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December 28, 2015
Barbara Reese, a registered nurse at the Day Kimball Medical Group Pediatrics practice in Plainfield, has been named Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) employee of the month for December.
Reese, whose...
December 15, 2015
Employees at the Frito Lay distribution and manufacturing plant in Dayville presented Gene Michael Deary, one of the founding members of the DKH Deary Memorial Cancer Fund, with a check for an $1,800...
December 15, 2015
It has now been one year since the DKH Family Advocacy Programs - WIC, Nurturing Families, Healthy Start and Wendy’s Place - were able to come together in one space to more effectively serve the...
December 11, 2015
Holidays are usually a time for family gatherings and special occasions. However when someone you love has died, everything becomes different. How do you celebrate when your loved one is no longer...
December 9, 2015
At a press event held today at Day Kimball Hospital, State Senator Mae Flexer (D-Killingly) and state Representatives Daniel Rovero (D-Killingly) and Christine Rosati-Randall (D-Killingly) announced...
December 8, 2015
After more than 25 years of raising funds to help Northeast Connecticut residents prevent and fight cancer, the founders of the Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) Deary Memorial Cancer Fund are passing the...
November 30, 2015
L to R: DKH President and CEO Robert E. Smanik and Marjolaine and Steven Townsend unveil a commemorative plaque in the Townsend Emergency Medical Center at Day Kimball Hospital that honors the...
November 25, 2015
Recognized for Providing Comfort, Guidance and Leadership, Bamber Also Continues a Family History of Caring at Day Kimball
Rachel Bamber LCSW, has been named employee of the month for November at...
November 17, 2015
DKH is Only Acute Care Hospital in CT to Achieve Zero Adverse Events in 2014, One of Only Five in Last Five Years
A recently released report from the CT Department of Public Health (DPH) that...
November 6, 2015
Marie Lillibridge of Woodstock was married to her husband Robert for 22 years. She worked for Smith Mechanical of Webster as a bookkeeper and was a long-time employee of Rawley Plumbing in...
November 5, 2015
Dr. Seldom Burdon Overlock was a tall, imposing man. He also had a big heart.
The gift he left to Day Kimball upon his death in 1934 is an important legacy, enhancing services provided at our...
November 3, 2015
Now One of Eight CT Behavioral Health Clinics to Provide Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention
Day Kimball Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic is now one of just eight...
October 27, 2015
The Daughters of Penelope Asteria Chapter of Danielson recently made a generous donation of baby clothes, blankets, booties, and bibs to the Birthing Center at Day Kimball Hospital, all purchased by...
October 26, 2015
Patient Access Representative Has a Knack for Putting People at Ease
Often when walking into a hospital people feel rushed, lost, worried, or any number of other feelings. But when greeted by...
October 22, 2015
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Head lice: a common childhood affliction that, though more a nuisance than a health hazard, still strikes...
October 14, 2015
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is inviting area women to “Stop and Pink” about their own breast health during a Breast Health Event at the Day Kimball...
October 13, 2015
Day Kimball Hospital has been granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) for its Community Cancer Program. The...
October 9, 2015
Governor Malloy announced today that he will restore 95% of the small hospital appropriation to the six hospitals in the state that qualify for that funding including Day Kimball Hospital, a part of...
October 8, 2015
Determined to continue the fight to provide high-quality health care to the people of Northeast Connecticut, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) today announced a series of cost-cutting measures designed to...
October 6, 2015
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Day Kimball Healthcare President and CEO Robert Smanik and Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Graham talk with WINY Radio's Paul Coutu about the Governor's unprecedented cuts to...
October 5, 2015
Severe and unexpected cuts by the state of Connecticut to Medicaid payments have affected progress Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) and Hartford HealthCare (HHC) were making toward a strategic...
September 30, 2015
Nancy Cole of Brooklyn has been named Employee of the Month at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) for September, 2015. A patient service representative, Cole has served patients at the same primary care...
September 25, 2015
**UPDATE, 10/9/2015**
Governor Malloy has restored a small portion of hospital funding. However, it is not enough to relieve the need for DKH to continue with cuts to staff and operations. Read the...
September 23, 2015
Significant Reductions in Services, Staffing Unavoidable if Funding is Not Restored
Take action. Tell Gov. Malloy to restore hospital funding now >
Just three months after community members and...
September 15, 2015
Third-born of seven siblings, Timothy Monahan is the physician in the group, eventually studying dermatology. But before he went to medical school, Dr. Monahan was in the Army for 20 years, spending...
