Does anyone know anythings about Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT?

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I am a new grad nurse. I finished my bachelors in nursing in May 2019, passed my boards and licensed to work in Massachusetts. I am currently looking for a job in a hospital for a medsurg position. I got some offers and interviews but the one that I seem to like the most is Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT. I know I have to get a CT license now but that is fine with me. Driving there from home is not a problem at all for me because home is 30 minutes away but 40 minutes with traffic. I have an interview there and hoping I like the place and get hired. Looks like a small community hospital. It has different specialties but about 100 beds so it is definitely a small community hospital. I wonder if anyone knows anything about? Maybe someone who works there? So I have an idea of what I am getting in to.

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Hi! I am a Med/Surg nurse at Day Kimball. I live in the area and love the small town life so I appreciate that I don’t have to drive to the city to work at a hospital. I have previously worked LTC and STR and as you said, Day Kimball certainly is a small community hospital. That being said, that’s one of my favorite aspects of working there. In one assignment, I may have a respiratory patient, a telemetry patient, an ortho post-op and a hospice patient, for example. In large hospitals, these patients might all be on different units. Because of this, I feel like I’m not too pigeon holed into a certain type of nursing, I feel it keeps my skills sharp. I also love the small town/family atmosphere of the hospital. Everyone knows everyone, multiple members from one family work within the hospital and you are welcomed in like one of the crew!

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On 9/10/2019 at 6:58 PM, BSNRN0406 said:

Hi! I am a Med/Surg nurse at Day Kimball. I live in the area and love the small town life so I appreciate that I don’t have to drive to the city to work at a hospital. I have previously worked LTC and STR and as you said, Day Kimball certainly is a small community hospital. That being said, that’s one of my favorite aspects of working there. In one assignment, I may have a respiratory patient, a telemetry patient, an ortho post-op and a hospice patient, for example. In large hospitals, these patients might all be on different units. Because of this, I feel like I’m not too pigeon holed into a certain type of nursing, I feel it keeps my skills sharp. I also love the small town/family atmosphere of the hospital. Everyone knows everyone, multiple members from one family work within the hospital and you are welcomed in like one of the crew!

So I got the job on the med surg floor and starting next week for orientation!!! I am so excited!!! Thanks for your feedback!

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Congrats!! I’m sure I’ll see you around! ?

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