CONWAY — MaineHealth Urgent Care — North Conway held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the MaineHealth system’s newest facility.
Among the clinical staff on hand were Medical Director Dr. Alicia Faller, Director of Operations Candy Gifford and Dr. Kimberly Goodwin, who works at both the clinic and in MaineHealth Memorial Hospital’s emergency department.
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