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August 6, 2020
Please be advised that the following Day Kimball Healthcare locations are without power:
{POWER OUTAGES | UPDATE AS OF 10:00 a.m. 8/6/20}
The Day Kimball Healthcare Center, located at 12 South...
August 3, 2020
The Board of Directors of Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) and Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting (Pinnacle) announced today that they have entered into a management services agreement and named Kyle Kramer, ...
July 30, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has announced its walk-in clinic at its Plainfield Healthcare Center, located at 12 Lathrop Road in Plainfield, will reopen Saturday, August 1.
The Plainfield Walk-In...
July 29, 2020
Sylwester Czado, physical therapy assistant for the physical medicine and rehabilitation department at Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Putnam, has been named employee of the month for July by Day...
July 28, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) was recently awarded a $4,000 grant from Pink Aid, a charitable organization that helps to fund breast cancer support services for women in need, for the period of March...
July 13, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) recently established Caitlyn’s Cupboard, a hospital-based food pantry to support cancer patients struggling with food insecurity.
Caitlyn’s Cupboard addresses...
July 9, 2020
The Board of Directors of Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH), in conjunction with DKH executive management, has announced that effective July 10, Joseph Adiletta will relinquish his role as the healthcare...
July 1, 2020
All Other Services at Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Plainfield Remain Unchanged
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has announced that it will consolidate its physical medicine services currently...
June 26, 2020
The following DKH services and locations are observing early office closures for the Fourth of July.
Have a happy, safe, and healthy Independence Day!
June 17, 2020
Screening Procedures and Visitation Restrictions Continue
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is re-opening its blood draw site at its Plainfield Healthcare Center, located at 12 Lathrop Road in...
June 3, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is supporting many newly eligible families due to the economic impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
WIC is...
June 2, 2020
Screening Procedures Continue as the Hospital Resumes Service Lines
Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) is re-opening its Main Entrance for patients accessing the hospital for select services, as part of...
May 22, 2020
Establishes COVID-Safe Care across All Locations
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is taking a thoughtful, gradual approach to resuming select procedures and services that have been delayed due to...
May 21, 2020
Granted by The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has received a $40,000 donation from The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts to support its...
April 30, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is convening a panel of local health experts, behavioral health specialists, and human services agencies to host a series of virtual community educational forums that...
April 24, 2020
In response to the coronavirus disease COVID-19 causing a significant drop in patient visits, physical medicine, blood draw, diagnostic imaging departments at the Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) Center...
April 17, 2020
As we continue our attempts to contain the spread of COVID-19 (“the Coronavirus”), we are again making further changes to our Outpatient Offices & Maternal Child Health (MCH) Unit policies for...
April 16, 2020
Establishes COVID-19 Response Fund
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has sought donations of medical supplies from organizations and individuals across Northeast Connecticut in the wake of shortages of...
April 15, 2020
PLEASE BE ADVISED
The last day of operation for the community-based drive-up collection site, located at the Killingly Intermediate School, 1599 Upper Maple Street in Dayville, was Thursday, July 2. ...
April 8, 2020
Virtual Visits Let Patients and Providers Stay Connected, and Ease Concerns of Going to the Doctor’s Office
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has launched telehealth services to help care for patients...
April 6, 2020
Triage and Assessment Site to Prepare for Surge in Coronavirus Patients
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is taking extra precautions to provide the safest environment possible and protect its...
March 30, 2020
Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) is implementing further measures to reduce the number of publicly accessible hospital entrance points to enhance the safety and security of our patient care environment...
March 27, 2020
DKH HomeMakers Provides Shopping and Care Management Assistance to Seniors
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) At Home, a service division of Day Kimball Healthcare, is closely monitoring the rapidly...
March 26, 2020
As we continue our attempts to contain the spread of COVID-19 (“the Coronavirus”), we will be making further changes to our Maternal Child Health (MCH) Unit visitation policy as we deem...
March 26, 2020
Third Annual “Warmth & Wellness” Drive Collects Hundreds of Personal Care Items for Those in Need
Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) annual Warmth and Wellness Holiday Drive returned for a third year...
March 25, 2020
Keeping our colleagues, patients and families safe is critical during these unprecedented time.
Thank you for your generosity and offers to donate personal protective equipment (PPE). ...
March 25, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is receiving a high volume of telephone calls pertaining to certain medical staff at Day Kimball Healthcare. Under strict confidentiality laws, we are not permitted to...
March 24, 2020
In response to the coronavirus disease COVID-19 causing a significant drop in patient visits, the Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) Walk-In Clinic in Plainfield will temporarily suspend services effective...
