Health Care Commission Awards First Value-Based Payment Reform Mini-Grant to a Christiana Care Behavioral Health Pilot
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018
NEW CASTLE (Nov. 15, 2018) – As part of the State Innovation Model (SIM) initiative, the Delaware Health Care Commission has awarded the first value-based payment reform mini-grant to Christiana Care Health System to test a new reimbursement model that will also improve the coordination of patient care. Christiana Care Health System’s CareLink Behavioral Health […]
Delaware Pathways Grants Will Support New High School Career Programs
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
State investing more than $438,000 in preparing youth in key industries GEORGETOWN, Del. – Governor Carney on Wednesday announced more than $438,000 in federal grants to expand high school career pathway programs. The statewide Delaware Pathways initiative aims to prepare all students to excel in key fields that offer good job opportunities in today’s economy. […]
Flu Season Update: Flu Activity in Delaware Remains Low. Officials Continue to Recommend Flu Vaccination
Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018
DOVER — After the first full month of the 2018-2019 flu season, flu activity in Delaware remains low. There have been 42 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in the state since the season started on September 30. The largest number of cases, 20, have been reported in Kent County, comprising 47.6 percent of all cases. New […]
Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018
Guilty Pleas on Dover Motel Murder Store robberies, rape, hospital embezzlement, health care fraud cases also resolved Darren Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, pled guilty to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony for shooting and killing a woman last year. Weiford, a 23-year-old Dover man, shot […]
DPH Advises Delaware Residents of Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak Involving Turkey Products
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Delawareans of a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Reading infections linked to raw turkey products. According to the CDC, 164 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading have been reported in 35 states, including one person in Delaware. Of the cases reported nationally, 63 people have been hospitalized. No Delawareans have been hospitalized.
