Just two months after celebrating its 100-year anniversary, Wilmington’s Saint Francis Hospital is making a logistical shift for its hospice patients. This week, Delaware Hospice announced it will shift its Saint Francis-based operations from a centralized In-Patient Unit (IPU) to a scattered bed model. The move is to increase both patient and hospital flexibility as well as create more financial …
By Bradley Vasoli DOVER — Delaware’s 16 Senate Democrats unanimously backed Governor John Carney’s (D) five selections for the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board while all six of the chamber’s Republicans abstained from voting. Former Delaware State University Board Chair Devona Williams, retiring Delaware Secretary of Finance Richard Geisenberger, business executive and former Woodbridge Superintendent Heath Chasanov, former Nanticoke …
WILMINGTON – Nemours Children’s Health will invest a record-breaking $130 million in Delaware alone next year on a groundbreaking Maternal and Fetal Health Program, expansion of its neonatology, cancer, and cardiology programs, and revitalization of the historic Institute building on the Alfred I. duPont Campus in Wilmington. It’s the largest one-year capital investment in Delaware in Nemours history. Nemours Children’s …
Delaware has become the first state to offer whole blood in ambulances across all its counties, marking a significant advance in emergency medical care. The milestone comes as paramedics report treating hundreds of patients since the program began in May 2023. New Castle County paramedics have now administered 151 units of whole blood, contributing to a statewide total of 250 …
Delaware hospitals have weathered the storm created by a really big storm in North Carolina. Hurricane Helene triggered a nationwide crisis in IV fluid supplies after causing severe flooding damage to Baxter International’s North Cove facility in Marion, NC, in late September 2024. According to the American Medical Association, this facility typically produces approximately 60% of the IV fluid used …
By Bradley Vasoli Spending on Medicaid, the federal-state healthcare program serving lower-income Americans, has climbed significantly in many states, including Delaware. But many experts believe care quality has decreased despite that — or because of it. In Fiscal Year 2023, the First State spent more than $3.34 billion in combined state and federal money on Medicaid, with the program covering …
The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to editor@delawarelive.com. If possible, please forward submissions via email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Kiandra Parks was celebrated as the 1,000th graduate of the West End Neighborhood House Launcher Entrepreneurship Program …
Recently, the Blood Bank of Delaware announced that blood supplies had reached critical levels. As of Monday, December 2, Blood Bank Communications Specialist Tony Prado stated that the three-week emergency was lifted, but that there was no time to celebrate. “We are now in the critical holiday period when donations can decrease as people get busy preparing for Christmas, Chanukah …
According to the American Diabetic Association, more than 111,808 adults have been diagnosed in Delaware with diabetes, representing 13.8 percent of the state population. IN addition, 12.6 percent of Delawareans have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes with the prevalence of the illness higher in Sussex County with 13.2 percent of the population dealing with diabetes. With the holidays right around the …
The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to editor@delawarelive.com. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF: DART statewide services, both fixed route and paratransit, will not operate on Thanksgiving Day. SEPTA …
