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ChristianaCare to build 3 PA hospitals

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Imagine a hospital right in your neighborhood that provides exceptional care and patient experience, convenient access to a high-quality emergency department, and health care services tailored just for your community. That’s the vision ChristianaCare and its partner, Emerus Holdings Inc., have for three neighborhood hospitals they will open in Pennsylvania in 2025. Today, the two leading health care companies announced …

Beebe Healthcare Named Among ‘Best Hospitals’ in Delaware by U.S. News & World Report

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Beebe Healthcare ranked No. 2 in Delaware, according to the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings. Only about 12% of hospitals earned a “Best Hospitals” ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care, and patient experience. The Sussex County-based community nonprofit healthcare system was the only southern …

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ChristianaCare Rated Among World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek for 5th Consecutive Year

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For the fifth consecutive year, ChristianaCare has earned a spot in Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals (United States), recognized for consistently being at the forefront in care, research and innovation. “Receiving this honor year after year is a testament to the work ChristianaCare caregivers do each day to create health together so that [
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Here’s how Del. hospitals focus on underserved communities

Noah ZuckerHeadlines, Health

TidalHealth Nanticoke purchased mobile medical vans to take healthcare services to hard-to-reach communities. Beebe Healthcare started a monkeypox vaccination program for the LGBTQ+ community at the beach. ChristianaCare created a new wellness and psychotherapy center for transgender patients. These are just a few of the initiatives highlighted in the Delaware Healthcare Association’s “Health Equity Report,” which details ways state hospitals …

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Delaware hospitals gave away $978M in FY 2020

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  Delaware’s hospitals and health system provided nearly $978 million in community benefit spending during Fiscal Year 2020, according to a new report from the Delaware Healthcare Association. Community benefit spending includes charity care, bad debt, losses on government-sponsored health insurance and support for community programs. The figure was included in the Delaware Healthcare Association’s 2022 Community Benefits Report, a …

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No Delaware hospitals plan to lift mask mandates soon

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

    Delaware hospital still require face masks to work or visit there. The hospitals issued a press release Tuesday to remind the public as state school and court masking rules were lifted this week. “While COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining, protecting immunocompromised and severely ill patients from COVID-19 exposure continues to be a priority for Delaware hospitals,” said …

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ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer Health, 4 hospitals

Charlie MegginsonHeadlines, Health

ChristianaCare announced Friday morning that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings. Under the agreement, ChristianaCare will purchase the assets and operations of four Prospect hospitals in the greater Philadelphia area, including: Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania, with 499 certified beds Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, with 215 …

State: COVID overrunning hospitals; don’t use ERs just to be tested

Betsy PriceHeadlines

    With state hospitals operating over capacity, Delaware officials on Tuesday again asked state residents to stay out of hospital emergency rooms for anything that’s not dire. ChristianaCare and Beebe hospitals were at 130% of their capacity, and ChristianaCare intensive care units at 170% over capacity, officials said during Gov. John Carney’s COVID-19 press conference Tuesday. Nemours Children’s Hospital …

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Delaware surfer finds brain tumor treatment close to home

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Words matter. So, when Tom Truman started loosing his, he knew something was very wrong. “I was getting confused and mixing up what I wanted to say,” Truman recalled. The imaging tests his doctor ordered revealed the reason why. Truman, at age 61, was diagnosed with a tumor in a part of his brain called the left temporal lobe just …