CONWAY — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas visited the Memorial Hospital COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the former Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center in North Conway on Friday, April 2, to tour the facility and learn how the local hospital is weathering the pandemic.
Memorial Hospital President Art Mathisen said he announced the congressman’s visit in a meeting that mornin,g and staff were pleased to have him visit.
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