Bayhealth Medical Center - Kent General Hospital

640 South State Street
Dover, DE 19901
Bayhealth Medical Center - Kent General Hospital is a hospital located in Dover, DE. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with Bayhealth Medical Center Milford Memorial. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
640 South State Street
Dover, Delaware (DE)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Other
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: Above national average in 2 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: Below national average in 1 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Vascular services: Below national average in 1 of 1 areas

Hospital Features

Bayhealth Medical Center - Kent General Hospital is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 235 beds of which 146 are Adult and Pediatric and 75 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
235
  • Intensive Care beds
75
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
146
  • Teaching Hospital
No
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 10 of 11 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 10 of 11 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiac Surgery
+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Respiratory Failure
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Sepsis
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Stroke
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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