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Bayhealth’s 17th GoPink! Campaign Raises over $43,000
Information regarding funds that were raised at Bayhealth’s 17th annual Go Pink! campaign in 2022 has been released. The event raised over $43,000. Every year, Go Pink! brings awareness to breast cancer and the importance of mammography screenings. Funds are raised through the sale of specially designed Go Pink! T-shirts to fund screenings for the…
Read MoreBayhealth Gets ARPA Grant Through Sussex Co. Council for Medical Equipment at New Facility
Bayhealth is getting a boost through the American Rescue Plan Act as it seeks to build the new Bayhealth Total Care Facility on Route 9 at Hudson Road. Sussex County Council recently approved an ARPA grant of $615,000 to Bayhealth. The funding will be applied toward purchasing medical equipment, which is expected to cost nearly…
Read MoreBayhealth Incentivizes Applicants With Student Loan Relief
Applicants for certain positions with Bayhealth could get help with their student loans. In an effort to attract needed staff to its workforce, Bayhealth will provide qualified applicants with up to $30,000 of loan repayment. That’s for a three-year-commitment to work at Bayhealth. The program is available for nurses, respiratory therapists, patient care technicians and…
Read MoreDel. Hospitals Implement Changes To Cope With Rising COVID-19 Cases
Beebe Healthcare is postponing non-emergent procedures effective today (Thursday, January 13th). President and CEO Dr. David Tam said “right now, it’s more difficult than ever to deliver healthcare.” Beebe has not yet adopted Crisis Standards of Care, which is another step already taken by Bayhealth and TidalHealth Nanticoke to allocate resources. Full statements from Beebe,…
Read MoreBayhealth Breaks Ground For Milton Medical Facility
Bayhealth Total Care is coming to the Milton area in a little over a year. Ground has been broken for what Bayhealth calls a new and innovative approach to providing healthcare in Sussex County. The facility, covering 48,500 square feet, is expected to serve as a hybrid emergency and walk-in center. Primary and specialty care…
Read MoreVIDEO : Bayhealth Nurse Receives Delaware’s 1st COVID Vaccine
Elisabeth Cote, a progressive care nurse with Bayhealth, will go down in history as the first Delawarean to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Cote received the vaccine Tuesday morning at the Bayhealth Kent campus in Dover, about 24 hours after the first shipment of the vaccine arrived in Delaware. Under the state’s vaccination program,…
Read MoreHospitals, Blood Bank Call For Donations
Critical shortages of blood supplies have led to a plea for blood donations, especially from college students and high school students. School-based blood drives have been suspended indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, a large percentage of the donating public is age 50 or older. The Blood Bank of Delmarva has expanded hours at its…
Read MoreBayhealth Plans Milton-Area Medical Facility
Bayhealth Monday announced plans to expand services in the Milton area with a planned outpatient center to be built at Lewes-Georgetown Highway and Hudson Road. The facility and team are expected to offer additional primary care physicians, specialists, diagnostic services and walk-in-and emergency care at the 18-acre site. The Delaware Health Resources Board has given…
Read MoreBayhealth performs over 2,000 coronavirus tests
Bayhealth, in partnership with the Governor’s office, the Division of Public Health and other healthcare agencies, performed more than 2,200 tests over the first three days of its expanded Coronavirus community testing in Milford. The testing in Sussex County is part of a statewide initiative to expand access to testing in designated hotspots to reduce…
Read MoreBayhealth expands coronavirus testing in Sussex County
Bayhealth is partnering with the Governor’s office, the Division of Public Health, and our other healthcare systems to expand Coronavirus community testing and outreach to high-risk populations in Sussex County. No appointment is necessary. Bayhealth will provide walk-up or drive-up community testing at the DHSS State Services Center in Milford located at 253 NE Front…
Read MoreBayheath Preparing for Coronavirus Surge
Tents have recently gone up outside of the emergency Departments at Bayhealth Hospitals in both Kent and Sussex Counties. This will help to better prepare for a possible surge of patients due to the coronavirus – and separate them from others seeking emergency care for other illnesses and injuries. The tents, which would be for…
Read MoreBayhealth to hold prayer for healthcare workers, patients, and the state amid coronavirus pandemic
Bayhealth will hold a moment of prayer for our healthcare heroes, patients, and the community as Delaware deals with the ongoing strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The prayer/meditation will be held on Friday, April 3, at 1:30 p.m. The organization’s Diversity and Spirituality Committee is coordinating this with the help of its Pastoral Care team.…
Read MoreBayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus to Open February 5th in Milford
The Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus located at 100 Wellness Way in Milford will open on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The patient move from Bayhealth Milford Memorial to Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus will begin the morning of Feb. 5 and will take one day to complete. The Emergency and Trauma Center at Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus will…
Read MoreDisorderly Milford Man Faces Charges
A Milford Police officer at Bayhealth Medical Center for other reasons was contacted by hospital officials for a disorderly person in the emergency department. The officer saw the man being aggressive towards staff and attempts by staff to control the man were unsuccessful. The officer used his taser to control the man, 31 year old…
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