PUTNAM — Deborah Lucier, patient account representative at Day Kimball Hospital, has been named employee of the year for 2016 at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).  

Lucier began working for Day Kimball Hospital in 1979 and has been in Patient Accounts since. Today, in her role as a patient financial advisor/telephone representative, she has a variety of important accounting duties as well as customer service responsibilities. She processes payments, handles billing, and works on the Northeast CT Cancer Fund billing. In addition, she also supported the Development department this year with accounting duties of incoming donations to DKH HomeCare, Hospice, Homemakers, and Chaplaincy, and ensured that all were properly accounted for. She also assisted with the management of the DKH donor databases and donor mailings.

Lucier was born in Putnam and moved to Woodstock, graduating from Woodstock Academy. She has since returned to Putnam, where she lives with her husband and one of her sons. She most enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and likes visiting Maine, being by the water, and working in the yard.

The 11 other employees of the month in 2016 were:

January – Laurie Thompson, Laboratory Support Technician for Day Kimball Hospital; February – Brenda Koski, Site of Service Manager for Day Kimball Medical Group; March - Pamela Kane, Certified Medical Assistant for Day Kimball Medical Group Pediatric Center; April - Nancy L. Meade, Registered Nurse for Day Kimball Medical Group; June - Kevin Chisler, Housekeeper II for Day Kimball Hospital; July - Shelly Newton, Lead Service Specialist in the Diagnostic Imaging department of Day Kimball Hospital; August - Stephanie Walters, Certified Medical Assistant for Day Kimball Medical Group; September, Kevan Hazelton, IT Customer Service Technician for Day Kimball Healthcare; October - Karen Lamontagne, LPN, Pediatric Charge Nurse for Day Kimball Medical Group; November - Lynne Gunn, Registered Respiratory Therapist Day Kimball Hospital; December - Lisa Reardon, LCSW, Staff Psychotherapist, Day Kimball Healthcare