Committees and Members at MCH

Committees & Members

Audit Committee

Chair:

Cassie Clark, CPA, Treasurer

Members:

Jaime Conley, CPA
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO
Jamie Trowbridge

Board Governance and Development

Chair:

Paula Hunter

Members:

Paul Faber, Immediate Past Chair
Linda Roche, Vice Chair
Iris Waitt, Clerk
Terrence McNamara, DO Medical Staff President
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO

Ethics Committee

MCH 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:

Daniel Osgood, Co-Chair
Daniel Perli, MD, Co-Chair

Members:

Lydia Bailey
Nathaniel Brown, APRN-PMH
Michael Greenough
Karen Langley, LICSW
Denise Lord, RN, BS, MS
Tom Mullins
Robin Murphy
Kaitlyn Priest, RN
Vicky Rank
Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, CEO & President (Adhoc)

Executive Committee

Chair:

Paula Hunter

Members:

Linda Roche, Vice Chair
Cassie Clark, CPA, Treasurer
Iris Waitt, Clerk
James Callahan, Esq.
Paul Faber, Immediate Past Chair
Terrence McNamara, DO
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO

Finance Committee

Chair:

Cassie Clark, CPA

Members:

James Callahan, Esq.
Paul Faber, Immediate Past Chair
Steve Kim
Gregory Kriebel, MD
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO

Investment Management Committee

Chair:

Steve Kim

Members:

Thomas Bator
Ashley Concha Vera
Paul Faber
Tom Frazier
Vennie Sadasivan
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Charles Seigel, MD
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO

Philanthropy Committee

Chair:

Deborah Roody

Members:

Karen Clement
Gerald DeBonis, MD
Robert Edwards
Janet Grant
Catherine Gray
David Hedstrom, DDS
Marilynne Hedstrom
Owen Houghton
Michael Lindberg, MD
Norman Makechnie, Esq.
Byron Niederhelman
Melanie Presnell, APRN
Charles Seigel, MD
Patricia Shuster
Audrey White
Robert Boyd, Honorary Member

Planning Committee

Chair:

James Callahan, Esq., Trustee

Members:

Carolyn Garretson
Shawn Harrington, MD
Paula Hunter
Leslie Lewis
Daniel P. Perli, MD, CMO
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Michael Shea
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO
Iris Waitt

Quality Council

Chair:

Ed Madigan, Trustee

Members:

Kedaari Anant, MD
Brian Earnshaw, RN, BSN
Carolyn D. Garretson
Janet Kennedy
Denise Lord, RN, BSN, VP of Organizational Performance
Ed Madigan
Barbara McIntosh, RN, CNO
Greg Neilley, MD
Daniel P. Perli, MD, CMO
Melanie Presnell, APRN
Julie Quinn, RN
Linda Roche
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO

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Jaime Conley, CPA
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO
Jamie Trowbridge

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Paul Faber, Immediate Past Chair
Linda Roche, Vice Chair
Iris Waitt, Clerk
Terrence McNamara, DO Medical Staff President
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO

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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:

Daniel Osgood, Co-Chair
Daniel Perli, MD, Co-Chair

Members:

Lydia Bailey
Nathaniel Brown, APRN-PMH
Michael Greenough
Karen Langley, LICSW
Denise Lord, RN, BS, MS
Tom Mullins
Robin Murphy
Kaitlyn Priest, RN
Vicky Rank
Cynthia K. McGuire, FACHE, CEO & President (Adhoc)

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Paula Hunter

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Linda Roche, Vice Chair
Cassie Clark, CPA, Treasurer
Iris Waitt, Clerk
James Callahan, Esq.
Paul Faber, Immediate Past Chair
Terrence McNamara, DO
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO

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Cassie Clark, CPA

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James Callahan, Esq.
Paul Faber, Immediate Past Chair
Steve Kim
Gregory Kriebel, MD
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO

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Steve Kim

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Thomas Bator
Ashley Concha Vera
Paul Faber
Tom Frazier
Vennie Sadasivan
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Charles Seigel, MD
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO

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Deborah Roody

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Karen Clement
Gerald DeBonis, MD
Robert Edwards
Janet Grant
Catherine Gray
David Hedstrom, DDS
Marilynne Hedstrom
Owen Houghton
Michael Lindberg, MD
Norman Makechnie, Esq.
Byron Niederhelman
Melanie Presnell, APRN
Charles Seigel, MD
Patricia Shuster
Audrey White
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James Callahan, Esq., Trustee

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Carolyn Garretson
Shawn Harrington, MD
Paula Hunter
Leslie Lewis
Daniel P. Perli, MD, CMO
Richard Scheinblum, President & CEO
Michael Shea
Rochelle Sokol, CFO & COO
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Ed Madigan, Trustee

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Brian Earnshaw, RN, BSN
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Janet Kennedy
Denise Lord, RN, BSN, VP of Organizational Performance
Ed Madigan
Barbara McIntosh, RN, CNO
Greg Neilley, MD
Daniel P. Perli, MD, CMO
Melanie Presnell, APRN
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