‘Just the Best Thing Ever’—Hospital Care at Home Program Celebrates Milestone

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The ChristianaCare Hospital Care at Home program, a national leader in providing acute care in a place most familiar to patients – their own homes – has reached a new milestone with more than 1,000 admissions since opening in December 2021. ChristianaCare’s innovative program enables patients with common chronic conditions, such as congestive heart failure […] The post ‘Just the …

Welcome to ChristianaCare’s Specialty Pharmacy

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Patients with complex medical conditions — like cancer, infertility and chronic autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and psoriasis — understand better than anyone the importance of safe, on-time receipt of their medications. Working with a specialty pharmacy can help ensure smooth delivery and connections with pharmacists to answer complex questions. ChristianaCare’s Specialty Pharmacy can help. […] The post Welcome to …

‘Shining Example’ of Critical Care Nursing: Christiana Hospital Cardiovascular Unit Wins Beacon Award

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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded the silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence to ChristianaCare’s 4E, a cardiovascular step-down unit at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. The Beacon Award is the highest achievement in critical-care nursing. “To say I am proud is an understatement,” said 4E nurse manager Andrea Sweeny, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CV-BC. “Through […] The post ‘Shining Example’ …

Eva Porter Honored With ROSE Award

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Eva Porter, a senior certified nursing assistant at Union Hospital, has received the ChristianaCare ROSE Award. ROSE stands for Raising Our Standard of Excellence, recognizing outstanding partners in nursing who help deliver compassionate, excellent care to patients and families. Interested in a career at ChristianaCare? Click here for job opportunities. Two patients nominated Porter for […] The post Eva Porter …

Melissa Morgan-Gouveia, M.D., Named Educator of the Year by American Academy of Home Care

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Melissa Morgan-Gouveia, M.D., director of Geriatric Education in the Department of Medicine, has been named the House Call Educator of the Year by the American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM). Morgan-Gouveia is a board-certified geriatrician in ChristianaCare’s Primary Care at Home program. “Melissa is an educator at heart,” said Ina Li, M.D., Clinical Director […] The post Melissa Morgan-Gouveia, …

Juliet Westermann Honored With DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

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Juliet Westermann, BSN, RN, CCRN, of Wilmington Hospital, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying exceptional clinical skills, compassion, calm, respect and partnership. Interested in a nursing career at ChristianaCare? Click here for […] The post Juliet Westermann …

Caitlin Moody Honored With ROSE Award

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Caitlin Moody, senior certified nursing assistant at Union Hospital, has received the Christiana Care ROSE Award. ROSE stands for Raising Our Standard of Excellence, recognizing outstanding partners in nursing who help deliver compassionate, excellent care to patients and families. Interested in a career at ChristianaCare? Click here for job opportunities. Moody was nominated by a […] The post Caitlin Moody …

Paige Reynolds Honored With DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

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Paige Reynolds, BSN, RN, of the Emergency Department at Union Hospital, has received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying exceptional clinical skills, compassion, calm, respect and partnership. Reynolds was nominated by a grateful patient […] The post Paige Reynolds …

Glenna’s Story: Cancer Free, With Expert Care Close to Home

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When Glenna Matthews was rushed to the hospital with severe gastrointestinal symptoms and abdominal pain, she never suspected to hear the word “cancer” in her diagnosis. Her tests confirmed an early stage endometrial cancer originating in the lining of her uterus. “I couldn’t believe it,” Matthews said. “I have been a nurse for more than […] The post Glenna’s Story: …

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. Click here to make an appointment for cancer services at ChristianaCare. Truman, at age 61, was […] The post Delaware Surfer …