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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Secretary Walker Announces Appointment of New Director to Lead DHSS’ Division of Health Care Quality

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2019) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Walker announced the appointment of Yrene Waldron, former Executive Director of the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association, to lead the Division of Health Care Quality. She will begin her duties Sept. 16. “I am thrilled that Yrene is joining […]




Delaware Officials Issue Warning after 6 Suspected Overdose Deaths During Holiday Weekend

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2019) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and to acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone in the wake of six suspected overdose deaths, including four in Sussex County, during the holiday weekend. The six […]




Bayhealth and Beebe Medical Centers Each Awarded $750,000 to Develop Rural Residency Programs

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019

DOVER – Bayhealth and Beebe Medical Centers have each received $750,000 in federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop rural residency programs. HRSA awarded approximately $20 million in Rural Residency Planning and Development Program (RRPD) grants to recipients across […]




Public Health Seeks Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is looking for volunteers to participate in an emergency preparedness exercise on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at two Delaware Technical Community College (Delaware Tech) campuses. The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate the state’s ability to set up Points of Dispensing and simulate the dispersal of life-saving medication in an emergency situation.




Volunteers Needed at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 21, 2019) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to assist residents during its upcoming Family & Friends Day event at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Volunteers are needed to help make sure all of the residents are able to enjoy the day’s activities. Groups and […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Secretary Walker Announces Appointment of New Director to Lead DHSS’ Division of Health Care Quality

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2019) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Walker announced the appointment of Yrene Waldron, former Executive Director of the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association, to lead the Division of Health Care Quality. She will begin her duties Sept. 16. “I am thrilled that Yrene is joining […]




Delaware Officials Issue Warning after 6 Suspected Overdose Deaths During Holiday Weekend

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 3, 2019) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and to acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone in the wake of six suspected overdose deaths, including four in Sussex County, during the holiday weekend. The six […]




Bayhealth and Beebe Medical Centers Each Awarded $750,000 to Develop Rural Residency Programs

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019

DOVER – Bayhealth and Beebe Medical Centers have each received $750,000 in federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop rural residency programs. HRSA awarded approximately $20 million in Rural Residency Planning and Development Program (RRPD) grants to recipients across […]




Public Health Seeks Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is looking for volunteers to participate in an emergency preparedness exercise on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at two Delaware Technical Community College (Delaware Tech) campuses. The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate the state’s ability to set up Points of Dispensing and simulate the dispersal of life-saving medication in an emergency situation.




Volunteers Needed at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 21, 2019) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to assist residents during its upcoming Family & Friends Day event at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Volunteers are needed to help make sure all of the residents are able to enjoy the day’s activities. Groups and […]