Delawareâs public health agency already has identified 4,274 lab-confirmed cases of influenza — significantly more than the entire 2021-2022 flu season. Itâs confirmed 718 cases of RSV, and the stateâs seven-day average for new COVID cases is 164, up from 106 a month ago. Welcome to the tripledemic health officials have been warning about. All three viruses have similar systems: …
ChristianaCare has named its Breast Center The Tatiana Copeland Breast Center after a Wilmington philanthropist who was treated for cancer there. The naming of the center at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute reflects Tatiana and Gerret Copelandâs financial support, the healthcare system said in a press release. The couple gave a $1.2 million gift …
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Community I-95âs Restore the Corridor work largely finished Wilmington City Councilwoman Linda Gray dead at 73 Delaware State Fair announces first summer concert performer Business Google to pay Delaware $4.3M in location tracking settlement Walmart agrees to $3.1B opioid settlement, $11.8M goes to DE Food & …
ChristianaCare has lifted its COVID-19 visitation restrictions at its hospitals. The companyâs mask mandate will remain in place. In a news release Wednesday, the health system said it will return to its pre-COVID visitation policy. Effective immediately: Hospitalized patients may accept visitors between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. The number of visitors per patient is not restricted. Hospital visitors must …
A block party Saturday at the Community Education Building in downtown Wilmington will feature free food, entertainment and even free sports physicals. âThis is our re-introduction to the community,â said Tamarra Morris, chief operating officer of the CEB. âA lot of people have no idea what we’re doing here in this building, so we want to make sure that we …
ChristianaCare’s plans to expand into the Philly area have blown up. The Wilmington health care system announced Thursday that it will not be buying Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. The two systems had announced the signing of a letter of intent for ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect on Feb. 11, 2022. Since then, a joint statement …
Damp, chilly weather couldnât diminish the enthusiasm of the group that gathered Thursday in Beebe Healthcareâs 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 …
ONLINE MINI MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE EACH THURSDAY IN MARCH. PHOTO BY TIMA MIROSHNICHENKO/PEXELS. Whether youâd like to know more about sports medicine, the growth of telehealth or how anesthesiology works, youâll find a topic of interest in an online Mini Medical School that includes healthcare topics and trends. âWhatâs exciting about the program and the offerings …
This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Community Before the Battle of Brandywine, Washington was in Wilmington Red Clay joins Christina, Brandywine in Learning Collaborative talks Tower Hill replaces library with HUB that enhances tech, gatherings Vials speak to first responders when you can’t Hockessin mom sues to end Carneyâs school mask mandate Business Paid leave bill is a product of compromise, …
As of Tuesday, masks are required in all public indoor settings like shops, gyms and stores. Gov. John Carney announced Monday he will institute a mask mandate that requires Delaware residents to wear them in all public indoor settings In a new revision to the State of Emergency declaration, he also extended the school mask requirement and will deploy more …
