| |
Home | News
Current News
Bayhealth Welcomes First Babies of 2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 KentGeneralHospital welcomed the New Year’s first baby at 2:01 a.m. on January 1, 2009. Pictured with Aiden Mykal Sturgis are his parents Kevin Sturgis and Brittany Lough of Laurel and Dr. Robert Q. Scacheri of Dedicated to Women - OB/GYN Associates of Dover. 
MilfordMemorialHospital’s first baby was born at 12:45 a.m. on January 3, 2009. Skylar Ann McGinnis is pictured with her mother, Amanda McGinnis of Milford. 
|
Temporary Changes in Parking Lot Access at Kent General Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 As construction continues in the $168 million expansion of BayhealthMedicalCenter – KentGeneralHospital, some temporary changes in how visitors and employees access the main parking lot from South Street are necessary. Bayhealth is working in cooperation with the City of Dover, which also needs to complete work on South Street, so that construction on South Street occurs during one time period. From January 12 through February 1, the Main Entrance to the parking lot, located on South Street, will be closed. During this time, visitors and employees are encouraged to enter the parking lot from the Temporary Entrance, located on the northern side of South Street. Additionally, there may be periodic lane restrictions on the east end of South Street so please be alert for possible periodic congestion. From February 1 through February 22, a large portion of South Street to Governors Avenue will be closed. During this time, visitors and employees are encouraged to enter the parking lot from the Main Parking Lot Entrance. During this time period, free valet and shuttle service will continue to be available. Valet service is available from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily, and shuttle service is available from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00midnight. The shuttle service picks up riders every 10 minutes at designated shuttle stops. |
Junior Board Presents Donation to Bayhealth – Kent General Hospital Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 The Junior Board of Kent General Hospital recently presented a $100,000 donation to BayhealthMedicalCenter – KentGeneralHospital. KentGeneralHospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Nursery, Radiation Oncology, Women’s Services and ChildCare & EarlyLearningCenter will receive equipment and supplies as a result of this donation. Pictured during the donation presentation are (from left to right) Junior Board Members Johnnie Flach, Betty Hill, Claudine Gordon, Betty Hill, Pat Sterling, Bayhealth President/CEO Dennis E. Klima, Junior Board Members Lisa Grossman and Connie Raymond and Bayhealth Foundation President Paul Lakeman. 
|
Charlene Bieber Promoted to Director of Home Care & Rehabilitation Nursing Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 BayhealthMedicalCenter recently promoted Charlene Bieber, RN, MSN, of Milford to Director of Home Care & Rehabilitation Nursing. A Bayhealth employee since June 1993, Ms. Bieber actually admitted the very first patient to the InpatientRehabilitationCenter at MilfordMemorialHospital, where she served as a staff nurse, then daytime Charge Nurse and as Nurse Manager. From September 2007 until her recent promotion, Ms. Bieber was overseeing both the InpatientRehabilitationCenter nurses and Bayhealth’s Home Care Department. “We have a great group of people here in Home Care,” Ms. Bieber said. “It was a welcome challenge for me to move from the inpatient side of patient care to the outpatient care side.” Bayhealth’s Home Care Department helps patients in all three Delaware counties recover from illness or injury in their own homes. The staff includes nurses, therapists and aides who provide nursing services and physical, occupational and speech therapy services. For the past three years, Bayhealth’s Home Care Department has been named to the HomeCare Elite list, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. In her role, Ms. Bieber is responsible for the overall function of the Home Care Department and must ensure that Bayhealth meets all regulatory and budgetary requirements while also providing excellent patient care. She plans to accompany her employees on some of their home visits to meet Bayhealth’s home-bound patients and looks forward to growing the department to meet the health needs of the community. Her department has already begun partnering with other Bayhealth departments to keep patients within the continuum of care. Ms. Bieber received her associate’s degree in nursing from Delaware Technical & Community College and her master’s degree in nursing from WesleyCollege. Her husband Jeff is a respiratory therapist at MilfordMemorialHospital. They have a 13-year-old daughter, Kelly, and enjoy visiting New York City to see Broadway shows. 
