(Las Vegas, Nev.) – The Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) is pleased to announce Mark McBride has returned to NDVS in a new capacity as Deputy Director of Healthcare Services for the Department. Mr. McBride was a previous administrator at the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home. He brings 21 years of experience in the healthcare industry to NDVS, including 11 years as a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility administrator.
As NDVS Deputy Director of Healthcare Services, Mr. McBride’s duties include overseeing Nevada’s two State Veterans Homes; the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home in Sparks and the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City. He will also manage the Department’s health and wellness programs including the Suicide Prevention Programs, Healthcare Champions Exposure Risk Initiatives, as well as special trainings to include areas of Military Sexual Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease, and outreach to caregivers and survivors. He will also oversee the Veterans in Care (VIC) recognition program that seeks to recognize and honor veterans and spouses of veterans living in communitybased assisted living or skilled nursing care facilities. The VIC program also connects these veterans to benefits earned through U.S. military service.
Mr. McBride holds a degree in Business Administration/Linguistics from Northern Arizona University and a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has also been consistent in supporting and/or signing the VA contract into each facility that he has led, demonstrating his continued commitment to serve our Nations heroes. Prior to his experience in long-term care administration, Mark spent a decade serving as a clinical pharmaceutical representative, with an emphasis on geriatric care.
He lives in Sparks with his wife, Shawna. They have three children: Jade, Ryan, and Owen. His son, Ryan is currently serving in the U.S. Navy as an E-3 Corpsman. Mr. McBride’s father, Wayne, was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Mr. McBride will assume the position of Deputy Director of Healthcare Services immediately.
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