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News & EventsDay Kimball Hospital Presents 2007 Annual Report at Business Meeting
PUTNAM, CT –Thursday, January 10, marked Day Kimball Hospital’s Annual Corporators’ Meeting held at Quinebaug Valley Community College. Over 150 Corporators attended the meeting as the 2007 Annual Report was unveiled. This year’s meeting boasted a new theme titled “DKH+YOU: One Healthy Relationship.” The ambiance of the evening was set with a live jazz duo featuring pianist, Anders Vercelli and saxophonist, Andrew Halchak, while guests enjoyed passed hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. A dolphin-shaped ice sculpture surrounded by 40 lbs of shrimp added to the formality of the event. The business meeting was held in the auditorium from 6:00-7:00 while the mixing and mingling concluded the evening around 9:30. “I so appreciate the use of Quinebaug Valley Community College’s beautiful facilities for this meeting and I am grateful for all the College did to help make the evening so pleasant and successful,” said Robert E. Smanik, President and CEO of Day Kimball Hospital. “I am always glad for the opportunity to meet and talk with the Corporators of the Hospital. Their support of, interest in and commitment to our Hospital is invaluable to our efforts. It was important to take time to recognize the successes of the year just past and to reflect on the strengths of Day Kimball Hospital in the context of Primary Care and the Medical Home Model of care delivery. I enjoyed the evening and the sense of purpose and mission that it reinforces for us as a Hospital and community partner.” The Reverend Virginia W.G. Army, Director of Corporate Communications, Pastoral Care and Volunteer Services delivered the welcome and Peter Deary, Chairman of the Board of Directors, conducted the meeting. At the business meeting, Corporators voted on and approved the minutes from the January 11, 2007 Corporators’ Meeting; accepted the slate of nominees for new Corporators; accepted the slate of nominees for Day Kimball Hospital’s Board of Directors; accepted the slate of nominees for Day Kimball Hospital Board Officers, and approved three bylaw amendments and one corporate resolution. The following slate of nominees for Corporators were voted on and elected: Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Braaten of Woodstock; Ben and Judy (Burdick) Buell of Hampton; Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Burdick of Hampton; Ms. Lynn E. Burdick of Hampton; Mr. Clifford F. Buttermark of Pomfret Center; Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Cooper of Pomfret; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Faucher of Putnam; Mr.and Mrs. Jason Gerum of Putnam; Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Griffith of Pomfret Center; Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Haggerty of Putnam; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halloran of Webster; Mr. and Mrs. Rick Hayes of Putnam; Mr. Arthur J. Henault of Dudley; Mr. and Mrs. Gregory King of Putnam; Ms. Kathleen M. Burdick-LaChance of Hampton; Dr. Leilani Nixon of Danielson; Mr. Jeff Rawson of Putnam; Mr. and Mrs. John Sarantopoulos of Danielson; Mrs. Jean Sheldon of Putnam; Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Tucker of Thompson. The following slate of nominees for Board of Directors were voted on and elected with terms expiring in December of 2010: Garfield Danenhower, MD; Daniel Rovero; Michael Baum, MD; John Miller and Richard Loomis. The following slate of nominees for Board Officers were voted on and elected: Peter D. Deary, Chairman; John P. Miller, Vice Chairman; Jay Sinha, Secretary; David Conrad, Treasurer; and Michael Baum, MD, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. The business meeting was followed by a presentation given by Rev. Virginia Army honoring the twelve employees of the month and the employee of the year. The Chairman’s Report was given by Peter Deary followed by the President’s Report delivered by Robert Smanik. Also in attendance this year was Alfonzo Del Pesco, a Hospital volunteer who leads the Alzheimer’s Support Group at Day Kimball. Del Pesco, whose wife suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, was personally invited by Mr. Smanik himself one night when the two met by chance in the Hospital cafeteria. Del Pesco is always willing to offer a helping hand. Arriving to the event early, Del Pesco said, “Is there anything I can do to help?” while noticing staff working on setting up. The evening concluded with guests filing out of the atrium doors, each carrying an annual report and gift pack which included a notebook, pen and informational card about what it means to be a Corporator. For more information about Day Kimball Hospital, visit www.daykimball.org. For a copy of the 2007 Annual Report, call Day Kimball Hospital’s Corporate Communications office at (860) 963-6384. Day Kimball Hospital is a non-profit, 103-bed community hospital in Putnam. Day Kimball has been in operation since 1894, and provides for the health care needs of Northeastern Connecticut, and nearby Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Day Kimball is served by more than 1,000 employees and more than 100 physicians, dentists and medical specialists. In coordination with its affiliated health centers in Danielson, Dayville, Plainfield and Thompson, Day Kimball offers acute and general medical/surgical care, a 24-hour Emergency and Prompt Care Department, obstetrics, hematology and oncology, gynecology, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary and psychiatric programs. |
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