Honored

PUTNAM — Christine Peer, pre-certification/registration clerk has been named employee of the month for September at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).

Peer, who has some 20 years’ experience in the medical field, began her career with DKH in 2013 as a pre-certification/registration clerk in the physical medicine outpatient facility on South Main Street in Putnam. She relocated to the Plainfield office in 2015 and currently assists at both locations. In her role, Peer is responsible for greeting and registering patients, scheduling appointments, maintaining and updating patient information, as well as performing various administrative duties  such as obtaining insurance authorizations, daily billing and answering phones.

Peer was born at Day Kimball Hospital and lives in Moosup with her husband and three children. She attended Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson where she earned her nurse’s aide certification in 2013 and phlebotomy certification in 2004. Over the years, Peer has volunteered for various local ambulance companies and for the past several years, she has served as a Medical Reserve Corp. member and volunteer for the Northeast District Department of Health where she assists with mass flu clinics and community disaster training within several local communities.