The new hospice model at Saint Francis will kick off after the new year.

Delaware Hospice to move to scattered bed model at Saint Francis in Jan.

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

Just two months after celebrating its 100-year anniversary, Wilmington’s Saint Francis Hospital is making a logistical shift for its hospice patients. This week, Delaware Hospice announced it will shift its Saint Francis-based operations from a centralized In-Patient Unit (IPU) to a scattered bed model.  The move is to increase both patient and hospital flexibility as well as create more financial …

Saint Francis will celebrate its 100th Anniversary and the launch of the Healthy Village Thursday afternoon.

Saint Francis Hospital’s Healthy Village creates national social-services healthcare model

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

WILMINGTON – Saint Francis Hospital hopes a new, unique initiative will be a national model for healthcare. As it celebrates 100 years of service, the hospital is expanding its community outreach to the Wilmington community by launching the Healthy Village at Saint Francis Hospital, which aims to deliver essential social services to those in need. Located in economically challenged neighborhoods, …