Bayhealth Offers Diabetes Support Group

Bayhealth offers support for people with diabetes.

The Diabetes Support Group meets on the third Monday of every month at Milford Memorial Hospital and the third Tuesday of every month at Kent General Hospital.  Both support groups meet from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  For more information, call Bayhealth's Education Department at (302) 744-7135 or toll-free at 1-877-453-7107.

Classes meet every Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Total Joint Center's Community Room on the third floor of Milford Memorial Hospital.  To register, call the Total Joint Center at (302) 430-5600.

Bayhealth Medical Center's mission is to improve the health status of all members of the Bayhealth community.  Central and Southern Delaware's largest healthcare system, Bayhealth is comprised of Kent General and Milford Memorial Hospitals, Middletown Medical Center and numerous satellite facilities.  Bayhealth was ranked Best in Delaware for Cardiac Surgery by HealthGrades 2009 and was recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for the third year for providing an "Outstanding Inpatient Experience."  Bayhealth is a technologically advanced not-for-profit healthcare system employing over 2,900 with a medical staff of 455 physicians.  Bayhealth is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Network and an affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania Health System - Penn Cardiac Care.  In the 2009 fiscal year, Bayhealth recorded 75,916 emergency department visits, 17,168 patients admitted to beds and 2,211 births.  Last year, as part of its mission, Bayhealth provided more than $33.6 million in unreimbursed care to patients.