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  Archives:  October 2023

Attorney General Jennings announces multistate settlement with Inmediata for data breach im

Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Attorney General Jennings announced today that Delaware, along with 32 other attorneys general, has reached a settlement with healthcare clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information (“PHI”) of approximately 1.5 million consumers for almost three years. Under the settlement, Inmediata has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notification […]




Lewes Fire

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

October 17, 2023 The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating this morning’s fire that heavily damaged a house trailer in Lewes, Delaware.  One person was found deceased inside the trailer. The blaze, reported around 2:30 am, occurred in the 33000 block of McNicol Road in the McNicol Place mobile home community near Savannah Road.  […]




AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

Prosecutors have convicted a Delmar man for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021. Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison following a stipulated non-jury trial in which he was convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. “Cpl. Keith Heacook served […]




Make Some Spirits Bright this Holiday Season and Adopt-A-Resident at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

SMYRNA (October 16, 2023) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) in Smyrna is asking members of the community to sponsor a resident for the holidays. DHCI is a licensed Skilled Nursing Facility, operated by the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, dedicated to comprehensive nursing home services […]




DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

According to the latest cancer data from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware’s mortality rate continues to decline.  Between 2006 and 2020, mortality rates for all-site cancer decreased an average of 1.8% per year in Delaware and decreased an average of 1.7% per year in the U.S.  Delaware’s current ranking […]






  Archives:  October 2023

Attorney General Jennings announces multistate settlement with Inmediata for data breach im

Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Attorney General Jennings announced today that Delaware, along with 32 other attorneys general, has reached a settlement with healthcare clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information (“PHI”) of approximately 1.5 million consumers for almost three years. Under the settlement, Inmediata has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notification […]




Lewes Fire

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

October 17, 2023 The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating this morning’s fire that heavily damaged a house trailer in Lewes, Delaware.  One person was found deceased inside the trailer. The blaze, reported around 2:30 am, occurred in the 33000 block of McNicol Road in the McNicol Place mobile home community near Savannah Road.  […]




AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

Prosecutors have convicted a Delmar man for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021. Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison following a stipulated non-jury trial in which he was convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. “Cpl. Keith Heacook served […]




Make Some Spirits Bright this Holiday Season and Adopt-A-Resident at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

SMYRNA (October 16, 2023) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) in Smyrna is asking members of the community to sponsor a resident for the holidays. DHCI is a licensed Skilled Nursing Facility, operated by the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, dedicated to comprehensive nursing home services […]




DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware

News | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023

According to the latest cancer data from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware’s mortality rate continues to decline.  Between 2006 and 2020, mortality rates for all-site cancer decreased an average of 1.8% per year in Delaware and decreased an average of 1.7% per year in the U.S.  Delaware’s current ranking […]