September 3, 2015
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) will host its annual Cancer Survivorship Day from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, at Day Kimball Hospital, Fields Conference Rooms, 320 Pomfret...
September 2, 2015
Staff at Day Kimball Healthcare, with help and guidance from the artists at Artique – a Paint Bar in Putnam, have been volunteering their time to paint one mural of a local landmark each month for...
August 27, 2015
Robert Andrews of Pomfret Named DKH Employee of the Month
Robert “Bob” Andrews of Pomfret has been selected as Employee of the Month at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) for August, 2015 by his peers. ...
August 25, 2015
Breastfeeding is a beautiful and natural thing, but it comes as a surprise to many women that it's not always easy at first. That's why at Day Kimball Hospital, we uphold the World Health...
August 24, 2015
Stephen Lewis spent the majority of the winter of 2015 shoveling his driveway. Like many in the Putnam, CT area, he shoveled for hours in the frigid weather after repeated snowstorms. At first the...
August 11, 2015
I interviewed Chaplain Jonathan Scott with Coordinator for Pastoral Care & Volunteer Services Janet Johnson present, and one of the things I love about doing the 13 Questions series is that we...
August 5, 2015
All Other Services at Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Plainfield Remain Unchanged
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) today announced that it will be moving walk-in services currently located at its...
July 28, 2015
Often, it’s the little things that matter most – a smile, a helping hand, a warm and caring manner. Tammy Ruiz has been offering these qualities to patients and coworkers alike at Day Kimball...
July 16, 2015
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) and Hartford HealthCare (HHC) today announced that they are exploring a strategic partnership that could lead to a formal affiliation.
The Day Kimball Healthcare...
July 13, 2015
Award Recognizes Exceptional Contributions to Healthcare and Community
Dr. Erica Kesselman, gynecologist with Day Kimball Medical Group, was one of just ten healthcare professionals across...
July 2, 2015
Mackenzie Named Day Kimball Healthcare's Employee of the Month for June, 2015
Some things about behavioral health care are universally true, no matter the time or place: it’s critical to the...
July 1, 2015
The Helping Hands Committee at United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) in Dayville has made a $25,000 donation to the Day Kimball Healthcare Deary Memorial Cancer Fund. The gift represents proceeds of the...
June 23, 2015
Aches and pains are very common for the average person this time of year, as many embark on spring cleaning, yard work, home improvement projects and outdoor activities after being more or less...
June 18, 2015
Top to bottom: Aaron Woodman at Husson University; demonstrating the fish is really this big; showing off his guitar skills to niece Kaelynn; and dressing up for date night with Tabitha Bogue.
...
June 12, 2015
After a stroke, people can experience a wide range of difficulties in their day to day activities.But many people don’t realize that speech language pathologists are part of the medical team that can...
June 12, 2015
Full confession. The graphic included with this post took about a dozen rounds of revisions to finalize – and we work in health care. Candidly, we’re hoping (but not 100 percent convinced) it helps...
June 9, 2015
***UPDATE | 6/29/2015***
THANK YOU, NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT
The overall state budget cuts to Day Kimball Healthcare have been eliminated! DKH has been awarded $3 million in additional funding in...
May 27, 2015
Commercial insurance biller named Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Month
The people in a hospital’s billing department are not always the most popular, but what most may not know is that...
May 22, 2015
I am surprised at the number of skin cancers I see every week in Northeast Connecticut. National statistics show Connecticut is among the states with the highest incidence of melanoma, the most...
May 22, 2015
PHOTO (left to right): Colleen Smith, Clinical Coordinator, Day Kimball Hospital Emergency Department, Edie Cardwell, RN, Day Kimball Hospital Emergency Department, Tom Pandolfi, ESGR Vice Chair, ...
May 21, 2015
This is what it looks like when you ask your whole family to take a bite out of lime. I’ve never been so happy to share such an unflattering photo of myself and unbelievably, my husband and daughters...
May 20, 2015
In spring, I start seeing a steady trickle of patients coming in with intensely itchy, raised, red and blistery skin rashes. I can usually confidently diagnosis a poison ivy dermatitis and give the...
May 14, 2015
Senator Mae Flexer and Representatives Daniel Rovero and Mike Alberts attended the “I AM New Day” Pledge Event at Day Kimball Hospital, a service division of Day Kimball Healthcare, to each accept...
