFO