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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: A STEERING COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED TO ASSIST NORTHERN ROCKIES MEDICAL CENTER IN CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTING VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND POPULATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. (EX. PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE UNDERSERVED - LOW INCOME, UNDERINSURED, ELDERLY, YOUTH, AND TRIBAL/AMERICAN INDIAN) CAME TOGETHER IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE GROUP INCLUDED A MEMBERS OF THE GLACIER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GLACIER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, GLACIER CARE CENTER, PASTORAL COUNCIL, CUT BANK TRAILS, OPPORTUNITIES INC, AND EMPLOYEES OF NORTHERN ROCKIES MEDICAL CENTER (CEO, CFO, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMP SPECIALIST, DIRECTOR OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES), ETC.</ExplanationTxt>
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