Reta Lalonde is retiring after 35 and-a-half years at Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH).
In a media release, she says she won’t really be leaving “her family” during this extraordinary time.
“I chose my retirement date long before COVID-19 arrived. I’m saying farewell, but I will definitely be back to help out.”
According to the release, Lalonde arrived at WDMH more than three decades ago with three of her nursing school classmates from St. Lawrence College in Cornwall. Most of her career has been on the Medical/Surgical Unit as she loves caring for surgical patients. Lalonde worked in Obstetrics for about 15 years and also enjoyed teaching future caregivers. Some of the students she helped train are now working at WDMH.
Lalonde says coming back on a casual basis in the future is the right thing to do and she’s known some of her colleagues longer than her own children.
The hospital wishes Lalonde fond farewells.
