Delaware Healthcare Association

09/05/2025

Congratulations to the ChristianaCare caregivers, leaders, and teams for receiving the Gold Level Joy in Medicine® award from the American Medical Association!

This is the third consecutive time that ChristianaCare earned the Gold Level, the highest level in the program. A healthy and supported health workforce supports high-quality care and patient care outcomes. For example, ChristianaCare's Center for WorkLife Wellbeing and innovative programs like peer support, workflow improvements, and coaching help to prioritize team well-being and reduce burnout. Congratulations on this accomplishment!

Read more: https://news.christianacare.org/pressrelease/christianacare-honored-with-gold-level-2025-joy-in-medicine-award-one-of-only-20-health-care-organizations-in-united-states/

09/04/2025

Congratulations to TidalHealth Nanticoke for this recognition of exceptional hospital quality, patient care, and patient outcomes!

Penny Short, president of TidalHealth Nanticoke shares: “It’s the individual clinicians working together to provide high-quality service to our patients that makes this possible. This is validation of the hard work our staff puts in every day.”

Let's keep building on this progress to continue to foster high-quality, accessible and affordable healthcare for all in the First State.

Read more:

SEAFORD – For a second consecutive year, TidalHealth Nanticoke has received a prestigious 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its recently released 2025 …

09/01/2025

From Team DHA, Happy Labor Day! Stay safe and healthy, Delaware.

08/29/2025

Congrats to Beebe Healthcare for welcoming four new physicians into its Family Medicine Residency! The program is growing and increasing access to primary care services in the Sussex community.

Beebe Healthcare has welcomed four new physicians into its Family Medicine Residency – a program based out of the R. Randall Rollins Center for Medical...

08/28/2025

Saying "bye" to summer and heading back to school can be challenging, but Nemours has a helpful checklist to make the back to school season a little easier from organizing supplies to navigating after school care and homework.

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08/27/2025

Before we know it it will be "Go Pink" time for breast cancer awareness! Check out Bayhealth's 20th anniversary campaign with a new message of hope:

Bayhealth Cancer Institute launches their 20th anniversary Go Pink! T-shirt fundraising campaign with a new message of hope.

08/26/2025

On Thursday, MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital is hosting a job fair! Check out the opportunities in behavioral healthcare.

08/25/2025

DHA was pleased to join Governor Meyer and the sponsors of SB 12, the Delaware Pre-Authorization Reform Act of 2025, as the bill was signed into law today. This law will improve the pre-authorization process, streamline access to care, reduce provider burnout, and lead to improved health outcomes. Learn more about SB 12 here: https://deha.org/News/Press-Releases/Pre-Authorization-Reform-Bill-Passes-General-Assem

08/25/2025

The significant cuts to Medicaid in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will disrupt the healthcare system, causing more people to be uninsured and lead to worsening health conditions and more trips to hospital emergency departments. Hospitals will bear the brunt of these impacts – undoubtedly facing strains to critical resources and overburdening the healthcare workforce as just a few immediate issues.

We will continue to advocate for our hospitals and the patients and communities they serve in this increasingly difficult healthcare landscape and look forward to working collaboratively with state leaders and partners to maintain access to care.

Thank you to Spotlight Delaware for highlighting the issues facing Delaware hospitals:

Privately insured patients could face higher costs in the wake of cuts to Medicaid over the next decade, Delaware health care experts say.

08/22/2025

Nurses are the heart of healthcare! Congratulations on this accomplishment - research findings from ChristianaCare’s virtual acute care nursing pilot helped inspire American Nurses Association guidelines.

Based on the pioneering work of ChristianaCare nurses, the American Nurses Association recently released new Principles of Virtual Nursing to guide nurses, hospitals and health systems nationwide. Michelle Collins, vice president of nursing professional excellence, and Maria Brown, nurse excellence manager, conducted research on ChristianaCare’s transformational virtual nursing pilot program and then collaborated on proposed foundational standards to the ANA. Their expertise and devotion to growing virtual nursing care has helped cement ChristianaCare as a leader in this space.

“We wanted to see a standardization in practice,” Brown said. “Virtual nurses function in a variety of ways. We wanted to make sure that people knew what to expect of them.” With this highly successful initiative, the program has led to increased patient experience scores, improved nurse retention and streamlined transition of care. Read more: https://news.christianacare.org/2025/08/christianacare-nurses-help-shape-national-principles-of-virtual-nursing/

ChristianaCare is leading the way in virtual nursing by managing 660+ beds in 21 units across the hospital system. The program has helped over 50,000 patients receive personalized, high-quality care. Read more in our Nursing Annual Report: https://christianacare.org/us/en/for-health-professionals/nursing/nursing-annual-report

08/21/2025

This week, we focused heavily on advocacy around Medicaid cuts and changes to programming. Thank you, State Sen. Marie Pinkney, for inviting DHA and our members to participate in a roundtable discussion on the topic. We heard from health providers, community leaders, and representatives from government agencies about the future of Medicaid in the state. DHA will continue to sound the alarm and educate around the negative impact Delaware hospitals face as a result of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Delaware hospitals are expected to lose around $200 million annually due to federal Medicaid cuts - and this means strains to critical resources, overburdening the healthcare workforce, stunting innovation, and risking healthcare access. We thank Senator Pinkney for this important conversation and look forward to working together on solutions for Delaware.

08/20/2025

Today, DHA hosted a meeting with Delaware’s Congressional Delegation where our hospital members sounded the alarm on the impact of recent federal policy decisions around Medicaid. An analysis from DHA found that approximately $200 million in annual cuts are expected to Delaware’s acute care and post-acute hospitals statewide, which will strain budgets and services here in the First State.

Cuts and changes to Medicaid will drive the number of people without health insurance coverage by the thousands, resulting in worsening health conditions and more trips to hospital emergency rooms. Our workforce and resources will be strained, but the fight is not over. We are thankful to U.S. Senator Chris C***s, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester and Congresswoman Sarah McBride, steadfast champions for healthcare and Delaware, for their partnership as we navigate this challenging landscape together.

And special thank you to our members for sharing your perspectives: Bayhealth, Beebe Healthcare, ChristianaCare, Saint Francis Hospital, TidalHealth Nanticoke, Nemours, SUN Behavioral Delaware, PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover and Dover Behavioral Health System

Learn more: https://deha.org/News/Press-Releases/Del-Hospitals,-Congressional-Delegation-Discuss-OB