Windsor, VT – Dartmouth Health’s Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) announces the recent graduation of the 2024 Daring to Care program cohort. Daring to Care is a seven-week student volunteer program offered throughout the summer for high school juniors and seniors in the Upper Valley area who are interested in a career in healthcare.
This year’s graduates included Hannah Gardner, Camden Gramling, Latisha Gibson, Eve McLaughlin, Jane Stout and Ali Daigle. Each were presented with certificates of completion in August.
“Congratulations to the six outstanding graduates of our Daring to Care program,” said MAHHC Chief Nursing Officer Amy Visser-Lynch, MSN-ED, RN, CENP. “Their hard work and hands-on experience have not only strengthened their career prospects by offering invaluable insight into the rewarding field of healthcare, but it has also enriched their lives by seeing firsthand how serving patients and connecting with your community can truly make a difference.”
Daring to Care volunteers learn firsthand what it’s like to work in the hospital environment by helping patients every day. Following 15 hours of classroom work, students then have the opportunity to volunteer for rotations in different departments throughout MAHHC. The experience and skills student-volunteers gain are impressive additions to their resumes and college applications.
About Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is a not-for-profit community-based, critical access hospital in Windsor, VT. It also includes the Historic Homes of Runnemede, a senior residential care campus in Windsor, as well as the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock, VT. MAHHC provides primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed, fully modernized 10-bed acute rehabilitation center. MAHHC is dedicated to improving the lives of those it serves, and is at the hub of a wide network of community resources that have partnered to cover gaps in services and improve overall population health. Learn more at mtascutneyhospital.org.