By Jennifer Saienni Delaware Hospice celebrated its 10th Anniversary of welcoming patients to the Delaware Hospice Center on Monday, April 9th. Over 6,300 patients and families have been served at the Delaware Hospice Center in just 10 years! Serving as a home away from home option for patients of all ages, the Center provides short-term […]
Spring has arrived. The ground is warming up. Flowers and plants are blooming, and pollen is in the air. With this time of year comes spring allergies, and with that allergy sufferers may experience immune system reactions such as coughing, sneezing, itchy eyes, a scratchy throat, and more. Roughly 50 million people in the United […]
For the last 16 years, Bayhealth has honored staff from both Bayhealth Milford Memorial and Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus for going above and beyond in not only teaching patients how to better care for themselves, but educating team members on how to improve the care they provide to the community. The 2017 Healthcare Educators of […]
As part of its Campaign for Bayhealth — Phase III fundraising initiative, the Bayhealth Foundation has engaged local business owners in supporting the health campus project in southern Delaware. When approached, Charlie Burton and the management team at I.G. Burton & Co., exceeded the Foundation’s expectations by making a multiyear pledge. Burton is the fifth-generation […]
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is now confirming nine cases of the mumps as part of its ongoing investigation of an outbreak among attendees at a February dance festival in New Castle County. Seven of the nine confirmed cases either attended, or lived with persons who attended, a social dance (Baile Mejicano or […]
Many of the services, programs, and other offerings provided to Bayhealth cancer patients are made possible because of generous gifts and contributions from individuals and other businesses and organizations in our local communities—including those that were given as part of the remarkable vision and efforts of Dover High School Junior Meghana Lodhavia. For the second […]
by Terry Rogers On Thursday, March 15, Ann M. Hurst, MSM, BSN, RN, provided members of the community with a preview of the new Nemours Children’s Health System building which will be located on the new Bayhealth Sussex Campus in Milford. The organization hopes to break ground on the new building in late 2018 with […]
Bayhealth congratulated Registered Nurse Lauryn Hamil, BSN, RN, on being named the most recent Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CVSICU) Employee of the Quarter. Hamil received the award based on nominations from coworkers on her unit. The CVSICU Employee of the Quarter is a peer award that recognizes nurses for going above and beyond. Hamil, […]
Heart disease is the top killer of women with one woman dying every 80 seconds, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Because of this, it’s not surprising to hear how heart disease has impacted families in the community. It’s Bayhealth Physician Liaison Cassandra Humphrey’s personal experience that led her to volunteer for the AHA’s […]
This spring, Bayhealth is hosting the First Annual Bayhealth Nurse on the Run 5K Walk/Run to benefit nursing education. The event will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Wild Quail Country Club in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware. This fundraiser is part of Bayhealth’s participation in the American Nurses Association 2017 Year […]
