CONWAY — Tricia Costigan, the new president of MaineHealth Memorial Hospital, brings a wealth of experience in health care and a vision focused on patient care. Not only that, she’s a mom, a Mainer and a military veteran who loves the outdoors.
Costigan, who most recently worked as president of Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville, Maine, moved to the valley with her husband, Tony Costigan, in mid-March, and said she feels at home here.
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