Delaware Healthcare Association

Japan Disaster Resources

The Delaware Healthcare Association has a page with resources pertaining to the Japan Disaster.  Click here to view the page.

2011 Delaware Healthcare Forum

Another Record Setting Year!! The 2011 Delaware Healthcare Forum was held on Tuesday, October 4th at the Dover Downs Hotel & Convention Center.

The all day event set another attendance record and was attended by all of Delaware's hospitals and health systems in addition to other local healthcare providers. Here is a small re-cap of the 2011 Delaware Healthcare Forum.

Sponsors - The Delaware Healthcare Association thanks this year's sponsors.

We are working on setting the 2012 date now.  If you have any additional questions or need more information, please contact the us.

Delaware's hospitals have collectively agreed to new visitation guidelines to protect patients, their loved ones  and health care workers from both seasonal and H1N1 flu.  Many states nationwide are implementing new temporary visitation guidelines as a result of increasing concern over containing the spread of both seasonal and H1N1 flu.  To read the press release, click here.

Links to individual hospital's visitation guidelines, click here.

2009 Community Benefit Report Delaware’s Hospitals Major Contributor to Health, Prosperity of State  Member Hospitals Contributed Healthcare and Healthy Living Initiatives Valued at Over $311 Million Over 18,137 Jobs at an Average Salary of $57,644 $186 Million in Taxes Paid Click here to read the full Press Release and Report.

Delaware Hospitals Adopt Common Color Wrist Bands

As part of a mission to ensure patient safety during hospital visits, the Delaware Healthcare Association announced implementation of a voluntary initiative among Delaware hospitals to standardize the use of color-coded patient wristbands.  All Delaware acute care hospitals have adopted the following colors and meanings to convey specific information to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals about patient care:
 - Red for patient allergies.
 - Yellow for fall risk. and
 - Purple for patient's do-not-resuscitate preferences.
To read more about this initiative, click here.

2008 Community Benefit Report
Delaware’s Hospitals Major Contributor to Health,
Prosperity of State

Contributed Healthcare and Healthy Living Initiatives

Valued at Over $280 Million
Over 20,000 Jobs at an Average Salary of Over $50,000
$177 Million in Taxes Paid

Delaware’s hospitals have a tremendous impact on the healthcare and economy of the State.  Their contributions to Delaware’s quality of life were recently quantified in the Delaware Healthcare Association’s Community Benefit Report.  The report details financial and programmatic data for Fiscal Year 2008.

Click here to read the full Press Release and Report.

DMMA Overview of The Patient Protection and  Affordable Care Act in Delaware

Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) Overview of implementation timeline of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  This slide show was presented by DMMA Director Rosanne Maheney at the Delaware Health Care Commission on September 2, 2010.  It gives a timeline of when the major pieces of health reform involving Medicaid become operational in Delaware.