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Celebration
Scrub nurses listen in as Day Kimball celebrates its designation as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement last week. Photo courtesy of Portraits by Nan.
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Recognition
Day Kimball celebrates its recent designation as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Left to right: Carol Howland, John Miller, Mayor Bob Viens, Dr. Kevin Reagan, Dr. Scott Green and Sharon Sawyer. Linda Lemmon photo.
'Kudos to
our team'
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM --- Bursting with pride, the team at Day Kimball Healthcare --- from the Board of Directors to the nurses in the operating room to patients, celebrated a victory last week. Day Kimball Hospital was named a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shied for demonstrating outstanding quality care and patient results in knee and hip replacement surgeries.
The designation is a rare one. Carol Howland, vice president of Patient Services, said only eight hospitals in Connecticut received the designation and Day Kimball is the only one in eastern Connecticut. "We are very proud," she said, adding that the hospital will continue to strive to be the best. "Kudos to our team."
Chairman of the Board of Directors, John Miller, called the quality of care at the hospital "second to none" and credited all the employees at Day Kimball. "The people of Day Kimball are extraordinarily talented, extraordinarily caring and extraordinarily friendly," he said.
The hospital does nearly 180 knee and hip replacements a year, according to Howland.
Dr. Kevin Reagan of the Center for Bone and Joint Care and physician liaison to the Joint Academy Committee, recounted years of meetings to earn the designation. Training, adding state-of-the-art equipment in the OR and lots of hard work helped the hospital receive the designation.
Mayor Bob Viens, a clinical pharmacist at Day Kimball, presented the hospital with a certificate recognizing the honor. "It's no surprise that Day Kimball received this recognition and I'm sure there are many more to come."
Robert E. Smanik, Day Kimball Healthcare president and CEO, said earlier "This designation is a tribute to the dedicated teams at Day Kimball Hospital and The Center for Bone & Joint Care, who helped develop our comprehensive program in knee and hip replacements." He added the designation further recognizes the high standards of care provided by the staff.