CONWAY — The new CEO of MaineHealth, Andy Mueller, visited North Conway last Friday to review operations at Memorial Hospital, the health system’s only New Hampshire hospital.
While in town, Mueller paid a visit to the Sun, along with Memorial Hospital President Art Mathisen, for a discussion of where things stand today and what the future holds for MaineHealth.
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