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At the age of 16 Kim began nursing at a Long-Term Care facility in Owen Sound. Her family made the move Orangeville in 1981 and she began working at Fountain View Retirement Home which eventually became Avalon Retirement Lodge.

On March 17, 2020, when COVID-19 was declared an emergency in the Province, our hospital mobilized quickly to ensure that anyone entering our building would be safe and protected. This meant limiting the access points to the hospital as well to two entrances. Screening desks and a whole process to manage the flow of people was set-up.

After graduating high school, Dawn went on to complete an Office Administration Legal Course. She worked in that field for a short time but soon found that it wasn’t her calling. She went back to school for Medical Office Administration.

9-1-1 dispatch received a call that an elderly woman may have had suffered a stroke at home; her daughter had returned home from work to check on her mother when she sounded delirious and confused on the phone.