Nemours nursing leader receives national award
Dyane Bunnell, clinical nurse specialist, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD), Wilmington, was named the Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse of the Year.As...
Governor signs bill to widen access to overdose-fighting drug naloxone
Gov. John Carney has signed into law Senate Bill 48 to expand community access to the drug naloxone by making it possible for pharmacists...
Beebe gets $10 million donation from Rollins family
The Beebe Medical Foundation and Beebe Healthcare announced a gift of $10 million from the Ma-Ran Foundation to name the Margaret H. Rollins Pavilion...
Christiana Care earns top designation from Multiple Sclerosis Society
Christiana Care Health System has earned the designation of Center for Comprehensive MS Care from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
This recognition – the first...
Delaware-based Cigna expatriate health coverage business offers app
Cigna Global Health Benefits, north Wilmington and parent Cigna Corporation announced the Cigna Wellbeing App.
Available to Cigna GHB North America customers, the app features...
Bayhealth holds Topping Out ceremony at Sussex Campus
Bayhealth marked a milestone in the construction of the new Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus in Milford with the ceremonial “Topping Out” of the steel...
Delaware makes progress in cutting high cancer rate
Cancer screening and early detection have contributed to a continuing decline in Delaware’s cancer mortality rate over the past decade.
From 1999-2003 to 2009-2013, Delaware’s cancer...
Bayhealth reaches technology milestone
Bayhealth announced that it has achieved the HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 on the EMR Adoption Model.
Bayhealth’s Stage 6 recognition symbolizes its drive to bring...
Christiana Care’s award-winning quality program featured in article
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety featured the recipients of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, presented annually by...
M&T Foundation makes $50,000 pledge to Bayhealth campaign
The M&T Bank Charitable Foundation recently made a $50,000 four-year pledge to the Bayhealth Foundation toward the Campaign for Bayhealth – Phase III, a...
Blood supply at low levels during holiday weekend
With 4th of July weekend underway, Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) is asking donors to remember that the need for blood never takes...
Christiana Care physician reviews part of transparency program
Consumers often search online reviews when considering new products or services. So when it comes to one of their most important decisions, selecting a...
Peninsula Home Health, Nanticoke expand relationship in Sussex
Peninsula Home Care at Nanticoke and Nanticoke Health Services are expanding their relationship in order to provide patients with an easier transition from hospital...
Recovery Centers holds ribbon cutting at outpatient site
Earlier in the month, Recovery Centers of America opened its newest outpatient facility at 2383 Limestone Road, Wilmington.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony and program included keynote...
Christiana Hospital opens parking garage for patients, visitors
Christina Care has opened a new patient and visitor self-park garage at Christiana Hospital, south of Newark.
The garage offers 700 spaces with four stories...
Study claims Obamacare replacement act would hurt state’s economy
A report released this month claims that the American Health Care Act would lead to the loss of a couple of thousand jobs and...
Thompson named Executive Director of Medical Society of Delaware
The Executive Board of the Medical Society of Delaware, Newark, named Mark B. Thompson, as the Society’s next Executive Director, effective July 1.
The...
Trauma cases lead Blood Bank to seek more common O positive donors
A rash of trauma cases in recent days has put a critical strain on the local blood supply, prompting the Blood Bank of Delmarva...
Highmark files for 33.6% rate hike hike in Affordable Care Act premiums
The Delaware Department of Insurance (“DOI”) has received a proposed rate increase request from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware for a 33.6...
DuPont says study suggests probiotic can fight colds
DuPont Nutrition & Health announced that a study published in Beneficial Microbes and sponsored by DuPont and the University of Virginia demonstrated the role of probiotic supplements...
