Meet Your Hospital Board Members - Colleen Martin, Part II

Written By The Mountain Eagle on 8/3/25 | 8/3/25

By Matthew Avitabile

We are continuing the second part of our interview with Margaretville Hospital Board member Colleen Martin from two weeks ago.

“With the Big Beautiful Bill, WMC is continuing to review. WMC is waiting to see how New York State will respond and what the impact will be. Each state will be impacted differently and we hope for the best possible outcome,” she said.

“All of this would not be possible without the dedicated staff in every department in both the Hospital and the Nursing Home next door,” Martin said. “We now have a local Executive Director, Michael Hochman, who grew up in Ulster County and is very committed, along with WMC, to rural health care.”

“We are seeing great changes,” she said.

Martin said that her favorite part of being on the board is demonstrating her love for the community and being able to contribute in a field that she has served in for decades.

“I want the Hospital to succeed.”