Birthing-friendly hospitals in Delaware
Birthing-friendly hospitals › Delaware
Delaware has 6 birthing-friendly hospitals. 6 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 4 hr 12 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayhealth - Kent General Hospital | Dover | 4 hr 28 min | 2/5 |
| Beebe Medical Center | Lewes | 2 hr 54 min | 3/5 |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus | Milford | 4 hr 12 min | 3/5 |
| Christiana Care Health Services, INC. | Newark | 4 hr 32 min | 4/5 |
| Nanticoke Memorial Hospital | Seaford | 2 hr 47 min | 3/5 |
| St Francis Hospital | Wilmington | 3 hr 12 min | 3/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Delaware, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.