Anthony Osborn Named Employee of the Year at Day Kimball Healthcare

PUTNAM, CONN. – Anthony Osborn, RN, has been named employee of the year for 2013 at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). He is a diagnostic imaging registered nurse at Day Kimball Hospital, which is part of the DKH integrated medical system.

Osborn’s selection was announced at Day Kimball’s annual corporators’ meeting on January 9, 2014. Co-workers recognized Osborn’s achievement at an employee event held on January 23, 2014.

“Anthony is a team player who works hard to make sure the diagnostic imaging department provides quality care to all our patients requiring invasive procedures. His knowledge, skills, experience and education make him an excellent nurse,” said Sandra Dean, DKH director of diagnostic imaging. “We are very fortunate to have him as part of our team.”

“I come to work every day to do my job, and do it well, like everyone else here. I was surprised to be selected employee of the month in May. I never imagined that I’d be selected number one,” said Osborn at the employee event.

Osborn, who was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, grew up in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia. Today, he resides in Woodstock with his wife, Christine.

All 2013 employees of the month were: January, Julie Hewey, RN, Employee Health Coordinator; February, Patricia McLaughlin, RN, Emergency Department Clinical Coordinator; March, Maria Raszka, Administrative Coordinator Day Kimball Medical Group; April, Gayle Ethier, Financial Counselor Patient Accounts; May, Anthony Osborn, RN, Ambulatory Care Services; June, Cora Simmons, Lead Housekeeper; July, Lori Armstrong, Secretary Physical Medicine; August, Rick Panczyk, Network Support IT; September, Susan Grant-Nash, Medical Social Worker, Hospice & Palliative Care; October, Nicole Cornell, Lead Social Worker, Behavioral Health; November, Deb Sargent, Precertification/Registration Clerk, Physical Medicine; and December, Lisa French, Manager, Sleep Center.