CONWAY — Memorial Hospital officials rolled out plans for “unification” of the 11 MaineHealth member facilities to a crowd of about 170 people Wednesday at the Red Jacket Mountain View in North Conway.
The proposal, which would have to be approved by nine of the 11 members, would bring them all under a single board. Currently, each member has its own board.
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