CONWAY — White Mountain Community Health Center was awarded a grant of $27,000 from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to buy telemedicine equipment.
Health center officials say the ability to have primary care visits over the phone or video chats has been critical during the pandemic, allowing the health center to continue to provide important health services to patients while minimizing the risk of spreading the COVID-19.
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