Art Mathisem

Memorial Hospital President Art Mathisen talks to community leaders in a Zoom meeting in December 2020. (SCREEN SHOT)

CONWAY — By March 9, 2020, a novel coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — was gaining a foothold in North America.

Memorial Hospital in North Conway had already spent several weeks reviewing the hospital’s readiness for a pandemic, staffing, and other key resources. It was that day, March 9, that Memorial President Art Mathisen officially placed the hospital in an emergency status.

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