The 104-bed, 22-bassinet Day Kimball Hospital provides medical services to a service area covering 450 square miles, spanning 13 towns in the region. The hospital is designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut, a division of the hospital’s at-home care, is a CMS 5-star hospice agency. DKH received five consecutive “A” hospital safety grades from Leapfrog from fall 2021 to spring 2023. The hospital has received its sixth consecutive CNOR Strong designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute in 2023, meaning at least 50 percent of operating room nursing staff is certified nurse-operating room certified.
