Champions of the Human Spirit

Honoring Our 2018 Nightingale Nurses | Nurses Week at Day Kimball Healthcare

May 6, 2018

Congratulations and Thank You: Day Kimball Healthcare's 2018 Nightingale Nurses Every patient we care for deserves the very best we have to give - every day. The nurses featured here are selected...

Meet Our Therapists: Celebrating Occupational Therapy Month

April 23, 2018

April is Occupational Therapy month and we're celebrating all of our occupational therapists, who help people to feel better and live fuller, more independent lives. Perhaps you've been a patient of...

Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Year: Kim Durand, HomeCare Clinical Manager

January 26, 2018

Kim Durand, clinical manager at Day Kimball Healthcare at Home, has been named employee of the year for 2017 at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Durand’s selection was announced at a staff event...

Hundreds of Personal Care Items Collected for Those in Need Through Day Kimball's Warmth & Wellness Holiday Drive

January 19, 2018

Day Kimball Healthcare Director of Development Kristen Willis delivers a wide array of personal care and warmth items to TEEG Community Outreach Coordinator Jason Bleau at the TEEG office in...

DKH Providers Go Above and Beyond in Snowstorm, Help Hospice Patient Visit Family

January 4, 2018

Healthcare is not only about ensuring health, but providing care for the whole person. That ideal was on display during today’s severe winter storm at Day Kimball Hospital as well as in homes across...

Day Kimball Safety & Security Officer Ed Bates Proves Patient Care Isn't Just Clinical

December 18, 2017

At Day Kimball Healthcare, we celebrate "DKH Champions of the Human Spirit" - those people (staff, patients or community members) who are inspirational examples of dedication to health, wellness and...

Chain of Giving Leads to Poignant New Ritual for Cancer Patients at Day Kimball Hospital

October 10, 2017

Care providers at the Rose Bove LaRose Cancer Center at Day Kimball Hospital gather around the Center’s new ceremonial bell, which is rung by patients to mark their final treatment and celebrate...

More than 150 Celebrate at Day Kimball Healthcare's Cancer Survivors Day

September 27, 2017

Indy, a therapy dog, makes a special guest appearance at Day Kimball Hospital's annual Cancer Survivors Day, held Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Grill 37 in Pomfret, CT. Scroll down for more...

13 Questions with Megan Belanger, RN, BA, Nurse Navigator, Hematology and Oncology

August 8, 2017

Meet Megan Belanger, RN, BA and Nurse Navigator at DKH’s Rose Bose LaRose Cancer Center! As a nurse navigator, she spends her days helping our cancer patients and their families and caregivers...

Rebecca Rainville, Medical Assistant and CNA, Named DKH Employee of the Month

August 1, 2017

Rebecca Rainville, medical assistant and certified nurse assistant has been named employee of the month for July at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Rainville began her career with DKH in 2009...

Laura Kroll, Registered Nurse, Named DKH Employee of the Month

July 7, 2017

Laura Kroll, RN, BSN has been named employee of the month for June at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). She is the HomeCare community liaison nurse for Day Kimball Healthcare at Home which is part of the...

13 Questions with Carolina Starr-Manning, RN, MSN, OCN, CHPN, Director, Hematology and Oncology

June 30, 2017

For Carolina Starr-Manning, RN, MSN, OCN, CHPN, Director, Hematology and Oncology at DKH, having a sense of humor has helped a lot in her nursing career, especially in oncology. And that makes a lot...

Phillip Axtell, Registered Nurse, Named DKH Employee of the Month

June 5, 2017

Registered Nurse Phillip Axtell of Thompson, CT has been named employee of the month for May by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Axtell has been working at DKH for some six years and began as a...

Moe Coderre of Putnam: My Life is Changed, Thanks to This One Decision

May 4, 2017

Dr. Kevin Reagan of The Center for Bone and Joint Care and Moe Coderre of Putnam, CT. Maurice “Moe” Coderre of Putnam, CT is feeling lucky and has a new spring in his step. He hasn’t won the...

Lilybeth Ly, Physical Therapist, Named DKH Employee of the Month

May 1, 2017

Lilybeth Ly, physical therapist for Day Kimball Healthcare, has been named Employee of the Month for April by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Ly began her career at DKH in 2006 and has been a...

Hayden's Hike for Hope

April 26, 2017

On Thursday, May 11, twenty-one year old Hayden Breault of Webster, MA will set out on a three month hike across the Pacific Crest Trail, which spans 2,658 miles, beginning at the U.S.-Mexican border...

Deborah Seney, Housekeeper, Named DKH Employee of the Month

March 30, 2017

Deborah Seney, housekeeper for Day Kimball Healthcare, has been named Employee of the Month for March by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Seney, who has been working at DKH since 2003 in her role...

Cassandra LeBlanc, Lead Patient Services Representative, Named DKH Employee of the Month

March 8, 2017

Cassandra LeBlanc, lead patient services representative (PSR) for Day Kimball Healthcare’s Plainfield office, has been named Employee of the Month for February by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). ...