May 11, 2015
Members of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at Killingly Intermediate School presented a $1,500 donation for the Day Kimball Healthcare Deary Memorial Cancer Fund to Gene Michael Deary during...
May 10, 2015
Today Janice Jastrzebski is celebrating an important milestone. On this day two years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Seven days later she had a modified radical mastectomy.
To mark...
May 8, 2015
Steven Krzywda is a lifetime resident of Northeast Connecticut with an obvious love for the Quiet Corner. He was born at Day Kimball Hospital, grew up in Danielson, and is now an English professor at...
May 7, 2015
The Board of Directors and members of Northeastern Connecticut Healthcare Credit Union, Inc. (NCHCCU) celebrated a special milestone when they gathered for their annual meeting on April 29 and marked...
May 7, 2015
Every day thousands of Americans present to emergency departments with signs of stroke. Conversely, every day thousands of Americans do not present to emergency departments with the signs of...
May 6, 2015
Congratulations to Our 2015 Nightingale Honorees
Every patient we care for deserves the very best we have to give - every day. The nurses featured here are selected as Nightingale Honorees because...
May 1, 2015
Patient Services Representative named Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Month
Calming. Professional. Organized. Scrupulous attention to detail. Constant smile. Refreshing. Respectful. ...
April 30, 2015
The only Connecticut hospital-based gift shops still run by volunteers
PUTNAM, CONN. – On Tuesday, February 17 the Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital quietly opened its newly renovated and...
April 29, 2015
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This morning two members of the Day Kimball Healthcare leadership team were guests on WINY 1350 AM's The Talk Show with Bob Young to discuss the threats posed to the...
April 22, 2015
Most of us can’t wait for the real spring weather to arrive, but if you suffer from spring-time allergies, you might feel differently! Here's what you need to know to enjoy the season...
April 21, 2015
Physical medicine and rehabilitation can offer amazing benefits for people recovering from surgery or injury, or living with a debilitating illness. But many aren't really aware of what exactly it...
April 21, 2015
Throughout spring and into the summer months of 2015, construction will be ongoing to repair the bridge at the corner of Kennedy Drive and Pomfret Street in Putnam. During this time traffic will be...
April 20, 2015
When your doctor orders a lab test, do you ever wonder where your blood or other specimen goes and what's involved in getting the results? It can be quite a journey, and involves lots of "detective"...
April 19, 2015
It's National Laboratory Professionals Week, a time when the Day Kimball Healthcare family recognizes and thanks our many laboratory staff for the invaluable role they play in caring for our...
April 16, 2015
No one can predict the future. But you can plan for it. This video can help get you started.
Does your family know what your wishes are for care if you become seriously ill? Do they know what...
April 14, 2015
***UPDATE | 6/29/2015***
THANK YOU, NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT
The overall state budget cuts to Day Kimball Healthcare have been eliminated! DKH has been awarded $3 million in additional funding in...
April 13, 2015
***UPDATE | 6/29/2015*** (Scroll down for original content)
THANK YOU, NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT
The overall state budget cuts to Day Kimball Healthcare have been eliminated! DKH has been awarded $3...
April 7, 2015
Today is World Health Day, and the World Health Organization (WHO) is putting this year's focus on food safety. From the food supply chain, to point of sale, to preparation in your kitchen, knowing...
April 6, 2015
Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT2) visited Day Kimball Hospital today to officially deliver a $50,000 grant awarded to Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) by the USDA's Community Facilities Grant...
April 3, 2015
It kinda makes sense that a surgeon would also be someone that loves to fix and build things around the house, right? But what about being into Harleys, Corvettes, a 1936 Ford pickup and going from...
April 3, 2015
He took a left at forestry through biochemistry and then applied to medical school. He married Denise (who now serves on the DKH Woman's Board) and during medical school started a family and had...
April 3, 2015
Dr. R. David McCallum says he’s kinda shy, which may be why he shared with me there’s actually another set of answers to the questions below. (Sorry, I didn’t get all those answers; just "Frozen" and...
April 3, 2015
Melody Cassio started at Day Kimball at 16 years old, working part-time in the dietary department while going to school, and later took the Nurse’s Aide Course offered by Day Kimball. She spent a few...
April 2, 2015
Pledge Completed Ahead of Schedule and Project's Anticipated Completion
Citizens National Bank has contributed the final installment of a $250,000 pledge of support for Day Kimball Healthcare’s...
March 31, 2015
2013 is a year that David and Christine Chenail of Brooklyn, CT will never forget.
