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Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland honored its staff this month for their efforts in caring for the 36 additional residents brought in as a result of the March 14 tornado in Winchester. Pictured above at right, Tonya Nunez Smith, regional director of operations for Magnolia Health Systems, speaks to staff and residents at Persimmon Ridge on April 4. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

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Flood of residents from Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation came to Portland’s Persimmon Ridge following March 14 tornado

Getting an influx of patients at that level all in one night doesn’t happen, noted Melinda Hodgson, administrator and executive director at Persimmon Ridge. But addressing the need for beds and shelter, Portland’s facility opened its doors.

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