This Weekâs Top Stories Include Think tank exec questions legitimacy of state recognition of schools Nemours Childrenâs Health to invest $130M into Delaware facilities Wind-power substationâs rejection an âearly Christmas presentâ for Sussex County UD to pay $715k to U.S. for NASA grant violations Dems bless Carneyâs hospital cost review board picks while GOP abstain Click on the image below …
Nationwide IV fluid shortage did not impact Delaware hospitals
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 …
Saint Francis Hospital’s Healthy Village creates national social-services healthcare model
WILMINGTON â 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, …
The Blackwall Barn & Lodge coming to Avenue North
The new Avenue North community in Fairfax is getting another restaurant. Developer Delle Donne & Associates recently announced that The Blackwall Barn & Lodge would open a 12,000-square-foot restaurant and meeting facility on the 80-acre mixed-use campus, formerly AstraZenecaâs property. The 400-seat restaurant, which will have a private room for up to 150, should open in fall 2025. âThis is our first Titan Hospitality concept …
NCCVT career signing day: 300 hop into workforce
The First State workforce just broadened Monday as nearly 300 high school seniors from the New Castle County Vocational Technical School District put pen to paper as they inked their names for career signing day. The teenagers will begin work and earn income right after graduating high school with an arsenal of trades and skills, something that Superintendent Joseph Jones …
DOE owns lead testing blunder, expects new results by May
A Senate committee hearing Tuesday heard the state Secretary of Education apologize about the way lead testing in schools was handled and that trained pros will handle testing instead of school staff. Through a federal grant, the Department of Education began a sampling initiative in October, 2020 to identify the levels of lead within drinking water at schools. âWhile well-intentioned, …
A.I. duPont Hospital becomes Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware
The system has designated hospital, Nemours mansion and gardens as Alfred I. du Pont campus.