Putnam, Conn.-based Day Kimball Healthcare hired Anne Diamond to serve as president and CEO, effective in late August. She succeeds Bob Smanik, who resigned in November 2016.
Ms. Diamond is currently serves as CEO of UConn Health's John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. Previously, she was the hospital's associate vice president of operations and COO. She came to UConn Health from Salem (Ore.) Health, where she served in numerous roles, including as vice president of service lines and operations.
Ms. Diamond is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Health Lawyers Association. She serves on the Connecticut Hospital Association's board of trustees and is chair of the association' Statewide Asthma Initiative. She holds a JD from the Concord School of Law in Los Angeles.
"I'm so impressed with the achievements in quality of care at Day Kimball Healthcare and the organization's ability to weather an extremely difficult time for healthcare in our state and nation over the last several years," said Ms. Diamond. "Day Kimball's Board of Directors, administration and staff have consistently risen to those challenges in service to their patients and community; that's the kind of organization I want to be a part of strengthening, and I look forward to helping to lead efforts toward further growth and success in the future."