Now, more than ever, the health and wellbeing of North Country residents and visitors is of concern, as is the immense burden on our incredible team of providers, nurses and support staff. For the past several weeks, North Country Healthcare hospitals (Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Weeks Medical Center), have seen increasing numbers of patients requiring an inpatient bed due to their extreme sickness or deteriorating condition.
NCH officials warned of this “second wave” of patients over a year ago, citing the fact that many patients were opting to forgo routine or preventative health during the pandemic. Although our facilities always stand ready to serve everyone, the ability for us to transfer patients who require more critical care has become compromised, as hospitals within and beyond Coos County many times lack the capacity to accept patients.
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