By Terry Rogers Meir Gelley, the CEO of Nationwide Health Systems, the company that is in the process of purchasing the Bayhealth Clarke Avenue campus, says he told his father that he wanted to attend rabbinical school in New Jersey. He was 22 years old and he knew that America was a place to live […]
The year was 1973. President Nixon announced a peace agreement in Vietnam. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade. A gallon of gasoline cost 40 cents. And a young Cynthia Jones traveled nearly 850 miles from her hometown of Albany, Georgia, to Milford, Delaware, where she’d eventually raise her family and become a […]
The Bayhealth Cancer Institute’s Survivorship Program has been helping cancer survivors enjoy full and productive lives since its inception in 2012. Runway of Hope, an annual fashion-based fundraiser that includes a runway fashion show featuring professional models, elegant luncheon and silent auction, is a driving force behind the program’s positive impact on the lives of […]
At Bayhealth, leadership believes in and supports the growth of team members. This is why programs such as the Critical Care Fellowship are made available to staff at Bayhealth. Twenty Bayhealth nurses graduated from the most recent Critical Care Fellowship, which lasted eight weeks. Within that time, nurses spent time developing a solid foundation for […]
Bayhealth Physicians of the Year were honored at the Medical Staff Recognition Event at Dover Downs Hotel. Presented by Bayhealth’s nurses, the award honorees are Oncologist Iftekhar Khan, MD, for Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus and Medical Hospitalist Ilyas Vahora, MD, for Bayhealth Milford Memorial. Dr. Khan joined Bayhealth Hematology Oncology Associates in 2002. He was […]
Did you know that an estimated 15 million Americans have food allergies, 5.9 million of which are children under the age of 18? The Food Allergy Research & Education Incorporation notes that one in 13 children suffer from food allergies. Yet recent reports are showing a new trend with less and less people suffering from […]
Read this week’s edition at https://milfordlive.com/review/WeeklyReviewMay16,2017.pdf The headlines of the week for Milford: DE Turf cuts ribbon on new complex; Banneker Elementary celebrated mothers; MHS Prom: A Night in Paris; Evans wins Milford School Board election; DDC plans Belle, Friends Tea Party; Milford residents participate in Civil War play; SSP performs Much Ado About Nothing; NAACP […]
Milford Place, formerly known as Heritage at Milford, located at 500 S DuPont Blvd in Milford, will be hosting an Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group that will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM beginning June 13, 2017. Shown in the picture are Melissa Heverin, the Community Relations Manager at Milford Place […]
The Patriot Award recognizes supervisors of military staff for support provided to the nominator through flexible schedules and time off prior to deployment and after deployment. Spouses of service members are also eligible to nominate their supportive supervisor. Bayhealth Respiratory Therapist Jennifer Durham nominated Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus Respiratory Care Manager Nicole Jackson, RRT, for […]
One organ, eye, and tissue donor can save and heal more than 75 lives. Yet 22 people die every day waiting for an organ with a new patient added to the donation waiting list every 10 minutes. As part of National Donate Life Month, Bayhealth and other local healthcare organizations were recently honored by the […]