|
Bayhealth Names New Director of Women's and Children's Services Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Bayhealth Medical Center is pleased to welcome Veronica “Ronnie” Kopec, BSN, MS, NE-BC, as the new Director of Women’s and Children’s Services. In this role, Ms. Kopec is responsible for both the Kent and Milford campuses, overseeing services for the Birthing Center and Mother Baby, GYN surgery, Special Care Nursery, Pediatrics and PICU. “I’m most looking forward to developing the staff and working with nurse leaders in creating a truly professional practice environment,” Ms. Kopec said. “I am an avid proponent of a Shared Leadership structure, and evidence-based practice which aligns perfectly with Bayhealth’s quest for Magnet status.” Ms. Kopec joins Bayhealth from CentralVermontMedicalCenter, where she served as the Director of Women’s and Children’s Services and Medical Surgical Services for nearly 10 years. Ms. Kopec was previously the director for Women’s and Newborn’s Services in Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., and nurse manager for Pediatrics and PICU at Cooper Hospital in Camden, N.J. Ms. Kopec received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from RutgersUniversity in Newark, N.J., and her master’s degree in the Dynamics of Organization from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa. She is also board-certified as a Nurse Executive through the AmericanNursesCredentialingCenter. Originally from New Jersey, Ms. Kopec is looking forward to being closer to her family. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing the piano, surfing the internet and gardening. She also enjoys all things Disney, especially Disney World. 
|
Bayhealth Child Care Center to Receive Delaware Quality Award Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 Bayhealth Medical Center’s Child Care & Early Learning Center was recently notified that it is a 2008 recipient of the Delaware Quality Award’s Delaware Quality Commitment Award. Delaware’s incoming governor, Jack Markell, will present the award at a special ceremony on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall. The Delaware Quality Commitment Award recognizes businesses and organizations that are beginning their quality journey by putting the basic quality building blocks in place that will lead them to future performance excellence. "I am extremely proud of the accomplishments of our Child Care staff,” said Bayhealth Vice President of Human Resources Jon McDowell. “They are very deserving of this award in recognition of the positive impact they have on the lives of our employees’ children. We are very fortunate to have a staff that is dedicated to making a difference every day for the children enrolled at the Center.” Bayhealth’s Child Care & Early Learning Center opened in 1988 to provide child care services for Bayhealth employees. The Center is open seven days a week and offers care to children between the ages of 8 weeks and 5 years old. The Center’s five classrooms are organized according to the ages of the children. The classrooms are organized into center structured learning environments that provide children with learning opportunities through hands on child and teacher initiated activities. Since 2000, the Center has been accredited and in good standing with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Center has also received the status of being a Five StarChildCareCenter in alliance with the State of Delaware Stars Program. In 2001 and 2006, the Center received the Governors Award for Excellence in Early Care and Education. The Center focuses on helping children grow, develop new skills, and learn through social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development experiences. The Center offers learning experiences and opportunities that align with The Creative Curriculum® educational teaching practices. The Creative Curriculum® guides the teaching staff in implementing developmentally appropriate practices that provide children with opportunities to learn and practice newly acquired skills and allows them to offer challenges just beyond the level of their present mastery. The Center assesses the development of all children using The Creative Curriculum Developmentally Continuum Assessment System®. |
