ChristianaCare recognized more than 160 outstanding nurses during its annual Excellence in Nursing Awards ceremony. The awards, which coincided with National Nurses Month, celebrate exceptional performance in clinical care, education, innovation and leadership. Honorees were nominated by their colleagues for consistently demonstrating compassion, dedication and excellence in their work. These awards highlight the lasting impact the nurses have on patients, …
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Health Fund Advisory Committee (HFAC) has opened the application period for Fiscal Year 2027 funding, with a deadline set for August 31. In a change from previous years, applications went live earlier—on Monday, June 2—giving organizations more than two months to prepare their submissions. READ: Education Funding Commission approves hybrid model for …
WILMINGTON — ChristianaCare has announced it will take over operations at five Crozer Health outpatient locations in Delaware County, Pa. following a successful $50.3 million bid in a court-supervised auction. “These facilities will complement the new campuses and neighborhood hospitals we are building in southeastern Pennsylvania—and together they will significantly expand our network of care,” said ChistianaCare’s Chief Strategy and …
DOVER – The Delaware Healthcare Association (DHA) unveiled its inaugural federal advocacy agenda Thursday, laying out a strategic plan aimed at strengthening the state’s healthcare workforce, improving healthcare access, and promoting health equity in Delaware. The announcement comes at a time of national uncertainty surrounding health policy, with DHA emphasizing the need for sustainability in the face of potential federal …
The Diamond State Hospital Review Board blew into existence Thursday when Gov. John Carney signed House Bill 350. The board, which will have authority to review Delaware hospital budgets, recommend changes and enforce those changes, will help the state and consumers lower their healthcare bills by limiting the growth of hospital budgets, supporters say. Theoretically, supporters believe, that means the …
Acting under emergency powers, the State Employment Benefit Committee voted Monday to continue state retiree health plans as they are through 2023. Rates will remain the same as they were for this year. That move did not stop retirees and their ringleaders from laying into the committee in a public comment session after the vote. Thomas Pledgie told the committee …
State Rep. John Kowalko on Friday unveiled a bill that will allow retirees to choose between the state’s current special Medicare plan or switch to the Medicare Advantage Plan that’s triggered all kinds of angst. Kowalko, D-Newark, has spearheaded opposition to the plan, saying it will dramatically change the way retirees get their health care. The plan would …