Sylvia Miller, 86, Works Out Three Times a Week – And it May Have Recently Saved Her Life

March 7, 2017

Brenda-Rich Pike, exercise physiologist (left) and Carol Artiaco, RN (right) with Sylvia Miller of Brooklyn, CT at Day Kimball Hospital's Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation medically-supervised exercise...

13 Questions with Kim Durand, RN, Clinical Manager, Day Kimball HomeCare

January 19, 2017

When you live in northeast Connecticut, you quickly come to learn that it is made up of small, rural towns where it’s safe to make the assumption that everyone knows everyone. And when you work at...

13 Questions with Donna Hendrickson, Administrative Assistant, Day Kimball Home Care

December 15, 2016

Some of the best, most important lessons learned are taught by our parents who help to set an example and make an impact from the very beginning. For Donna Hendrickson, Administrative Assistant for...

Day Kimball Healthcare Friends of Hospice Committee Recognizes Putnam Walmart Pharmacy Staff

November 8, 2016

The Friends of Hospice Committee at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has chosen the Putnam Walmart Pharmacy staff to receive the 2016 Friends of Hospice Award. The award has been given annually to a...

Cliff’s Closet: In Memory of DKH Volunteer, Cliff Buttermark

November 8, 2016

Staff at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) were deeply saddened by the passing of longtime volunteer and dear friend, Cliff Buttermark, 98, on September 26. Cliff was a valued member of the DKH volunteer...

13 Questions with Renee Smith, RN, MSN, Executive Director of In-Home Care

October 27, 2016

There are lots of great reasons to follow in your parent’s footsteps. Having someone who can tell you firsthand the ins and outs of a job, and what it takes to get your foot in the door, or how to...

Thompson Middle School Students’ Donation to Fund Meaningful Tradition for Patients Completing Chemotherapy at Day Kimball Hospital

October 13, 2016

The Oncology Department at Day Kimball Hospital received an unexpected cash donation of $108 on Friday, October 7, presented to the staff in person by the president and vice president of the Thompson...

13 Questions with Ashley Lachapelle-Messier, APRN, FNP-BC

October 7, 2016

When you grow up in Woodstock, CT and decide to pursue a career practicing medicine with Day Kimball Healthcare’s Medical Group, chances are you’ll end up seeing plenty of people you know around town...

What Matters Most in a Medical Emergency? This Couple's Experience Sums it Up.

September 22, 2016

Recently, 73 year-old Norman Baker of Ashford, CT, experienced a medical emergency that could have easily taken his life. Today, he and his wife, Rose, are at their doctor’s office for Norman’s...

Stephanie Walters, Certified Medical Assistant Named Employee of the Month

September 12, 2016

Stephanie Walters, certified medical assistant at Day Kimball Medical Group’s Internal Medicine office in Dayville, has been named employee of the month by Day Kimball Hospital (DKH). Walters...

Bouncing Back from a Heart Attack: How One Man’s Coworkers Changed His Life

September 9, 2016

When Bob Kovaleski joined the staff at Day Kimball Healthcare more than two years ago he had just made a career change and was looking for a new lease on life. He didn’t know then the extent to which...

Dr. Marc Cerrone Voted Best Pediatrician in Norwich Magazine’s Best of Northeastern Connecticut Contest

September 1, 2016

Dr. Marc Cerrone, Director of Pediatrics for Day Kimball Medical Group’s Pediatric Centers and Medical Director of Day Kimball Hospital’s Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program, has been voted Best...

Day Kimball Healthcare Junior Volunteers Raise $1,277 to Benefit Patient Care and Comfort

August 26, 2016

Participants of Day Kimball Healthcare’s Junior Volunteer program have raised $1,277 to support patient care and comfort through an organization-wide gift basket raffle. Volunteers sold raffle...

13 Questions with Kelly Marcroft, RN, MSN, CEN, Director of Emergency Services

August 4, 2016

To Kelly Marcroft, RN, MSN, CEN, Director of Emergency Services here at DKH, working in health care is a lot like the restaurant biz. Her experience waitressing at Max Downtown in Hartford while in...

Day Kimball Healthcare Names Dayville Resident Shelly Newton, Lead Service Specialist, Employee of the Month

August 3, 2016

Shelly Newton, lead service specialist in the Diagnostic Imaging department, has been named employee of the month for July by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Newton oversees the day to day...

At Just 14, Bryan Letson is Going to "Give it a Tri" at a Triathlon

July 21, 2016

Monique Letson of Hampton, a patient access representative at Day Kimball Healthcare for the last four years, is very proud of her son. And as well she should be - at just 14, he's training hard to...

Video: CT Special Olympian Learns Her Lifelong Dream About to Come True at Fenway Park

June 17, 2016

Ashley Lebeau is a talented and inspiring young lady. She has William’s Syndrome, but she has never let that stop her from achieving her dreams. She is a Special Olympian, a high school graduate and...

Day Kimball Healthcare Names Deborah Lucier, 37-Year Patient Account Representative, Employee of the Month

June 8, 2016

Deborah Lucier, a patient account representative for Day Kimball Healthcare, has been named employee of the month by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). Lucier began working for Day Kimball Hospital in...

