Therapeutic garden

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Norton Community Hospital has opened a new therapy garden as part of its inpatient rehabilitation unit. The hospital foundation spent two years raising $95,000 for the courtyard project, which was recently unveiled at a ribbon-cutting event. It includes a ramp, stairs and uneven surfaces to allow patients to experience these obstacles prior to returning home. A bench in the middle was dedicated in memory of Dr. Ulysses Gonzalez, who practiced in Norton from 1961 to 1999. The garden also has three ginkgo trees dedicated to long-serving hospital board members Buford Sturgill, Robert Leonard and James Manicure. Showing off the garden, left to right, are Norelle Giles, Janet Lyall, Karen Ramey, Brandi Damron, Dr. Matthew Cusano, Leaanna Smith, LeRae Boyd, Elisabeth McElroy, James Reece and Sharon Nixon.


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