Updated: Flu death toll in Delaware rises to 5
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) confirmed two recent flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths for the 2019-2020 season to five.
One...
State says no cases of coronavirus have been confirmed, although one person is being...
The Delaware Division of Public Health is investigating a possible case of Coronavirus.
The division emphasized that no cases in the state have been confirmed....
Christiana Care rebrands home health service
ChristianaCare announced that its Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) has a new vision and a new name: ChristianaCare HomeHealth.
“Nationwide, we’re entering a new day...
Legislation aims to strengthen surprise medical bill protections
A bipartisan group of legislators and the Delaware Healthcare Association announced a bill aimed at protecting patients from surprise medical bills.
House Bill 286, legislation...
Christiana Care partners on tech platform that provides easier access to community services
ChristianaCare is partnering with Unite Us to Launch Unite Delaware, a technology platform that connects health and social service providers to more efficiently meet...
Giving back: Chesapeake Utilities, Schell Brothers, Easterseals
Dover-based Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced that employees logged approximately 5,000 hours of volunteer service with nonprofit organizations throughout the company’s service area in 2019.
Chesapeake's...
Delaware gets $7.8 million to aid homeless population
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $7,825,678 to support 27 homeless housing and service programs in Delaware.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) grants...
Highmark announces $1.1 million in grants for fighting opioid crisis in Delaware
Highmark Delaware announced the recipients of more than $1.1 million in grants to fight opioid use and addiction in Delaware.
Highmark’s support will advance efforts...
ChristianaCare strives to be the employer of choice for nurses
It would be no exaggeration to describe nurses as the “beating heart” of ChristianaCare.
After all, the nursing staff at the northern Delaware-based health care...
Beebe to anchor medical pavillion in Milton
Phoenix RHCS Holdings announced the new Jerry Ann McLamb Medical Pavilion in Milton. The two-building pavilion in Sussex County will be anchored by Beebe Healthcare.
Rick Schaffer, Acting Interim CEO of Beebe Healthcare, stated: “Beebe...
Beebe Medical Group relocates surgery unit
Beebe Medical Group announces the relocation of its general surgery and bariatric surgery group into a central location in Lewes.
The new location allows the...
Joint venture acquires 140,205-square-foot Eden Hill Medical Center in Dover
MedProperties Realty Advisors, LLC announced that it has formed a joint venture (JV) with Capital Security Advisors and Physicians Realty Trust to acquire its first...
State records first two flu deaths
The Division of Public Health reported the first two flu-related deaths of the 2019-2020 flu season while urging residents to get vaccinations.
A 68-year-old woman...
Incyte reports disappointing results in late stage drug trial
Incyte Corporation announced disappointing results for a late-stage study of a promising drug.
The Phase 3 study that evaluated itacitinib in combination with corticosteroids in...
Top trending: Delaware vaccination figure stands at 14,113 doses
As of Thursday, Dec. 31, Delaware has administered 14,113 doses of Covid -19 vaccine, according to the state’s dashboard.
So far, about 1.1 percent of...
The financial tale of two health care mergers
Good afternoon,
Two mergers - ChristianaCare-(Affinity) Union Hospital, and Nanticoke-Peninsula Peninsula - are now a reality.
A big reason for the ChristianaCare-Union merger was a dim...
Cancer drug co-developed by AstraZeneca approved for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc. announced that Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in the US for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with a...
Merger of Peninsula and Nanticoke health systems becomes official
Nanticoke Health Services Seaford and Peninsula Regional Health System (PRHS), based in Salisbury, MD, announced that the affiliation of the two health services has...
Hospital group: Pre-existing conditions protection remain in place in Delaware after Affordable...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s individual mandate is unconstitutional.
The court stopped short...
Delaware sees 6.4 percent gain in health marketplace enrollment
With a new reinsurance program driving down the cost of monthly premiums, enrollment on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace increased more than 6 percent during...
