Guardian Angels
Meet Our Guardian Angels
The Almonte General Hospital team is comprised of over 500 dedicated healthcare professionals and support staff and a multitude of devoted volunteers. Many of you have had a member of the AGH team provide you, or a loved one, with extraordinary care or service in Almonte General Hospital, Fairview Manor or Lanark County Paramedic Service.
We cherish your stories and written notes of gratitude for the care, comfort and kindness provided by a member of the AGH team. While our staff members are grateful for your words of thanks, you asked us for a way to offer special acknowledgement to those outstanding medical staff, caregivers, support staff, co-workers and volunteers. We listened and created the Guardian Angel Program.
Nominate a Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel Program offers you the opportunity to recognize a member of the AGH team who has touched your life in a significant way. To nominate your Angel please complete a nomination form and return to the Foundation office.
To learn more about the Guardian Angel program contact the Foundation office at 613-256-2514 ext. 2610, or email Cheryl Moore at cmoore@agh-fvm.com
Pam Murphy, Director of Resident Care Angel
There are not many hours in a day when Pam is not on duty. Her extensive experience is reflected in her daily dealings with everything from the ordinary to crisis’. Pam is someone to be counted on…even if it’s to jump in and change a dressing. “Pam is...
Lisa McPhail, CSR Technician Angel
Lisa McPhail is known to many as our CSR tech who has worked at AGH for 33 years. She also dedicated many hours to the Staff Association for the last 14 years. Lisa has recently stepped down as Vice President and Louise and I would like to thank her for...
Rita Munro, Volunteer Angel
Rita has been a volunteer at the Physiotherapy Department for the last 15 years. Rita is very committed to her role in the Physiotherapy Department. She is meticulous in her work and trains other volunteers to be the same. She has excellent initiative and...
Heather White & Kate Gahan, Angels
These two amazing women were nominated by Christina Glover who wrote; "There were times during this GAIN Project where the pressure was high and energy levels dwindling. These two were always supportive and we never gave up as a team to make sure we could...
Tina McLelland, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Angel
The individual who nominated Tina wishes to remain anonymous as they feel their observations and appreciation for Tina is shared by many others. Tina was seen lugging a heavy table and setting up a display for St. Patrick’s Day activities. She was laughing...
Heather White, Accounts Payable Angel
Heather White, who has been working at AGH for over 31 years, is a dedicated, hardworking staff member who cares deeply about the Organization and the people she works with. She goes above and beyond her every day workload and is well liked by her peers....
Doctor Graeme McKillop
Mrs. Gordena Solowjew (93) and her daughter Nancy and daughter-in-law Cathie recently presented Dr. Graeme McKillop with a Guardian Angel pin as their way of thanking him for all the years he took such great care of Gordena. Dr. McKillop took over her care...
Doctor Matthew Tiffany, Angel
Dr. Tiffany came to Almonte at the age of two. He attended St. Mary’s and Almonte High School, went to Montreal to do his under graduate studies in Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University, completed his medical studies in Grenada and New York and did...
Sheila Lefebvre, Recreation Therapist Angel
Sheila has been a Full-time Recreation Therapist at Fairview Manor for the last 26 years. She can be described as outgoing, thoughtful and caring. She goes above and beyond every single day giving 110% of her time and energy in everything she does. On...
Mary Davies, Physiotherapist Angel
Connie Reitsma was determined to get better. A serious hamstring injury wasn’t going to keep her down for long so she decided to investigate physiotherapy to help with the healing process. As if the leg injury wasn’t bad enough, Connie had developed Benign...
Doctor Heather Ambramenko, Angel
When the name Dr. Heather Ambramenko is mentioned, the words dedicated, amazing, fantastic and wonderful are sure to follow. It is no surprise to her co-workers that seven years after his wife's passing, Lionel Easton still sings Dr. Ambramenko's praises...
Harriet Soudant, Registered Nurse Angel
"Just talking to her makes you feel healed" said Lionel Easton. Harriet is a person who stands out in the memory of Lionel as a compassionate, caring person who gave his very sick wife comfort in the Emergency room over 7 years ago. So much so that he...