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Kind to Kids honors Christiana Care for service to youngest, most vulnerable...
The Wilmington-based Kind to Kids Foundation, which provides emergency support for Delaware children transitioning to foster care and community-based life skills programs for at-risk youth, honored...
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Women and Children’s Health transformation
The planned 400,000 square-foot, family-focused Center for Women & Children’s Health includes an eight-story building and state-of-the-art renovations to current space. Much more than bricks and...
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Grace Ngamau honored with DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Grace Ngamau, MSN, MSM/HCA, RN, a maternity nurse at Christiana Hospital, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for January 2018. Christiana Care DAISY Award recipients are nurses...
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Hey, dads! Are you ready for Boot Camp?
In less than a month, John Webb will become a first-time father. Already, he and his wife have started a college fund. He has arranged to take time off from work to support his wife and help care for...
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Delaware Subaru supports healthy beginnings for babies with gift to...
Christiana Care Health System Trustee Michael Uffner and his team at Delaware Subaru delivered a generous $16,000 gift to Christiana Care with proceeds from his dealership’s “Share the Love” campaign...
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NICU grads get a royal welcome back to where it all began
On May 19, while Harry and Megan were getting hitched in London, another royal celebration took place at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center at Christiana Hospital. More than 50 families joined...
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Christiana Care marks milestone with topping out ceremony for new Center for...
Christiana Care installed the final beams for its Center for Women & Children’s Health on Wednesday, August 15. This represents a major milestone toward the opening of a new facility that will help...
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Big Latch-On event celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
More than 150 families turned out Saturday, Aug. 4, to Christiana Care's “Big Latch-On,” a celebration recognizing World Breastfeeding Week. The post Big Latch-On event celebrates World Breastfeeding...
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Barbara Dean honored with DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Barbara Dean, BSN, RNC-NIC, CPLC, of the Christiana Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for September 2018. Christiana Care DAISY Award...
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More than 170 moms-to-be attend Community Baby Shower
The special event featured Kimberly Nelson from Parents as Teachers, who provided education about the importance of quality time between parents and children. Christiana Care’s Parent Education &...
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Calling for Health Equity on MLK Day of Service
A passionate advocate for equity, Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane.” His commitment to equality in health...
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Reducing C-sections through ARRIVE trial
Christiana Care Health System’s participation in a groundbreaking trial that compared induction of labor against natural birth has allowed the health system to begin putting the study’s findings into...
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Delaware Subaru gift drives healthy starts for babies
Christiana Care Health System Trustee Michael Uffner and his team at Delaware Subaru presented a generous gift to Christiana Care to support the special needs of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care...
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Christiana Care Announces Paid Parental Leave Benefit for Employees
As a Baby Friendly hospital and a national leader in women’s health, delivering more than 6,000 babies each year, Christiana Care has a distinguished history of supporting healthy babies and healthy...
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Video: Using Nitrous Oxide During Labor
ChristinaCare’s Christiana Hospital is the first in Delaware to offer nitrous oxide to women in labor, as more and more women seek alternative approaches to manage their pain during childbirth. The...
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Sierra Savoy honored with DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Sierra Savoy, BSN, RN, of Christiana Hospital’s Labor and Delivery team, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for September 2019. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses...
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Melanie Chichester honored with second DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Melanie Chichester, BSN, RNC-OB, CPLC, a high-risk antepartum Labor & Delivery nurse at Christiana Hospital, received her second DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in December. ChristianaCare...
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ChristianaCare study: Low-dose aspirin therapy may help prevent premature birth
A landmark clinical trial led by ChristianaCare investigators has shown that low-dose aspirin therapy begun during pregnancy may help first-time mothers avoid preterm delivery and prevent many related...
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Special delivery: Center for Women’s & Children’s Health now open
When ChristianaCare announced plans in 2015 to transform care for women and infants in the greater Delaware region through a new Center for Women’s & Children’s Health, no one imagined that the new...
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ChristianaCare ranked as one of the nation’s Best Maternity Hospitals
ChristianaCare was ranked one of the nation’s Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek and Leapfrog, a national nonprofit organization that reports on the safety and quality performance of U.S. health care...
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Karen Tyczkowski honored with DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Karen Tyczkowski, BSN, RN-NIC, of Christiana Hospital’s Labor and Delivery team, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in June. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized...
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Introducing ChristianaCare’s New Pregnancy Care Coach App
To help women stay healthy during pregnancy, ChristianaCare has developed a unique, free mobile app that works like a comprehensive virtual care coach for moms-to-be. More than just a traditional...
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Jenna Townsend honored with DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Jenna Townsend, RN, of Christiana Hospital’s Labor and Delivery team, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in July 2020. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for...
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ChristianaCare Recognized as an International Leader in Supporting...
ChristianaCare has been recognized as an international leader in supporting mothers who breastfeed, receiving the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Care Award. ChristianaCare...
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Look Who’s One!
ChristianaCare’s state-of-the-art Center for Women’s and Children’s Health opened one year ago — on April 27, 2020 — welcoming caregivers, parents, partners and families across the Delaware region. And...
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Delaware Subaru ‘Shares the Love’ with Center for Women’s and Children’s Health
Celebrating the first “birthday” of the ChristianaCare’s Center for Women’s and Children’s Health, Michael Uffner, ChristianaCare Board of Advisors member, and his team at Delaware Subaru presented its...
