Beebe Specialty Surgical Hospital in Rehoboth ready for first patient

Pam GeorgeHeadlines, Health

  Damp, chilly weather couldnā€™t diminish the enthusiasm of the group that gathered Thursday in Beebe Healthcareā€™s new Specialty Surgical Hospital. Health care leaders, board members and caregivers were on hand to cut the ribbon on the $124 million, four-story hospital, located on the Rehoboth campus just off routes 1 and 24. The hospital will care for its first patient …

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

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

The daily average number of COVID-19 cases in Delaware has risen by 50% in the last month, but is still miniscule compared to the thousands per day in January. As of Thursday, the number of daily new cases, averaged over seven days, was 157.1, up from 94 on March 25. The number of hospitalizations was 25 Thursday, up 10 from …

DBCC’s pop-up girls’ dress sale raises money for Young Survivors

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

  A girls dress sale at the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition raised $1,000 for its young survivors program. ā€œMost women who are diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age also have young children,ā€ said Mackenzie Blithe, who arranged the pop-up shop. ā€œWe felt like this was a great way to raise money and help people with children choose cute …