Supervisors approve Black History Month and Holocaust proclamations; hospital official clarifies North Country bankruptcy support
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The board unanimously approved proclamations for National Black History Month and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In call to the public, Colleen Maring of Northern Arizona Healthcare clarified that NAH is distinct from North Country Healthcare and described loans and support provided amid North Country's bankruptcy.
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors approved two ceremonial proclamations during the Jan. 27 meeting: a proclamation designating February 2026 as National Black History Month and a proclamation designating Jan. 27, 2026 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Both items were read aloud by local representatives, moved and seconded by supervisors, and adopted unanimously.
Before the proclamations the board held a call-to-the-public period. Colleen Maring, chief people officer for Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH), used her three-minute slot to respond to recent press coverage about North Country Healthcare. Maring stressed that "NIH is different from NorthCountry" (as stated in the record) and explained that NAH and other local partners had provided loans and interim funds to help North Country through bankruptcy, and that NAH hopes a new federally qualified health center operator will run North Country's clinics soon. Maring asked constituents and supervisors to direct questions to questions@nahealth.com and offered to meet privately with elected officials.
Board chair Patrice Horstman and supervisors made brief comments in support of both proclamations and thanked the readers for organizing community programs and lesson plans tied to each commemoration. The board recorded each proclamation approval by voice vote with no dissent.