March 20, 2020
Media Statement
Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) can confirm that one of its obstetrics and gynecology physicians was diagnosed with coronavirus disease COVID-19 on March 19, 2020. Following CDC...
March 14, 2020
Impacts Day Kimball Medical Group Sites and Volunteer Services
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) continues to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, including coronavirus...
March 13, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is taking every necessary precaution to minimize the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
As part of its comprehensive preparedness strategy, the health...
March 13, 2020
Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) is reducing the number of publicly accessible hospital entrance points to provide a more safe and secure environment.
Day Kimball Healthcare remains vigilant in...
March 10, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving coronavirus outbreak and following the procedures outlined by federal, state, and local public health agencies.
The spread...
March 6, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare Responds to Coronavirus
The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted concern about the risk of transmission in our community. DKH continues to monitor the...
February 24, 2020
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Pay for Performance programs seek to improve patient safety and experience by basing Medicare payments on the quality of care provided, rather than...
February 20, 2020
Wilbert Harris, housekeeper at Day Kimball Hospital, has been named employee of the year for 2019 by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).
Harris’ selection was announced at DKH’s 125th annual...
February 19, 2020
Search for Affiliation Partner Continues as Leadership Underscores Commitment to 125-Year Mission
More than 130 Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) Corporators and community leaders attended the...
February 18, 2020
William Heckendorf, RN, and nursing supervisor for Day Kimball Hospital, has been named employee of the month for January by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).
Heckendorf began his career at DKH in...
February 12, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) At Home, a service division of Day Kimball Healthcare, recently named eight of its employees as “Heroes at Home” for going above and beyond expectations to provide...
February 10, 2020
February is American Heart Month. Traditionally a month when hearts are top of mind, it’s the perfect time to talk about the warning signs of a heart attack and to commit to a lifestyle that improves...
February 4, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of two new physicians, Amr Elmeki, MD, FAAP and Mafalda Tudela Martins, MD, to its pediatric medical staff.
“We are...
February 3, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) welcomes colorectal and general surgeon Carlos Morales, MD, FASCRS, to its medical staff.
“We are very pleased to have Dr. Morales join our medical team and build a...
January 27, 2020
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is pleased to announce that its Walk-In Clinic in Plainfield will observe new operating hours, effective Monday, January 27, to make the service more convenient to...
January 21, 2020
Putnam resident Peter Regas, 69, is no stranger to Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). “From my birth at Day Kimball Hospital, to a pacemaker surgery performed by Dr. John Modica last year, to cataract...
January 20, 2020
A recently released report from the CT Department of Public Health (DPH) that provides information about adverse events at the state’s hospital and outpatient surgical facilities shows that there...
January 6, 2020
Cindy Rondini, lead patient services representative (PSR) for Day Kimball Healthcare’s outpatient behavioral health department, has been named employee of the month for December by Day Kimball...
January 1, 2020
One local family has something special to celebrate the beginning of 2020. At Day Kimball Hospital’s Burdick Family Birthing Center, Lennox Donte Townes was born at 10:49 a.m. on New Year’s Day to...
December 23, 2019
Happy holidays! Please be advised of the following closures and modified hours for our DKMG practices and outpatient and walk-in services during the holiday season.
December 20, 2019
On December 8, families and friends gathered together on village greens in 11 communities across Northeast Connecticut for Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) 30th annual Tree of Life Ceremony. This...
December 19, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more...
December 17, 2019
Day Kimball Hospital, part of the Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) integrated health system, has learned that of the 26 Connecticut hospitals facing Medicare penalties for high 30-day readmission rates, ...
December 11, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more...
December 5, 2019
Most people know that eating healthy foods, exercising appropriately, and getting enough sleep contribute to good health. Another factor, spirituality, has also been shown to positively impact health...
December 2, 2019
The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital (DKH), in partnership with the Putnam Business Association (PBA), Putnam Economic and Community Development Office, and Day Kimball Hospital, held a ribbon...
November 27, 2019
Ryan Cowles, electrician in the facilities management department at Day Kimball Hospital, has been named employee of the month for November by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).
Cowles began working...
November 25, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) held a variety show titled, “DKH Goes Live for 125,” at Putnam Middle School on Saturday, November 9, performed by DKH doctors, nurses, employees, and volunteers, in...
November 22, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) held a dedication ceremony at the Hospital on Wednesday, November 20 to honor longtime community medicine physician and director of internal medicine for Day Kimball...
November 20, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is delighted to welcome Eunice Asomaning, MD to the Day Kimball Medical Group Family Medicine practice at 45 Green Hollow Road in Danielson, CT.
Prior to joining Day...
