WHITEFIELD — North Country Healthcare has announced it will be offering a new round of community outreach to the residents it serves by hosting a series of open houses in May, where attendees can meet with NCH leaders, participate in tours of the facilities at respective locations and get a “behind-the-scenes look” at the hospitals, a statement from the non-profit health-care system said Monday.
The dates of the upcoming meet-and-greets and listening sessions were announced on the same day that facilitator New Hampshire Listens released a report on information and insights gleaned from the winter 2026 sessions between hospital professionals and administrators, residents, patients and others interested in health care throughout northern New Hampshire.
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