Celebrating Our Nurses | Meet Some Champions of the Human Spirit

May 6, 2016

To all our DKH nurses - thank you for all you do. All of our nurses are Champions of the Human Spirit! In honor of National Nurses Week we're featuring just a few of these everyday heroes. Perhaps...

13 Questions with Janet Johnson, Coordinator of DKH Pastoral Care & Volunteer Services

January 27, 2016

You can regularly see Coordinator for Pastoral Care & Volunteer Services Janet Johnson zipping around Day Kimball Hospital making sure volunteer hospital escort services are running smoothly, the...

Kathleen Mackenzie Named Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Year

January 12, 2016

Behavioral Health Clinical Nurse Manager is “Like the Keel of a Ship through Stormy Waters” Day Kimball Healthcare Chairman of the Board Joseph Adiletta presents the 2015 employee of the year...

Barbara Reese, Pediatrics Triage and Charge Nurse, Named Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Month

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...

Frito Lay Employees Donate $1,800 to Northeast Connecticut Cancer Fund of DKH

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...

One Year Later, DKH Family Advocacy Center's New Location Providing Continued Benefits for Local Families

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...

A Willed Gift Leaves a Legacy for a Local Couple: The Gift of Marie Lillibridge

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...

A Legacy of Care: The Gifts of Dr. Seldom Overlock

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...

Daughters of Penelope Donate Clothing, Blankets to Day Kimball Hospital Birthing Center

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...

Diane Morgan Named Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Month

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...

With Three Decades of Service to Patients, Nancy Cole Named Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Month

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...

Getting Back to Being Me - Stephen's Story

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...

Tammy Ruiz, DKH Employee of the Month, Offers Small Gestures That Make a Big Difference

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...

Dr. Erica Kesselman Receives Healthcare Heroes Award from Connecticut Hospital Association

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...

Kathleen Mackenzie, Behavioral Health Clinical Nurse Manager, is “Like the Keel of a Ship through Stormy Waters”

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...

United Natural Foods Incorporated's Helping Hands Committee Donates $25,000 to Deary Memorial Cancer Fund

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...

“13 Questions” with Aaron Woodman, PT

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. ...

Carol Barbour is “ready, willing and able” even in difficult situations

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...

KIS Students Raise $1,500 for Deary Memorial Cancer Fund

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...

This Mother’s Day Janice Jastrzebski Marks Two Years of “Kicking Cancer’s Ass” with Striking Mastectomy Photos

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...

Steven Krzywda of Danielson: How an Army of One Cured My Debilitating Back Pain

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...

10 DKH Nurses Honored with 2015 Nightingale Award

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...

Joanne Wippert, a 33-year veteran of the health care industry still “calms patients”

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. ...

Behind the Lab Coat: 13 Questions with Lab "Superheroes"

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...

One Family, One Year, One Incredible Chain of Events

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...

Kristen Traficante, RN brings birthing center experience to the physician’s office

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...

Putnam Resident, New Mom Mallory Murray: When Things Are Uncertain, Generations of Care and Community Mean a Lot

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...

Mary Perry is applauded as “crazy good,” dedicated and prepared

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...

Quiet, Unassuming Good Guy Kyle Cimochowski Honored for His “Phenomenal” Skills in Behavioral Health

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...

From Social Work to the Super Bowl: This Day Kimball Healthcare Psychotherapist is About to Smash the Cheerleader Stereotype

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...

Barbara Chubbuck: 2014 Day Kimball Healthcare Employee of the Year and So Much More

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...

Taking Care: After a Lifetime Caring for Others, Frank Babcock Lets HomeCare Return the Favor

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...

Making Merry for a Cause

December 10, 2014

On December 3, the DKH Customer Service Council hosted its third annual Food Drive and Holiday Social. Day Kimball Healthcare employees from across the organization turned out with generous donations...

A Letter to Cancer, at the End of my Battle

October 28, 2014

Janice Jastrzebski battled breast cancer at Day Kimball Hospital for a year-and-a-half. And she won! Over the course of her 17 months of treatment, Janice had chemotherapy every Wednesday. And every...

Twins, a Tumor, and Time: How I Coped with Cancer When I Was the Caretaker

October 14, 2014

Right now, somewhere nearby, there is a woman sitting at her kitchen table, wondering how she can possibly deal with her diagnosis of cancer. Perhaps she is a mother, a sister, wife or daughter, ...

At 50, I got a Harley. At 60, I kicked cancer's ass. I can't wait to see what I do at 70.

October 3, 2014

Janice Jastrzebski (center) in the photo booth at DKH's 2014 Cancer Survivorship Day, with her oncology nurse Sharon (top right), other members of her cancer care team, and family. ...

Dr. Marc Cerrone Chosen as Humanitarian of the Year by Putnam Lions Club

December 21, 2009

Dr. Marc Cerrone receiving the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the President of the Putnam Lions Club, Barbara Chubbuck. Day Kimball Healthcare Pediatrician Led Two Medical...

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