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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) Case Confirmed in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015

DOVER – The Division of Public Health (DPH) reported today a confirmed case of Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA). The 67-year-old New Castle County patient with extensive underlying health conditions is being treated on an outpatient basis. The patient is expected to recover at this time. VRSA is very rare and only seen in people with […]




Twenty-one State Employees and their Family Members Awarded Art Honors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Awards Show and Closing Reception will be held at Delaware State University’s Arts Center/Gallery on March 14, 2015, 1-3 p.m. Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock and Division of the Arts Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton will preside at the Awards Ceremony.




DHSS Secretary Selected to Serve on U.S. Advisory Committee on Increasing Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Rita Landgraf has been chosen to serve on the new U.S. Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced Monday.




Delaware Receives $35 Million for Plan to Improve Health Care Quality and Lower Costs

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Four-year federal grant will fund health care innovation efforts statewide Wilmington, DE – Delaware has been awarded $35 million in federal funds that will fuel efforts to improve patient care, support the health of all Delawareans, and reduce the costs of care. The grant, announced today by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), is […]




Delaware Update on Ebola Prevention and Preparation

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Joined by the State’s top health officials, along with infectious disease and emergency response experts, Governor Markell today provided an update on ongoing statewide efforts in response to the Ebola virus epidemic.







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) Case Confirmed in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015

DOVER – The Division of Public Health (DPH) reported today a confirmed case of Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA). The 67-year-old New Castle County patient with extensive underlying health conditions is being treated on an outpatient basis. The patient is expected to recover at this time. VRSA is very rare and only seen in people with […]




Twenty-one State Employees and their Family Members Awarded Art Honors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Awards Show and Closing Reception will be held at Delaware State University’s Arts Center/Gallery on March 14, 2015, 1-3 p.m. Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock and Division of the Arts Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton will preside at the Awards Ceremony.




DHSS Secretary Selected to Serve on U.S. Advisory Committee on Increasing Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Rita Landgraf has been chosen to serve on the new U.S. Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced Monday.




Delaware Receives $35 Million for Plan to Improve Health Care Quality and Lower Costs

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Four-year federal grant will fund health care innovation efforts statewide Wilmington, DE – Delaware has been awarded $35 million in federal funds that will fuel efforts to improve patient care, support the health of all Delawareans, and reduce the costs of care. The grant, announced today by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), is […]




Delaware Update on Ebola Prevention and Preparation

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Joined by the State’s top health officials, along with infectious disease and emergency response experts, Governor Markell today provided an update on ongoing statewide efforts in response to the Ebola virus epidemic.