Hospitals, Blood Bank Call For Donations

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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…

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Beebe Babies Will Go Home With A Book

Babies born at Beebe Healthcare will receive a book before they go home. Beebe Healthcare and the Lewes Public Library are partnering to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Children whose parents enroll in the Imagination Library receive one new book in the mail each month through their fifth birthday at no cost. “Beebe…

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Beebe Healthcare Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall Thurs, May 28

Beebe Healthcare is inviting the public to a COVID-19 Town Hall on Thursday, May 28 from 4-5 pm. The focus will be on Beebe Healthcare’s recovery phase and the reactivation of elective surgeries, procedures, and other types of visits. The panel will include Beebe’s President and CEO, Dr. David Tam, Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine…

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Beebe Healthcare to Hold Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall on Friday, May 15

Beebe Healthcare is inviting the public to a one-hour COVID-19 virtual town hall at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 15. Community members will hear from Beebe Healthcare President & CEO Dr. David Tam and other Beebe representatives for a virtual town hall on COVID-19. The panel will give updates and answer some pre-submitted questions. Please submit…

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Beebe opens coronavirus care center in Georgetown

Beebe Medical Group has opened a COVID Positive Care Center in Georgetown. Patients in need of face-to-face care related to the virus can receive services that may include provider visits, respiratory care, imaging and lab services. Beebe opened the center Monday. The COVID Positive Care Center, located at the Georgetown Walk-In at 21635 Biden Avenue,…

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Being a Nurse on the Front Lines during COVID-19 in Delaware

Editorial by Alexandra Keegan Editor’s Note: Beebe hopes to share stories from the front lines, highlighting team members and sharing their experiences with the community during this pandemic. Tiffany Travis wanted to say thank you. As the coronavirus crisis began to unfold in Sussex County, Beebe Healthcare’s emergency department received many donations of food, snacks,…

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Beebe Healthcare Utilizing 3D Printed Masks

Beebe Healthcare will begin printing masks to utilize for its care team thanks to a generous donation of a 3D printer from Cyber Streets. Cyber Streets, a nonprofit organization that aims at educating communities about cyber security and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) opportunities in daily life, has been working with its members…

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eBright Health Partners With Beebe Healthcare To Collect Needed Supplies

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Delaware continues to rise, especially in Sussex County. In order to provide needed medical supplies to the healthcare systems in Delaware, eBrightHealth ACO is hosting donation drop-off locations throughout the state. The Sussex County event for Beebe Healthcare will be held Wednesday, April 1 through Saturday, April 4,…

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Carl M. Freeman Foundation Donates $250,000 to Beebe Healthcare’s COVID-19 Relief Fund

Recognizing the crisis surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), the Carl M. Freeman Foundation is donating $250,000 to be used for COVID-19 testing, including personal protective equipment, and the well-being of frontline healthcare professionals. The Carl M. Freeman Foundation normally supports and promotes innovative community-based leadership and giving, but felt compelled to step outside of their normal giving…

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Gov Carney Announces Statewide Testing Plan for Coronavirus

On Friday, Governor John Carney announced a coordinated statewide plan (with Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware Healthcare Association, and each of the health care systems in Delaware) to ensure people with symptoms consistent with coronavirus have access to safe and efficient testing in the First State – at NO cost to patients.  Beginning Monday…

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Beebe Healthcare to Provide Referral-Based Testing

Beebe Healthcare is now offering COVID-19 referral-based testing for the community. The car-based testing is being made available by Beebe to the entire Sussex County community. Patients should contact their primary care provider or local walk-in care for screening. Local providers are aware of the instructions, including that a provider order is necessary to be…

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Drive Thru Coronavirus Testing at Bayview Medical Center

Beebe Healthcare is holding a drive-thru Coronavirus Screening Event today from 10am to 2pm at Bayview Medical Center in Lewes.  This is only for people 18 and older who are experiencing symptoms – fever, cough and difficulty breathing.  Remember to bring identification and insurance information – if you have it. Beebe officials tell WGMD the…

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Beebe nursing school named best in Delaware

The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare has been named the best nursing school in the state of Delaware by RegisteredNursing.org. The nursing advocacy organization ranked nursing schools based on methodology that analyzes each school’s pass rate for students on the NCLEX-RN exam over a five-year window. The 2019 graduating class for…

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First Baby of 2020 at Beebe Healthcare – Twins!

The first baby of 2020 for Beebe Healthcare – are TWINS!  And they were an early surprise for Mom and Dad too.  Olga and Eric Tsavdar of Millville weren’t expecting Levi and Eliza to arrive for a couple more weeks!  The twins arrived just after 1am on New Years Day.   

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Jeffrey Fried Leaving Beebe Healthcare

President and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, Jeffrey Fried is leaving Beebe Healthcare effective Tuesday, March 26th.  Fried has been with Beebe for 24 years.  The Board of Directors has announced that Rick Schaffner will take over as the interim CEO.  Schaffner has served as Beebe’s executive vice president and COO for seven years and has…

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Lewes Woman Arrested for Embezzling from Beebe Healthcare

Lewes Police have arrested a woman for embezzling about $150,000 from Beebe Healthcare.  Police say they were notified by hospital officials who discovered irregularities involving Hope Abram.  Further investigation by the hospital led to her termination on May 3rd and Lewes Police were called.  Abrams was arrested by Lewes Police at her Bay Breeze Drive…

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