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Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia announced furloughs of up to 600 workers this week. (COURTESY LACONIA DAILY SUN)

LACONIA — Lakes Regional Healthcare is furloughing about 600 people for as long as four months as it struggles to cope with the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, LRGH President and CEO Kevin Donovan said Friday. Emergency medicine, critical care and COVID-19 services will remain open.

Gov. Chris Sununu said in an afternoon news conference that LRGH would receive a $5.25 million, zero-interest loan that will allow the hard-pressed system to stay open with its remaining workforce.

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