WILMINGTON – Nemours Children’s Health will invest a record-breaking $130 million in Delaware alone next year on a groundbreaking Maternal and Fetal Health Program, expansion of its neonatology, cancer, and cardiology programs, and revitalization of the historic Institute building on the Alfred I. duPont Campus in Wilmington. It’s the largest one-year capital investment in Delaware in Nemours history. Nemours Children’s …
Delaware has become the first state to offer whole blood in ambulances across all its counties, marking a significant advance in emergency medical care. The milestone comes as paramedics report treating hundreds of patients since the program began in May 2023. New Castle County paramedics have now administered 151 units of whole blood, contributing to a statewide total of 250 …
Delaware hospitals have weathered the storm created by a really big storm in North Carolina. Hurricane Helene triggered a nationwide crisis in IV fluid supplies after causing severe flooding damage to Baxter International’s North Cove facility in Marion, NC, in late September 2024. According to the American Medical Association, this facility typically produces approximately 60% of the IV fluid used …
By Bradley Vasoli Spending on Medicaid, the federal-state healthcare program serving lower-income Americans, has climbed significantly in many states, including Delaware. But many experts believe care quality has decreased despite that — or because of it. In Fiscal Year 2023, the First State spent more than $3.34 billion in combined state and federal money on Medicaid, with the program covering …
The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions via email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Kiandra Parks was celebrated as the 1,000th graduate of the West End Neighborhood House Launcher Entrepreneurship Program …
WILMINGTON – An official from ChristianaCare hopes a new $225,000 grant will help its community health workers serve 150 more patients. The grant, distributed by the HighmarkDelaware’s BluePrints for the Community program, will fund the first ChristianaCare Community Health Worker program dedicated to offering comprehensive support to eligible Medicare patients throughout the state, ensuring these individuals have access to essential …
WILMINGTON – The Sunday Breakfast Mission distributed more than 1,100 food boxes on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving and then fed more than 600 people at its annual Great Thanksgiving Banquet, said Church and Community Relations Manager Bruce Davison. The Sunday Breakfast Mission has provided shelter, meals, and other programs to members of the community, including the homes, for …
The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF: DART statewide services, both fixed route and paratransit, will not operate on Thanksgiving Day. SEPTA …
By Bradley Vasoli In a letter to Governor John Carney (D) this week, the Delaware Healthcare Association (DHA) urged him to forego nominations to the controversial Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board. The DHA, an advocacy group formed by Delaware hospitals, argued that the commission will take its ultimate form during the upcoming administration of Carney’s fellow Democrat Matt Meyer, who …
The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. BUSINESS Cover & Rossiter, one of Wilmington’s oldest full-service accounting firms will merge with and be rebranded by the Bonadio Group, which will help Upstate New York’s largest professional services firm …
