Delaware has 13 open hospitals across 8 cities. By type: 6 acute care hospitals, 5 psychiatric hospitals, 1 children's hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital.
Delaware's largest hospital cities
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
- Christiana Care Health ServicesNewark
- Wilmington VA Medical CenterWilmington
- Nanticoke Memorial HospitalSeaford
- St Francis HospitalWilmington
- Beebe Medical CenterLewes
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford
- Bayhealth - Kent General HospitalDover
- Nanticoke Memorial HospitalSeaford 2 hr 49 min
- St Francis HospitalWilmington 3 hr
- Beebe Medical CenterLewes 3 hr 2 min
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford 3 hr 55 min
- Bayhealth - Kent General HospitalDover 4 hr 20 min
- Christiana Care Health ServicesNewark 4 hr 49 min
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All Delaware cities with hospitals
All 8 Delaware cities A–Z
- Dover (2)
- Georgetown (1)
- Lewes (1)
- Milford (1)
- New Castle (2)
- Newark (2)
- Seaford (1)
- Wilmington (3)
Largest hospitals in Delaware
Ranked by beds reported on each hospital's latest Medicare cost report. Largest doesn't mean best, and campuses filing one report are counted together.
- Christiana Care Health ServicesNewark 1,241 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Bayhealth - Kent General HospitalDover 277 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareWilmington 224 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Beebe Medical CenterLewes 201 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Rockford CenterNewark 148 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
Health insurance in Delaware
Delaware uses HealthCare.gov for 2027 individual plans. Insurers whose 2027 Marketplace networks list the most Delaware hospitals (provider files loaded November 4, 2026):
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield2027 Marketplace plans 11 hospitalsin network
- AmeriHealth Caritas Next2027 Marketplace plans 8 hospitalsin network
People and health care in Delaware
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
What nurses earn in Delaware
Healthcare jobs and pay in Delaware
Pay for the healthcare jobs with the most workers in Delaware, from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data (May 2025).
Questions about hospitals in Delaware
How many hospitals are in Delaware?
There are 13 open hospitals in Delaware across 8 cities. 9 of them have an emergency department.
Which Delaware city has the most hospitals?
Wilmington, with 3 hospitals. Dover is next with 2.
How long is the ER wait in Delaware?
The median emergency room visit in Delaware lasts 3 hr 28 min, 59 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 29 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many Delaware hospitals have 5 stars?
0 of the 7 Delaware hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 2 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.1 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
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Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
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