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Posted April 08. 2013 3:49PM

Ayotte suggests AVH as North Country veterans hospital

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BERLIN � U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte has raised the possibility of Androscoggin Valley Hospital providing in-patient hospital care to North Country veterans through a contract with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

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