In 1921, Drs. Joseph McDaniel and I.J. MacCollum addressed Dover's Rotary Club about the need for a hospital in Dover. Rotarians and local leaders launched a community fund drive.
In 1925, a site was selected and secured, and Kent General Hospital was incorporated.
In 1927, Kent General Hospital opened.
By 1937, annual admissions had doubled and the need for more space was apparent.
In 1942, the third floor was enlarged.
In 1951, a major addition brought the total number of patient beds to 93.
In 1972 another expansion upgraded outpatient services and expanded emergency services.
In 1995, Kent General unveiled a new Outpatient Rehabilitation Center and a Women's Center.
In 1996, the Outpatient Services Center opened on the southwest corner of the hospital.
In August 2003, construction began on a three-floor expansion to upgrade neonatal intensive care services, increase delivery room capacity and provide antepartum/GYN beds in one centralized location.
In September 2003, an affiliation agreement was signed with the University of Pennsylvania Health System to provide cardiac surgery services at Kent General Hospital.
In September 2004 the first cardiac surgery was performed at Kent General Hospital.
In 2006, the two-story Center for Women and Infants opens.
In 2008, Bayhealth founded the Bayhealth Cancer Institute.
In 2008, a clinical affiliation agreement was signed with the University of Pennsylvania Health System, making Bayhealth a member of the Penn Cancer Network. This agreement provides expanded cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education to Delaware residents.
In July 2008, we broke ground on Phase II, the largest building project in our history – a $168 million, 400,000 square foot expansion at Kent General that will double the size of our Emergency Department and include an integrated Cancer Center, Welcome Center and a 375 car parking garage.
In 2008, the Retail Stores at Bayhealth were unveiled and a new Ambulatory Pharmacy and Wound Care Center opened. Perinatology services also became available for the first time at Bayhealth.
In February 2012, the new Integrated Cancer Center and Emergency and Trauma Services began treating patients.
Bayhealth Milford Memorial
Founded by Mary Louise Donnell Marshall, who began her efforts to construct a hospital in 1907.
During the 1912-13 General Assembly of Delaware, House Bill 194 authorized the establishment of the 12-bed Milford Emergency Hospital in downtown Milford.
In the mid-1930's, a fund drive was started.
In 1938, a new 100-bed hospital, renamed Milford Memorial Hospital, opened.
In 1954, a four-story clinical addition was constructed at and a separate three-story building was built to house a school of nursing and provide housing for nursing students.
In 1991, the new Outpatient Services facility and new Surgical Department opened.
In 1992, the 32,000-square foot Inpatient Rehabilitation Center and Physical Therapy opened.
In January 2002, the 12,000-square foot Cancer Center opened, adding radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery services previously unavailable in Milford.
In 2004, construction was completed that enlarged Emergency and Trauma Services and enhanced Diagnostic Imaging.
In 2005, the History Wall and Tree of Life are dedicated at Milford Memorial.
In 2006, the Total Joint Center opens.
In 2008, Bayhealth founded the Bayhealth Cancer Institute.
In 2008, a clinical affiliation agreement was signed with the University of Pennsylvania Health System, making Bayhealth a member of the Penn Cancer Network. This agreement provides expanded cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education to Delaware residents.
In 2014, Bayhealth announced plans to build a state-of-the-art health campus in Milford. Opening in 2018, it will include an inpatient hospital, emergency department and vast outpatient services.
In 2019, Bayhealth Milford Memorial closed and patient care began at the Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus.
