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Dr. Curtis Smith has recently joined the medical staff at Weeks Medical Center in the position of Hospitalist. A Hospitalist provides medical care for patients who are admitted to the hospital. They also stay in close contact with the patient’s primary physician. In this role, Dr. Smith joins current Hospitalist, Dr. Stephen Regan, increasing coverage at Weeks to seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dr. Smith is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He graduated from the University of Louisville, School of Medicine and did his Residency at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME. He comes to Weeks from Penobscot Bay Medical Center where he was Chief, Division of Hospitalist Medicine. Previous to that, he practiced family medicine in Warren, ME and Camden, ME.

“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Smith to Weeks,” said Scott Howe, CEO. “More and more, hospitals are relying on Hospitalists, in conjunction with primary care physicians, to provide important in-patient care. Dr. Smith has an extensive background as a Hospitalist and family care physician and is a welcome addition to our medical staff.”

Weeks Medical Center is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital that serves the North Country towns of New Hampshire and Vermont. The hospital also provides home health services based in Lancaster and has physician offices in Lancaster, Whitefield and Groveton. Weeks offers 24-hour Emergency Room services; comprehensive rehabilitation services; and a highly respected Cancer Care department. The hospital is located at 173 Middle Street in Lancaster and can be reached at 603-788-4911.