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North Valley Hospital is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit general medicine and surgical Critical Access Hospital located in Whitefish, Montana. It is a state-designated community trauma center that serves Whitefish and the broader community of Flathead and Lincoln County. The hospital's chief executive officer is Kevin Abel, and it is affiliated with Kalispell Regional Healthcare. It is a member of the Planetree Alliance.
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- ↑ "Mission Mountain Railroad". Watco. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "A railroad on a mission". Flathead Beacon, November 11, 2016. November 11, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana" . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Glacier Rail Park" . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Kalispell Saying Goodbye to Original Downtown Railroad Route". Flathead Beacon, January 19, 2017. January 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "BNSF Railway Takes Back Track to Kalispell". April 3, 2020.