Community Conversations with North Country Healthcare

North Country Healthcare (NCH) will continue its Community Conversation series with a listening session held on September 29, 2026 at Weeks Medical Center. Community members are encouraged to attend the sessions to share their perspectives and experiences with local healthcare, providing valuable input that will inform organizational planning.

“Healthcare works best when we listen to the people who rely on it every day,” said NCH CEO Tom Mee. “In the spring listening sessions, we heard about unnecessary barriers to accessing laboratory services at NCH. We examined the issue and ultimately eliminated the need for appointments for most lab services. We look forward to having these types of constructive conversations with our communities.”

The listening session will take place on September 29, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Weeks Medical Center conference room on the lower level. Refreshments will be served.

Registrations are appreciated but not required. Register by visiting https://bit.ly/NCHListens. All are welcome. A virtual meeting link is forthcoming for those who would like to attend but cannot make it to Weeks Medical Center. Please register for the event to receive the meeting link. For more information, please visit northcountryhealth.org/nch-listens or email [email protected].

We also want to be clear about our commitment. North Country Healthcare was built on the belief that our hospitals and services are stronger together. Our goal remains to keep each of our hospitals, as well as our home health and hospice services, open, strong, and providing excellent, integrated care close to home. That work requires discipline, transparency, and long-term planning, especially in a rural healthcare environment facing workforce shortages, financial pressures, and increasing complexity. It also requires partnership.

The Community Conversations reminded us that the North Country cares deeply about its healthcare system. That shared commitment is something to build on. We are grateful for this level of engagement, and we hope it continues. Please keep joining us, keep asking questions, and keep sharing your perspective. Strong rural healthcare depends on strong relationships, and that means staying in conversation with one another.

If you feel something has not been answered, or if additional questions arise, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We look forward to continuing this work together and strengthening the health of our communities.