Theirs is a story that makes people gape and say, “What are the odds?!” But it wasn’t a question they themselves...
March 26, 2015
OB/GYN Nurse Named Day Kimball Healthcare’s Employee of the Month
Day Kimball Healthcare is currently looking for qualified RNs like Kristen to join our team in a variety of settings across our...
March 16, 2015
I’ve got a confession to make – I’m the Family CHO. And you know what? You might be, too. You’re probably wondering what a Family CHO even is. I’ll get to that, but first I’ll begin by telling you...
March 6, 2015
It really is true that "you are what you eat." Good nutrition provides a strong foundation for overall health. But we know it's not always easy, especially in today's fast-paced world with so many...
February 27, 2015
Mallory Murray has lived in Northeast Connecticut all her life, born and raised in Putnam. And like so many who call this little "quiet corner" of the world home, Murray says the generational ties...
February 25, 2015
Facilities Administrative Assistant / Grant Writer Named
Day Kimball Healthcare’s Employee of the Month
PUTNAM, CONN. – When someone’s primary responsibility is to be sure a health care...
February 25, 2015
Understanding how your health insurance works has become complicated; in particular, knowing when the insurance company pays and when you do. For many of us there’s the worry with each visit, “Will...
February 18, 2015
PUTNAM, CONN. – Day Kimball Healthcare recently received re-accreditation for its Sleep Center located at Day Kimball Hospital and its Laboratory which conducts tests at the Hospital, manages four...
February 17, 2015
It seems that kids are always hungry - and why not, they're growing! But while they truly do need to snack, it can sometimes be a challenge to make sure those snacks are always giving them the good...
February 13, 2015
Come February 14, everything is hearts and roses as we celebrate Valentine's Day. But the month of February is also the time to observe American Heart Month. Take time to think about what you can do...
February 11, 2015
As health care grapples with the big issues of the Affordable Care Act and debates the complexities of the changes in the system, sometimes it’s important to be reminded that the simple things still...
February 10, 2015
One recent development in health care is the establishment of a “patient centered medical home” (PCMH) model of care within integrated health care systems. In this model, your primary care...
February 5, 2015
Super hero pediatrician Marc Cerrone, MD likes to have fun – especially on the job. In fact, every Halloween the Pediatric Center of Day Kimball Medical Group goes all out with costumes. Not only do...
February 2, 2015
Mental Health Worker named Day Kimball Healthcare’s Employee of the Month
PUTNAM, CONN. – When people are at their most vulnerable, creating a calm, safe environment becomes an important part...
January 29, 2015
New Englanders suffering from cataracts now have access to the latest in surgical treatment at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Connecticut. The Hospital, a part of Day Kimball Healthcare’s medical...
January 29, 2015
It’s a Wednesday afternoon and Brittany Bonchuk, a psychotherapist at Day Kimball Healthcare’s child/adolescent behavioral health outpatient program, is busy at work preparing for her afternoon...
January 27, 2015
Who wouldn’t want a physician that is an actor, exercise instructor, triathlete, and radio talk show host? Talk about someone who will motivate you to get out there and enjoy life. If you’re looking...
January 26, 2015
Staffing is Coordinated for 24/7 Emergency and Inpatient Care Regardless of Storm Activity
In preparation for the snowstorm approaching the East Coast, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) will close all...
January 23, 2015
Honoring the Woman Who Brings Laughter Everywhere She Goes
PUTNAM, CONN. – Today, the employees of Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) honored their colleague Barbara Chubbuck for being named 2014...
January 23, 2015
Frank Babcock of Danielson, CT has taken care of many people throughout his life. He and his wife Rita cared for eight foster children, raising four of them as their own. And near the end of their 56...
January 19, 2015
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer we observe in Northeast Connecticut. To better serve this population, Day Kimball Healthcare instituted a Breast Health Program in 2011, which...
January 16, 2015
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Parents often ask for tips regarding how to handle behavioral problems in toddlers and school-aged...
January 9, 2015
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What is the right age to start going to the gynecologist? How often do I need a pap smear? Do I really need a...
January 9, 2015
Day Kimball Healthcare’s Annual Corporators Meeting Reported Both Accolades and Financial Losses for Fiscal Year 2014
PUTNAM, CONN. – In the midst of change, unknowns and financial stress, what...
January 8, 2015
Carbon monoxide (CO) gas is known as the "silent killer" because it is colorless, odorless - and poisonous. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, an average of 150 people die from...
