Background
Carr, Bernard Francis was born on July 13, 1919 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Daniel and Marjorie Veronica (Gallagher) Carr.
Carr, Bernard Francis was born on July 13, 1919 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Daniel and Marjorie Veronica (Gallagher) Carr.
Graduate, Rockland Eastern State Hospital School Nursing, 1942; Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1949; Master of Business Administration in Hospital Administration, University of Chicago, 1951; student, Western State University College Law, 1981-1982.
Commissioned, United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1945;
administrative resident, Indiana U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1950-1951;
administrative assistant, Indiana U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1951-1952;
assistant administrator, Indiana U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1952-1953;
superintendent, Altoona (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1953-1972;
administrator, South Coast Community Hospital, South Laguna, California, 1972-1978;
administrator, Bedford (Virginia) County Memorial Hospital, 1978-1979;
executive director, South Coast Community Hospital Foundation, 1976-1977;
director, secretary-treasurer, Bedford Memorial Hospital Foundation, 1978-1979;
regional manager, California, Charter Medical Corporation, Macon, Georgia, 1978-1981;
division manager, California, Charter Medical Corporation, California, 1981-1984;
administrator, chief Executive officer, Kellogg Psychiat (Charter Hospital), Corona, California, 1981-1982;
president, chief Executive officer, New Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) International Airport Hospital, 1980-1981;
associate director corporate quality assurance, director physician relations, Charter Medical Corporation, 1981-1984. Committeman Hospital Council Southern California, 1981. Coordinator home nursing service Kimberly Quality Svc.
, Costa Mesa, California, 1992-1996.
Member Altoona Redevelopment Authority, 1964-1970, vice chairman, 1966-1970. Executive committee Coordinating Council on Continuing Education in Health Care Systems, Pennsylvania State University, 1971-1973. Member Blair County Child Welfare, Blair County Society for Crippled Children advisory boards, 1965-1972.
Blair County Human Development Task Force. Member technical advisory committee Altoona Community Renewal Program, 1971-1973. Fund raising chairman Bedford area Piedmont division American Heart Association, 1978, White House Council on Aged.
Served at naval aviation cadet, 1943-1945. Cadet regimental Commander Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, Chapel Hill, Glenview National Academy of Sciences, Pensacola, Florida and Corpus Christi, Texas 1st lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1945-1952.
Fellow American College Nursing Home Administrators, American College Health Care Executives (life). Member American Public Health Association, American Hospital Association (life, delegate since 1970, regional advisory board, council hospital schools nursing 1968-1972), California Hospital Association, Virginia Hospital Association (committees), Hospital Association Pennsylvania (vice president 1969-1970, president-elect 1970-1971, president 1971-1972), National League for Nursing (agency representative since 1959), American Health Care Association, Virginia Health Care Association, Association Mental Health Administrators, Hospital Finance Management Association, National Council Community Hospitals, Roanoke Area Hospital Council, Laguna Beach Chamber of C. (director), Veterans of Foreign Wars (Saddleback Valley, El Toro chapter, life, quartermaster since 2000, post Commander 2001-2002), United States Marine Corps 1st Division Association, Marine Corps League (life), Order of Cootie (life), Rotary (president elect Bedford 1979-1980, president South-Laguna-Niguel 1976-1977), First Marine Division Association, American College Health Care Executives(life).
Married Mary Ann Reiss, December 30, 1945. Children: Bernard, Cathy, Irene, Patricia, Mary Annual.