Retail Stores Now Open at Kent General Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Bayhealth Medical Center’s three new retail stores are now open at Kent General Hospital Bayhealth has revolutionized the hospital retail experience by being the only hospital in Delaware to implement multiple retail concepts. All retail stores are on the first floor of the hospital and all accept VISA, Mastercard, debit cards, checks and cash. The Cafe & Convenience Store will offer newspapers, convenience items and a café. The café will include grab-and-go food items, milkshakes and other beverages, grocery basics and snacks, gourmet items, and a Java City. Its hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gift & Floral Store / Mom & Baby Store offer gift items and items for new mothers and their babies. Gift items include handbags, clothing, jewelry, music CDs, candles and Burt’s Bees products. The Mom & Baby Store offers baby outfits, onesies, snugglers, stuffed animals and ointments for both mom and baby, and breast pump rentals will soon be available. The store’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m; Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ER-To-Go offers some over-the-counter medications, first aid items, magazines, newspapers, a small selection of food and beverage items and some items for children and is open from Monday – Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
Bayhealth Home Care Named to HomeCare Elite List for 2008 Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Bayhealth Medical Center’s Home Care was recently named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance. This is the third straight year Bayhealth Home Care has been awarded this honor. The 2008 HomeCare Elite also indicates those providers who are included in the Top 100 and Top 500 of providers nationwide. The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information. “Bayhealth Home Care is very excited to once again be recognized nationally by this organization for providing the highest quality care with an exceptional patient experience,” said Bayhealth Home Care Director Charlene Bieber, RN. Bayhealth Home Care services help patients in all three Delaware counties recover from illness or injury in their own homes. The staff includes nurses, therapists and aides who provide nursing services; physical, occupational and speech therapy. The 2008 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2008 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care’s most respected independent newsletter. The entire list of the 2008 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS web site at www.ocsys.com/HCE. |
Bayhealth’s Black & White Gala Set for January 17, 2009 Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Mark your calendars now for the 3rd Annual Bayhealth Black & White Gala, to be held from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2008, at the Dover Downs Hotel. The Black & White Gala is a celebration of Bayhealth’s partnerships. The Auxiliary of Milford Memorial Hospital and The Junior Board of Kent General Hospital have joined together once again to host the gala. Event proceeds will be designated for the Bayhealth Healthcare Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to individuals pursuing post-secondary education for a nursing or allied health career. The 2009 Black & White Gala will feature entertainment by The Quake (sister band to Jellyroll), scrumptious hors d’oeuvres, sit down dinner and a cash bar. A $500 Instant Cash Raffle will also be drawn at the Gala. Tickets are $5.00 each will be available in advance at both hospital gift shops and in the Bayhealth Foundation office. Tickets for the Gala cost $100 and may be purchased at the gift shops at both Kent General and Milford Memorial Hospitals or by calling Pat Fisher (302-422-7032) or Lisa Grossman (302-363-5835). Event sponsorships are also available; please contact Ms. Fisher or Ms. Grossman for more information. 
Pictured from left to right are Black & White Gala Committee Members Lisa Grossman, Rosalie Boryszewski, Connie Raymond, Mary Ann Heinold, Hazel Lemmon, Judy Grier, Pat Crabb, Pat Fisher, Cynthia Jones, Susan Green and Kim Wilkins. |
Bayhealth's Retail Services Expands Posted on Friday, December 05, 2008  Bayhealth Medical Center’s Retail Services continues to expand, with the promotion of Cindy Schaap of Milford to Retail Manager / Buyer. An eight-year Bayhealth employee, Ms. Schaap previously served as Gift Shop Coordinator for the Reflections Gift Shop which is supported by the Milford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. In her new role, Ms. Schaap is responsible for selecting, merchandising and developing product assortments for all of the retail stores at both Milford Memorial and Kent General Hospitals. Bayhealth is revolutionizing the hospital retail experience and is the only hospital in Delaware planning to implement multiple retail concepts at each campus. The shops will include convenience and health-related items for patients and employees, as well as gift items and services not typically seen at hospital gift shops. There will be three new stores at Kent General Hospital, including a Gift & Floral Store and café, a store for Mom & Baby and a store to help provide for the needs of Emergency Department visitors and patients. The Retail Shops at Bayhealth are scheduled to open December 15, 2008. |
|
|
|
|
|
|