Bayhealth Medical Center

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Bayhealth Medical Center
Geography
Location Dover and Milford, Delaware, United States
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General
Services
Emergency department Trauma center Level III
Adult Level III
Beds316
Links
Website www.bayhealth.org
Lists Hospitals in Delaware

Bayhealth Medical Center is a healthcare system serving the central and southern portion of Delaware in the United States.

Contents

Locations

Bayhealth Medical Center operates two hospitals: Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus in Dover and Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus in Milford. In addition, it also operates the Bayhealth Emergency Center, Smyrna in Smyrna. Bayhealth Medical Center also operates several outpatient facilities across central and southern Delaware. [1]

Services

Bayhealth Medical Center has a total of 316 beds. Inpatient services include a birthing room and cardiovascular and cancer services. Bayhealth also offers numerous outpatient services, patient and family support services, community outreach, and imaging services. [2] The Kent Campus and Sussex Campus both have a 24-hour emergency department with a Level III trauma center. In addition, Bayhealth Emergency Center in Smyrna has a 24-hour emergency department. [3]

History

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus in Milford Bayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus in Milford DE.jpeg
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus in Milford

In 1921, the Dover Rotary Club launched a fund drive to build a hospital in Dover. The site was chosen in 1925 and Kent General Hospital (now Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus) was incorporated. The hospital opened in 1927. Over the years, Kent General Hospital has undergone numerous expansions and service additions to accommodate increasing admissions and to offer better services. The first cardiac surgery was performed at Kent General in 2004. Milford Memorial Hospital opened in 1938 and has undergone numerous expansions and improvements, including the addition of a cancer center in 2002 and an enlarged emergency services department in 2004. The Bayhealth Cancer Institute opened in 2008. In 2009, plans were made to replace Milford Memorial Hospital at its current site. [4]

On May 27, 2016, Bayhealth Medical Center broke ground on a new hospital campus at a new site in Milford that would replace Milford Memorial Hospital. The six-story hospital cost between $275 million and $300 million to build. [5] Bayhealth Sussex Campus, which is composed of Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus and Bayhealth Outpatient Center, Sussex Campus, opened on February 5, 2019. [6] Milford Memorial Hospital will be converted by Nationwide Health Services into a multi-use healthcare-focused community that would include a nursing home. [7]

Controversies

Bayhealth was the owner of Greenwold (Dover, Delaware) at the time of its demolition. Bayhealth staff provided limited options to the community to try to save the house, insisting that it be moved off site for the creation of a staff parking lot. [8] Such actions run counter to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and this option was not pursued as the onus was placed on an all-volunteer preservation group, the Friends of Old Dover. Bayhealth demolished the house in 2023.

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References

  1. "Locations & Contact". Bayhealth. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. "Bayhealth Medical Center Stats & Services". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. "Emergency Care". Bayhealth. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. "Bayhelath History". Bayhealth. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  5. Rini, Jen (May 27, 2016). "Bayhealth breaks ground on Milford campus". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. Bavaro, Angelo (February 5, 2019). "Bayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus opens". Salisbury, MD: WBOC-TV. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  7. "Re-imagining Clarke Avenue". Bayhealth. Retrieved August 8, 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2021/02/15/bayhealth-sees-limited-options-demolishing-scull-mansion/4312044001/ [ bare URL ]

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