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Why do Glengarry Memorial Hospital donors care enough to give? What is it about our hospital that makes it special according to the physicians, nurses and other experts who work there? What is our story as told by the people who are at the centre of it?

  • Dr. Sara Farmer

    Dr. Sara Farmer grew up in Richmond Hill north of Toronto and did her residency in Ottawa. Today she ‘s an emergency physician at Glengarry Memorial Hospital. And she raises chickens.

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  • Darlene Shepherd

    Darlene Shepherd has lived in Alexandria since she was a young teenager. And she’s never looked back. At one time she was employed by Glengarry Transport and Public Health. Then Alexandria Moulding for 14 years where she was the CIO (Chief Information Officer). Today, she’s a bright light of support and giving to her hospital…

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  • Jessica Duperron

    I’m a Medical Radiation Technologist, says Glengarry native Jessica. What she loves about her community is that everyone steps up for each other. As the eyes of medicine, she also likes using technology to help physicians see inside their patients’ bodies to find a diagnosis.

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  • Zach Chenier

    Having a great, well-equipped hospital close by is good for business owners too. Learn why local business owner Zach Chenier ‘threw a party’ for the hospital last year and plans to do an even bigger event this year.

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