Health

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Beebe Specialty Surgical Hospital in Rehoboth ready for first patient

  Damp, chilly weather couldn’t diminish the enthusiasm of the group that gathered Thursday in Beebe Healthcare’s new Specialty Surgical
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Yes2Health Program Hosts Wellness Retreat

Yes2Health, a program offered through Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, recently held a retreat Yes2Health hosted May 9, 2022
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Champions for Children’s Mental Health opens in Milford Wellness Village

by Terry Rogers   Champions for Children’s Mental Health has opened in the Milford Wellness April 25, 2022

COVID cases, hospitalizations rise about 50% in last month, still low

The daily average number of COVID-19 cases in Delaware has risen by 50% in the last month, but is still
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Bayhealth Spotlight: Kristen Gun

Bayhealth spotlights Kristen Gun Compassionate and hardworking is Respiratory Therapist Kristen Gun, RRT, at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. Rounding to nearly
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State: Students should be tested for COVID after spring break

    With COVID-19 cases rising again, the state Division of Public Health and Department of Education are asking parents
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Kent woman becomes state’s first flu death of 21-22 season

The Department of Public Health announced the first flu death of the year Tuesday. A 54-year-0ld Kent County woman became
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Community organizations learn about Bayhealth residency program

by Terry Rogers     Bayhealth’s Sussex County campus At a recent Milford Conversation, held on the first Thursday of
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Board reviews proposed tobacco and vaping policy

by Terry Rogers     MSD is revising their policy on tobacco and vaping (Photo courtesy of Unsplash) At a
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Bayhealth Matches with Medical Residents 

The program directors for each of Bayhealth’s residency programs shoot confetti cannons in celebration of meeting the residents matched for
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Bayhealth to present updates at upcoming meeting

Bayhealth’s Sussex County campus The monthly meeting of the Milford Conversations group will be held on Thursday, April 7, from
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Jazzercise group promotes more than exercise

by Terry Rogers     The Jazzercise group meets on Saturdays at the Milford Library and are strong supporters of
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Bones drops 21 in homecoming game 

Nah’Shon Bone Hyland after hitting a 3 pointer against the 76ers photo courtesy of ESPN Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland dropped 21
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Milford Wellness Village to host job fair

The Milford Wellness Village Conference Center will be the site of a campus-wide job fair Milford Wellness Village is seeking
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DPH will text you if you test positive for COVID-19

The Delaware Division of Public Health now plans to text you if you have COVID-19. The DPH Contact Tracing Team
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Community garden is entering its fifth season

Milford Community Gardens is entering its fifth year next to the former Milford Armory Each year, the Milford Community Gardens
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No Delaware hospitals plan to lift mask mandates soon

    Delaware hospital still require face masks to work or visit there. The hospitals issued a press release Tuesday
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ChristianaCare Mini Medical School encourages active participation in health

  Whether you’d like to know more about sports medicine, the growth of telehealth or how anesthesiology works, you’ll find
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Food Bank of Delaware to host drive-thru food pantry in each county

Photo courtesy of Food Bank of Delaware. The Food Bank of Delaware will host drive-thru mobile pantries in each Delaware
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Milford removing lead water lines

by Terry Rogers     The City of Milford is removing lead pipes within the city system. (Photo credit: Pan
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Delaware mask mandate to expire Friday, Feb. 11

Gov. Carney’s universal indoor mask mandate will expire Friday, Feb. 11/Getty Images Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate will expire at
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DBCC’s Young Survivors promote meditation, meaningful activity during treatment

by Terry Rogers     DBCC Young Survivors in Action is a group designed for younger women who are dealing
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to drop in Delaware

The number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to decline this week in Delaware. As of Thursday, Jan. 27,
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