It seems our Carroll County leadership has had much turmoil since about 2018. For that reason, I'm going to keep this page active from time to time for e-mail updates and calls for action. 


PAST CONCERNS: 
Save our nursing home. Put a trusted community member into the County Commissioner vacancy. This should be an open process with real community input and non-partisan support.  We have a trusted community member with the qualifications to help bring our nursing home out of the darkness.

Dr. Bill Marsh is qualified, he’s served as a county delegate, and Dr. Marsh knows health industry best practices and fiscal prudence. 

We need Dr. Marsh to help us preserve the gem of our Carroll County assets. We need Dr. Marsh to help our elderly, our nurses, and our staff at Mountain View. 

Our nursing home is in real trouble. Financial trouble.  It is in danger of financial collapse.  We cannot keep paying agency staffing for overtime.  We are on the verge of violations, we are working people too hard, they are understaffed and undertrained; and the Union approved raise of $2.50 is not to blame for this financial crisis and will not fix the crisis.  We have beds left empty due to lack of staffing, and elderly citizens who need to be there under the care of licensed medical professionals. 

The current plan the delegation is working on, is to place Amanda Bevard, the ex-Commissioner with an agricultural and public school background into the role.  Bevard was competent during her tenure, but we need more than just competent, we need someone with the skillset and knowledge to solve the nursing home crisis. Bevard has some wonderful assets for our community, but when it comes to health care, Bevard denied medical care to inmates (see links below) and failed to listen to those with knowledge.  

We need someone who has the knowledge of the healthcare industry and a proven track record of saving a community medical facility. We need someone like Dr. Marsh. 

SAVE MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY NURSING HOME
 
Please reach out to the 15 member delegation and let them know we need to appoint a proven leader with real life experience and a track record for supporting Carroll County; knowledge of our health industry is imperative; and sign this petition if you are a registered voter in Carroll County, New Hampshire. 

APPOINT DR. BILL MARSH as COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Tom Buco
tombuco@yahoo.com

David Paige
david.paige@leg.state.nh.us

Steve Woodcock
stevewoodcock.rep@gmail.com

Anita Burroughs
anitadburr@gmail.com

Chris McAleer
chrismac4nh@yahoo.com

Richard Brown
rrbrown@me.com

Karel A. Crawford
karel.crawford@leg.state.nh.us

Lino Avellani
lino.avellani@leg.state.nh.us

Michael Belcher
mikebelcher4nh@protonmail.com

Jonathan Smith
jhsmithnh5@gmail.com

John MacDonald
John.MacDonald@leg.state.nh.us

Katy Peternel
katy.peternel@leg.state.nh.us

Glenn Cordelli
glenn.cordelli@leg.state.nh.us

Michael Costable, Jr.
mjrcostable@gmail.com

Mark McConkey
mrkmcconkey@gmail.com

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DR. BILL MARSH’S CREDENTIALS:

Trustee Huggins Hospital 2004-2023 

• Two five year terms as Huggins’ Corporate Treasurer, supervising operations and endowment, and responsible for operating and capital budget.
• One term as Huggins’ Corporate Secretary.
• Twice instrumental in replacing the Huggins Hospital CEO.
• Chaired the Huggins’ Finance Committee when policies were put in place to reverse operational losses. 
• Spearheaded efforts to affiliate Huggins with Granite One Health.

NH State Representative, Carroll County 8, December 2016 - 2022

• Vice chair, Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee
• Member, Governor’s Economic ReOpening Taskforce
• Member, State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan Advisory Council  
•  Chair, NH Rare Disease Advisory Council
• Chair, Commission to Study Testing for Lyme and other Tick Borne Diseases
•  Chair, Committee to Study Direct Primary Care
• Vice Chair, Commission to Study Telehealth services 
• Vice chair, HB 264 Commission resulting in HB1822 (signed into law 6/8/18)
   

Vice chair, Carroll County Delegation

Executive Committee, 2019-2021

Nursing Home subcommittee, 2017- 2021 

Moderator, Town of Brookfield, 2010 - 2022

Health Officer, Town of Brookfield, 2002 – 2022

Alternate Public Member, Prescription Drug Affordability Board

Graduate of Dartmouth College, 1979, Cum Laude, major in Biochemistry 

Graduate of Dartmouth Medical School, 1982

Internship in Internal Medicine, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 1983 Residency in Ophthalmology, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse NY,

1986 Certified American Board of Ophthalmology 

Operated William M Marsh MD as a solo medical practice 1986-1988 and 1999-2016 Operated Carroll County Eye Care as a partnership 1988-1999

Medical Staff Huggins Hospital, 1986-2016

Multiple staff offices including President of Medical Staff and Chief, Dept of Surgery

Medical Staff Memorial Hospital 1988-1999

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Here are links to articles on Amanda Bevard's medical experience:

https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/bevard-accused-of-stonewalling-public/article_02543b3a-0633-11ea-9664-43a88092d9dc.html

https://apnews.com/article/0b83c2fdf8d84cb08b8197352f867b5a

Do we really want to spend our county resources getting caught up in litigation with the ACLU?

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Please encourage our Representatives to make this process non-partisan, and  open to all Carroll County citizens for public input.... and even create a hiring committee to find the best person for the job.  

Thank you! 
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