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Honored

LifeChoice Donor Services recently honored Day Kimball Hospital. Pictured are: Chas MacKenzie, director of education and hospital services for LifeChoice Donor Services (center), presenting a Donate Life “Summit Award” to John O’Keefe, DKH vice president of patient services, left, and Donald St. Onge, DKH senior vice president, chief operating officer/chief nursing officer (right). Courtesy photo.

 

 

 

PUTNAM —  Day Kimball Hospital was recognized by LifeChoice Donor Services for their “leadership, commitment and dedication to saving lives every day,” which resulted in exceptional tissue donation rates for 2013. 

In addition to maintaining a 100 percent referral rate to LifeChoice for the fourth year in a row, the hospital had a 57 percent tissue conversion rate for 2013, meaning that of all individuals eligible to donate, 57 percent actually donated. 

This rate is up 7 percent from last year and is well above LifeChoice’s overall hospital participant rate of 37 percent.

 The hospital was also awarded Silver Level recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for its participation in the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign, a tissue and organ donor registry campaign initiative. 

Of the 1,228 hospitals participating in the campaign nationally, Day Kimball Hospital is one of 400 to earn recognition for its efforts.

 

Ongoing

Farmers Market

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Farmers Market is held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Grill 37 on Rt. 44. New vendors always welcome. Call Sarah Green at 860-792-1104.

 

Survivor

The annual Bark for Life event, sponsored by The Citizens National Bank annually, raised about $5,000, with more coming in. Citizens' Shanon Sabourin said an estimated 150 dogs and 225 people attended the fund-raising event. The annual event raises money to help pets with cancer. Pictured above is 2014 survivor ambassador, Bella. She is owned by Ashley Feldman. Photo courtesy of Adrian Iwanczuk.