Weekly COVID-19 Update: Public Health Continues to Announce New Positive Cases; Hospitalizations, Deaths Remain Steady
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 17, 2020
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020.
Ex-daycare worker indicted for Murder, 52 counts of Child Abuse following infant homicide investigation
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 17, 2020
A New Castle County grand jury has indicted a New Castle woman for 53 felonies following the alleged murder of an infant and the abuse of four other children at a Bear daycare facility. Dejoynay Ferguson, 20, is alleged to have suffocated a 4-month-old child to death and to have abused that child and four other children between July […]
Jennings announces settlement with Universal Health Services regarding allegations of improper admissions, discharges
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 17, 2020
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS, Inc.”) and a subsidiary of UHS, Inc., UHS of Delaware, Inc., have agreed to a settlement of which $34,338.73 will go to the Division of Medicaid and Medicaid Assistance (DMMA) within the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). “We expect all […]
Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Public Comment
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2020
Process Involved 14 Months of Internal, External Analysis and Outreach NEW CASTLE (July 16, 2020) – After 14 months of analysis, employees and stakeholder online surveys, internal and external focus group interviews, and a focus on strengths and weaknesses of current operations by a strategic planning steering committee, the Department of Health and Social Services […]
GACEC Launches New Disability Website
Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
DelAWARE DisABILITY HUB www.deldhub.com DOVER, DE- The Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC), a small state agency, in the Anniversary month of the ADA or Americans With Disabilities Act, launched the Delaware Disability Hub transition website www.deldhub.com. This transition website for people with disabilities in the state and across the nation, helps youth, young […]