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What to Eat During Pregnancy
Getting the highest quality fuel to support your own health and energy also will nourish and support your baby’s growth and development. What should your pregnancy plate look like? The best way to make...
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Dr. Janice Tildon-Burton’s Practice Joins ChristianaCare Women’s Health
The medical practice of Janice Tildon-Burton, M.D., in the Glasgow Medical Center in Newark, Delaware, has joined ChristianaCare’s network of women’s health services as ChristianaCare Women’s Health at...
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Kristen Deal Honored With DAISY Award
Kristen Deal, BSN, RN, of Christiana Hospital’s Labor and Delivery team, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in April. A Labor and Delivery nurse for 12 years, Deal is passionate about...
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Pivotal Study of High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Likely to Change Prenatal...
Treating mild chronic hypertension with medications during pregnancy is beneficial and safe for mother and baby, according to the results of a study co-authored by Matthew Hoffman, M.D., the Marie E....
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Delaware Subaru Donation Supports Love and Excellence in Women’s and...
Delaware Subaru donated proceeds from the dealership’s “Share the Love” campaign to the Center for Women’s and Children’s Health at ChristianaCare. The generous donation will support the needs of...
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Welcome, ChristianaCare Residents and Fellows!
On June 17, ChristianaCare welcomed 105 new residents and fellows into 27 training programs during their long coat ceremony, a rite of passage for students in medicine and other health fields,...
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Family Medicine Residency Celebrates 50 Years of Love and Excellence
In June, ChristianaCare welcomed its newest residents to its oldest residency program. As the nine Family Medicine residents walked across the stage at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center on the...
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Jamila Roach Honored With ROSE Award
Jamila Roach, a patient care technician in Christiana Hospital’s Post-Partum Unit, received the ChristianaCare ROSE Award for the first quarter of 2022. ROSE stands for Raising Our Standard of...
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Delaware Today’s ‘Top Docs’ Are at ChristianaCare
To find the doctors who are making a difference in Delaware, look to ChristianaCare. Delaware Today magazine’s list of the state’s Top Doctors shines a light on the excellence of ChristianaCare’s...
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ChristianaCare Again Named Among America’s Best by Healthgrades
ChristianaCare today announced that it has achieved the 2023 America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award™ for five service lines by Healthgrades. ChristianaCare also was named by Healthgrades as one of...
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ChristianaCare Rated a Best Hospital for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World...
ChristianaCare has earned the highest award for maternity care that a hospital can achieve from U.S. News & World Report in its 2022-23 ratings for Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. Rated as a...
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Healthy Beginnings at Community Baby Shower
ChristianaCare hosted a free Community Baby Shower with resources for parents and helpful information about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to keep babies and mothers safe as families grow. At the...
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Ponnamma Mathai Honored With DAISY Award
Ponnamma Mathai, BSN, RNC-OB, of Christiana Hospital, has received a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Mathai, who came to ChristianaCare as a travel nurse from India and is now a staff nurse on...
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Triple the Love
Jen Schulak, MSN, MSM-HCA, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, steps out of her Pike Creek home with one toddler son burrowed into her shoulder and two more trailing behind her. With her free hand, she pops open a...
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Melanie Chichester Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Melanie Chichester, BSN, RNC-OB, CPLC, RNC-IAP, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). It is the organization’s most...
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Megan O’Hara Honored by Delaware Legislature for Maternal Mental Health Efforts
Megan O’Hara, LCSW, PMH-C, of the Center for Women’s Emotional Wellness, was honored by the Delaware General Assembly in May for her outstanding work in maternal mental health and her ongoing efforts...
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Jennifer Peticacis Honored With DAISY Award
Jennifer Peticacis, BSN, RN, of Christiana Hospital, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Peticacis was nominated for the extra kindness and attentiveness she displayed on her...
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Roundtable With State Officials Focuses on Women’s Health
To support the health of women and children in Delaware, ChristianaCare health professionals met with government officials and policymakers on Sept. 29 for a Women’s Health Roundtable. Women’s health...
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Sarah Black Honored With DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Sarah Black, BSN, RN, a Labor & Delivery nurse at Christiana Hospital, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for meeting...
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Ashley Dorsey Named Community Health Worker Champion of 2023
On a typical weekday, Ashley Dorsey meets patients at their medical appointments or out in the community, whether in their homes, at the local community center, or at the park. She connects mothers...
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Under the ‘Hunny Tree’: Baby Shower Celebrates Cecil County Families
ChristianaCare’s Union Hospital transformed into the Hundred Acre Wood for a community baby shower on December 14. New and expectant moms were treated to Winnie the Pooh-themed desserts and...
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Warm, Welcoming Family Birth Center Opens at Union Hospital Jan. 3
ChristianaCare has redesigned and upgraded the newly renamed Family Birth Center at Union Hospital to improve the labor and delivery experience of families in Cecil County and surrounding communities....
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Colleen Mahoney Honored With DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Colleen Mahoney, BSN, RNC-MNN, postpartum nurse on 6M/7M at Christiana Hospital, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for...
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Veronica’s Story: The Art of Making Moms a Priority
Veronica Chandler’s north Wilmington home is her sanctuary, and it shows. From the soft instrumental music to the scent of lavender to the comfy seats that invite visitors to put up their feet, the...
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