The Buzz Online

In the spotlight: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Connected Care and Center for Telehealth has partnered with MDLIVE to launch D-HH Virtual Urgent Care. Rather than traveling to an emergency room or urgent care clinic, people needing non-emergency care can connect with a provider by phone or video on laptops or mobile devices. The service provides 24/7 access to urgent care by fully licensed providers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock, with back-up coverage by MDLIVE-affiliated physicians.

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Northeast Credit Union in Portsmouth named Greta Burgess as the new branch manager of their Portsmouth Naval Shipyard location.

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Androscoggin Valley Hospital, a North Country Healthcare partner, hired Dr. Alex Iorga to its emergency department. He most recently served as supervising physician at Harlem Hospital, a Level II Trauma Center.

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The Board of Trustees of Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. hired Herbert (Herb) S. Carpenter as executive director. He brings more than 35 years of management and leadership experience and has served as a trustee for the organization since 2006.

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Bank of New Hampshire promoted Nancy O’Connor to assistant vice president – retail lending processing/post closing manager. She joined Bank of New Hampshire in 2012 as a Mortgage Loan Processor

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Seacoast Dermatology PLLC hired dermatologist Robert D. Gordon, MD as the most recent addition to its local dermatology practices. Gordon is accepting new patients at the Exeter and Portsmouth locations.

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NHTrust has made a gift of $2,000 in support of the Tomie dePaola Art Education Fund at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. The fund was established the to support art education for young people of all backgrounds.

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NHTI – Concord’s Community College is thrilled to accept the donation of an ultrasound imaging system from Exeter Hospital, a long-standing supporter of NHTI’s sonography education. The hospital also serves as a clinical site for the sonography program.

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XMA Corporation, an RF component manufacturer in Manchester, promoted Peter Richard to the newly created role of general manager. Through his 15 years at XMA, Richard has filled many positions and has been a core contributor to our company’s continued development.

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Memorial Hospital in North Conway Peter Murphy, MD as a new primary care physician. During the coronavirus pandemic, Murphy transitioned to telehealth and acute care services, including staffing a field hospital, specifically to assist patients living in homeless shelters hit hard by COVID-19.