Bayhealth Medical Center

General Interest, Est. 1997

Bayhealth Medical Center, established in January 1997, is the second largest health care system in Delaware. This non-profit facility is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The effort is to improve the health status of all the members of the community.

Bayhealth Medical Center is a coordinated network of hospitals - Kent General Hospital, Dover; Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford; St. Jones Center for Behavioral Health, Dover; and Middletown Medical Center, Middletown. In addition, the system includes satellite facilities such as Smyrna-Clayton Medical Services, Miton Outpatient Services Center, Harrington Outpatient Services Center, Lifestyles Fitness Centers, Home Health Services, WalkIn Medical Care, and HealthWorks.

The health care system has marked its excellence in the areas of cancer, cardiac, pastoral, pediatrics, sleep disorder, and maternity care. Rehabilitation services include audiology services, inpatient and outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, sports medicine, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and fitness programs, and speech services. Further, Bayhealth delivers home care, nutritional, surgical, and women's services.

The center is committed to provide a comprehensive range of health and wellness opportunities through classes, support groups, health education programs, screenings, and clinics. It also operates wellness centers in schools.

Outpatient Services Centers offer routine diagnostic procedures. Specialized treatment facilities such as the Continence Center of Delaware and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are available.

In addition to these, Bayhealth's Education Department conducts a series of health education programs and classes on stress management, smoking cessation, diabetes, labor and childbirth, first aid, and skincare. Regularly scheduled blood pressure clinics are offered at various locations in Delaware.