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ChristianaCare to build, operate 3 hospitals in southeastern PA

Staff WriterHealth, RSS, RSS-Health

Imagine a hospital right in your neighborhood that provides exceptional care and patient experience, convenient access to a high-quality emergency department, and health care services tailored just for your community. That’s the vision ChristianaCare and its partner, Emerus Holdings Inc., have for three neighborhood hospitals they will open in Pennsylvania in 2025. Today, the two leading health care companies announced …

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Here’s how Del. hospitals focus on underserved communities

Noah ZuckerHeadlines, Health

TidalHealth Nanticoke purchased mobile medical vans to take healthcare services to hard-to-reach communities. Beebe Healthcare started a monkeypox vaccination program for the LGBTQ+ community at the beach. ChristianaCare created a new wellness and psychotherapy center for transgender patients. These are just a few of the initiatives highlighted in the Delaware Healthcare Association’s “Health Equity Report,” which details ways state hospitals …

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Delaware hospitals gave away $978M in FY 2020

Staff WriterHeadlines, Health

  Delaware’s hospitals and health system provided nearly $978 million in community benefit spending during Fiscal Year 2020, according to a new report from the Delaware Healthcare Association. Community benefit spending includes charity care, bad debt, losses on government-sponsored health insurance and support for community programs. The figure was included in the Delaware Healthcare Association’s 2022 Community Benefits Report, a …

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No Delaware hospitals plan to lift mask mandates soon

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

    Delaware hospital still require face masks to work or visit there. The hospitals issued a press release Tuesday to remind the public as state school and court masking rules were lifted this week. “While COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining, protecting immunocompromised and severely ill patients from COVID-19 exposure continues to be a priority for Delaware hospitals,” said …

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ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer Health, 4 hospitals

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Health

ChristianaCare announced Friday morning that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings. Under the agreement, ChristianaCare will purchase the assets and operations of four Prospect hospitals in the greater Philadelphia area, including: Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania, with 499 certified beds Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, with 215 …

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State: COVID overrunning hospitals; don’t use ERs just to be tested

Betsy PriceHeadlines

    With state hospitals operating over capacity, Delaware officials on Tuesday again asked state residents to stay out of hospital emergency rooms for anything that’s not dire. ChristianaCare and Beebe hospitals were at 130% of their capacity, and ChristianaCare intensive care units at 170% over capacity, officials said during Gov. John Carney’s COVID-19 press conference Tuesday. Nemours Children’s Hospital …

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State should consider dropping plan for tunnel, designers say

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

Designers involved in the construction of a $22 million parking garage across from Legislative Hall have recommended the state cancel plans to build a private underground tunnel  connecting the structures. The tunnel originally was estimated to cost $2 million but will be closer to $3.7 million, partly because its base would lay only 6 feet above sea level in an …

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Breast Cancer Screening crucial to better outcome

Terry RogersCharity, Delaware Live, Delaware Nonprofits, Health, Town Square Live

There is significant evidence that early detection is the best tool in fighting breast cancer, as cancers caught early are more likely to be localized. Unfortunately, breast cancer statistics indicate that there is a higher incidence of death among women of color, especially black women, who are diagnosed with breast cancer. “Delaware ranks number one in black women diagnosed with …

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UD rally calls for ceasefire in Gaza, justice for Palestine

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Government

A rally organized by the University of Delaware Students for Justice in Palestine listened to calls for a ceasefire and expressions of grief for those killed during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza. “We come together to reaffirm our commitment to a peaceful and just resolution, one that upholds the rights and dignities of all parties …