Bayhealth Medical Center is exceeding the national standards for the treatment of heart failure patients, according to the American Heart Association.

Kent General Hospital and Milford Memorial Hospital have both received the AHA's "Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement Award."  The Gold Performance Achievement Award recognizes that both hospitals exceeded an 85 percent compliance with core standards for treating heart failure patients during the past 24 months.  "Get With The Guidelines" is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff

Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc. (KSI), a not for profit agency, providing vocational training and employment services to individuals with disabilities throughout Kent and Sussex Counties, recently recognized employees who had 98% attendance in 2009, and those with perfect attendance.

KSI is committed to making all reasonable accommodations, in order to ensure that our programs and services are as accessible as possible, to as many people as possible. To learn more about KSI visit their web page at www.ksiinc.org or call Alicia Hollis, Director of Community Relations, at (302) 422-4014 ext. 3015.

The Bayhealth Wound Care Center has won the Center of Distinction Award, given by Diversified Clinical Services (DCS).  The Center of Distinction Award recognizes wound care facilities with high patient satisfaction rates, exceptional healing results, and outstanding clinical outcomes for wound care management and related services.

Diversified Clinical Services, located in Jacksonville, Florida, is the nation's leading wound care management company with more than 300 hospital partners.  The Center of Distinction Award is based on clinical data from the past 12 months documenting success

The American Boy Choir from the school of the same name came from Princeton New Jersey to perform for the residents and surrounding community of Brandywine Assisted Living at Seaside Pointe, Rehoboth Beach.  Boys are between the ages of 9 and 12 and must audition to become students of the boarding school which places emphasis on the academic, social and moral development of boys during the crucial middle school years. For more information call Shelly Hitchens or Heidi Kelley 302.226.8750.  

The non-profit Rehoboth Theatre of the Arts wins 3 top awards at the Eastern States Regional One Act Play competition held on May 9, 2010 at Chapel Street Playhouse in Newark, DE.

The competition was fierce this year with 15 play entries from the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware.  However, the Rehoboth Theatre of the Arts was able to take top prize in three categories, one being First Place for the best Original Work for its entry Midnight Train to George.  This top prize was followed by winning the award for Outstanding Achievement in

The Georgetown Public Library will be closing to the public at the end of our business Saturday May 29^th to begin packing for the move to our new location at 123 West Pine Street.  The Bookmobile will be available Thursday and Fridays starting on June 3 from 10 am - 4 pm.  There will be no computer access on the bookmobile.  This service will be available until we move into our new location in Mid July.  Thank you for your cooperation and support in this endeavor.

Bayhealth Medical Center has announced its 2009 Employees of the Year and 2009 Leader of the Year. 

Plant Operations Director Mike Metzing has been named Leader of the Year, while Clinical Educator Kathy King is the Northern Division Employee of the Year, and Post Anesthesia Care Nurse Nancy Leighty is the Southern Division Employee of the Year.  They each receive an engraved crystal award, a $500 savings bond, eight hours of paid time off, and dinner for four at a local restaurant.  Metzing, King and Leighty were among those Bayhealth employees honored during the Employee Service

Kent and Sussex County will soon have a more direct voice in the leadership of a prestigious medical professional organization.   

Bayhealth Cardiologist John Shuck, MD, has been elected Delaware's Governor-Elect to the American College of Cardiology.  When he assumes office in March of 2011, Dr. Shuck will be the first ACC Governor from downstate Delaware in recent memory.

"As Delaware Governor, I will be a voice for the entire First-State but will certainly be a strong champion for important cardiology issues impacting downstate residents," said Dr. Shuck.

As part of Employee Week, Bayhealth Medical Center is honoring its employees who, collectively, have more than 64,000 years of health care experience!

As of May 12, 2010, Bayhealth had exactly 2,825 employees who collectively have 64,858 years of health care experience at Bayhealth Medical Center (Full-time employees have each served an average of 9.5 years at Bayhealth).  During the Employee Service Awards this week, Bayhealth saluted 324 full-time employees who have served collectively for 4,040 years!