From Spotlight Delaware – Audit: Delaware paid millions for health care for the dead
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By Jacob Owens
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Bayhealth now requires masks at hospitals, healthcare practices
Bayhealth has mandated masks for patients and visitors at hospitals, outpatient sites, and medical group practices.
Like many health systems across the region, Bayhealth...
TidalHealth requiring masks for visitors to patient rooms
TidalHealth hospitals are requiring visitors to patient rooms to wear masks during cold and flu season.
In addition, those accompanying patients to outpatient TidalHealth centers...
Covid-19 hospitalizations on the rise
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Support...
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This is...
Cold storage company chooses Claymont steel mill site
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Delaware Covid-19 cases increase at modest rate during summer
While an inrease in Covid-19 is making headlines, figures from the Delaware Division of Public Health do not show a major uptick in the...
My take: Covid-19 hangs around
At 6 p.m. last night, Gov. John Carney lifted the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency for Covid-19.
The Biden Administration made a similar decision...
Governor to end Covid emergency order on May 11
Governor John Carney on Thursday announced plans to end the State of Delaware’s Public Health Emergency order at the end of the day...
Covid hospital stays decline with bulk of serious cases coming from those not...
Delaware saw a decrease in case rates and hospitalizations from Covid-19 according to a monthly report from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
The...
Covid deaths rise to 20 after review of records
In its weekly summary, the Delaware Division reported five new deaths reported in the last week and 15 after a review of vital statistics...
New ChristianaCare network aims to bring health providers into a pay-for-outcome system
ChristianaCare launched of a new clinically integrated network, the ChristianaCare Clinical Alliance.
“The health care industry is changing rapidly as payment models shift from fee-for-service...
Covid cases down as death and hospitalization toll rises, mainly from those not...
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported a 28% decrease in Covid-19 cases and 29% decrease in hospitalizations in the last month as it encourages residents to remain current on their vaccinations,...
Delaware sees uptick in Covid-19 cases as death toll rises to 3,265
Delaware saw an uptick in Covid-19 hospital stays and 12 additional deaths in the weekly report from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
There were...
Covid-19 cases continue to drop after the holidays
Delaware continues to see a decline in Covid-19 cases after a holiday mini-surge, according to the weekly report from the Delaware Division of Public...
Delaware still seeing surge in Covid-19 cases
Delaware is seeing an increase in post-holiday Covi-19 cases and hospitalizations, according to a monthly report from the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Although...
Beebe reports surge in visits to emergency room
A combination of Covid-19, flu, and other ailments has led to longer wait times in the emergency room at Beebe Healthcare's hospital.
"We are currently...
ChristianaCare gets stimulus grant for building healthcare workforce
ChristianaCare has been awarded a $2.4 million grant to expand Delaware’s health care workforce and ultimately improve access to care throughout the First State.
ChristianaCare...
Updated: Kent, Sussex move into the Covid ‘red zone’
Kent and Sussex counties are now in the red zone for Covid-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control county dashboard. Delaware counties had been...