November 19, 2019
The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) is working to fulfill a three-year, $200,000 pledge, in support of room renovations to the Hospital’s Burdick Family Birthing Center.
To date, the...
November 18, 2019
Allison Clancy, registered nurse (RN) for Day Kimball Hospital’s inpatient behavioral health unit, has been named employee of the month for October by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).
Clancy began...
November 16, 2019
Day Kimball HomeCare, a division of Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) at Home, sponsored and served at the Living Faith United Methodist Church Community Café on Friday, November 15 during National...
November 15, 2019
Talks resume with other potential partners
Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Board of Directors today announced that discussions with a potential strategic partner, Prospect Medical Holdings (PMH), ...
November 11, 2019
Day Kimball Hospital’s Rose Bove LaRose Cancer Center has all the bells and whistles - with emphasis on the bells. Patients who complete their cancer treatment at the Center ring a ship's bell...
November 6, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more...
November 4, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more...
October 29, 2019
Renee M. Smith, RN MSN and executive director of Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) at Home, was honored with the 2019 Judith Hriceniak Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership by the CT Association for...
October 28, 2019
Sheila Frost, local business owner, had a great experience at Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) in 2000 and 2002, bringing home two baby girls and an excellent opinion of the Hospital.
“The medical staff...
October 23, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) announced that SPIROL International Corporation, a global manufacturer headquartered in Danielson, Connecticut, pledged to support the Northeast Connecticut Cancer Fund...
October 21, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) recently welcomed Carmen Pisc, MD, and Gino Bottino, MD, both board-certified and fellowship-trained medical oncologists, to the Rose Bove LaRose Cancer Center at Day...
October 16, 2019
John Ruggieri, technical analyst in the information technology (IT) department at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH), has been named employee of the month for September by DKH.
Ruggieri, who has been...
October 15, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more...
October 10, 2019
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more years to our organization. Here’s a chance to...
October 8, 2019
Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) recently completed renovations and upgrades to its pharmacy featuring enhancements that increase the standard of care for all DKH patients with a focus on safety and...
October 7, 2019
Dr. Michael Baum, General Surgeon, Honored
More than 240 cancer survivors and their families attended Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, September 29 at Roseland Park...
October 3, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) held a dedication ceremony at the Hospital on Tuesday, October 1 to honor medical director of employee health services, Dr. David Wilterdink.
The Hospital’s...
October 2, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Pumpkins & Pearls Auction and Cocktail Party, held September 27 at Ballard Farm in Thompson, raised over $20,000 for DKH at Home's in-home care programs which include...
September 17, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) was presented with an official proclamation in honor of the organization’s 125th anniversary by Barney Seney, Mayor of Putnam, during the Woodstock Fair on Sunday, ...
September 16, 2019
Day Kimball Hospital’s (DKH) behavioral health department has expanded its services to offer Accelerated Resolution Therapy ® (ART) – a form of psychotherapy that can treat individuals who suffer...
September 13, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more years...
September 12, 2019
Vanmaly Sangasy, registered nurse in the oncology department at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH), has been named employee of the month for August by DKH.
Sangasy first began working at DKH in August...
September 9, 2019
The Board of Directors of Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) announced today that Anne Diamond has resigned as president and CEO. Joseph Adiletta, former Chairman of Day Kimball Healthcare’s Board of...
September 5, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) has welcomed Stephen F. Schiff, MD, FACS, who joined the Day Kimball Medical Group medical staff as a new urologist earlier this year.
Since Dr. Schiff’s arrival to...
August 26, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) will begin to receive anesthesia services at the Hospital in September 2019 from North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), one of the leading single-specialty...
August 22, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Walk & Race presented by SPIROL International was held on August 10 in Putnam. More than 200 participants, volunteers and loyal supporters raised over $20,000 to...
August 20, 2019
Wilbert Harris, housekeeper for Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH), has been named employee of the month for July by DKH.
Harris began working at DKH in July 2015 after retiring from his own commercial...
August 19, 2019
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) hosted its annual Celebrity Scoops Night on Thursday, August 1 at Deary Brothers Mike’s Stand in Putnam. Families and friends enjoyed an evening filled with simple...
August 15, 2019
{DKH Longest-Serving Employees Spotlight}
In celebration of 125 years of service, DKH is showcasing many of our longest-serving employees who have dedicated 40 or more years to our organization. ...
August 13, 2019
Hospital would remain a not-for-profit community hospital
Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) today announced that it has selected Prospect Medical Holdings (PMH) for a strategic affiliation to provide...
August 8, 2019
A Norwich Bulletin Healthy Living Column
When a sudden illness or injury strikes, it can be difficult to know where to seek medical care. Can you get an appointment with your primary care...
