Elena Hayes

full name : Elena Victoria Hayes nickname(s) : Lena date of birth : August 9, 1990 parentage: biological mother name, biological father name (passed) siblings: only child significant other: single gender identity : cis female ( she/her ) romantic orientation : panromantic sexual orientation : pansexual occupation : doctor at Carroll Medical Center and Urgent Care

BIOGRAPHY: (highlights)

Doctor at Carroll Medical Center and Urgent Care

Lifelong resident of Manchester Park, returned after medical training

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in childhood, requiring early self-management and medical awareness

Academically gifted; skipped a grade and graduated at the top of her high school class (Class of 2008)

Left town for college and medical school out of state

Known for staying steady during critical medical emergencies

Maintains a complicated history of attempted contact and distance with Ryker

BIOGRAPHY: (full)

Elena Hayes is a 35-year-old physician at Carroll Medical Center and Urgent Care who has spent nearly her entire life in Manchester Park. Born and raised there, she was a quiet academic standout from early childhood, skipping a grade and graduating at the top of her class in 2008 before leaving town to pursue higher education.

Her academic path took her out of state for both college and medical school, where she quickly distinguished herself in high-pressure clinical environments. During her training, she developed a strong interest in emergency and urgent care medicine, drawn to fast-paced settings where quick decision-making and broad medical knowledge were essential. She completed her residency in emergency medicine before making the decision to return to Manchester Park.

Elena’s return home wasn’t originally planned as permanent. It came after she finished her residency and chose to take a position at Carroll Medical Center, a decision influenced by both professional opportunity and unresolved ties to her past. Since returning, she has remained in the same community she grew up in, now serving patients who sometimes remember her as a student or recognize her family name.

Her childhood in Manchester Park was shaped in part by her early diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, which required her to learn medical self-management from a young age. This experience became a defining thread through her adolescence and young adulthood, influencing her eventual decision to pursue medicine.

Outside of her medical career, Elena’s life has largely been marked by movement between education and training institutions, hospital placements, and brief returns home between stages of her medical journey. Those who knew her growing up often note that she was rarely still in one place for long after high school, yet consistently came back to Manchester Park during key transitions in her life.