Delaware hospitals: 13 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 13 Medicare-certified hospitals in Delaware in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Delaware hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Delaware’s 13 Medicare-certified hospitals.
By hospital type
| Acute Care Hospitals | 6 |
| Psychiatric | 5 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 1 |
| Childrens | 1 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 7 |
| Proprietary | 4 |
| Veterans Health Administration | 1 |
| Government - State | 1 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 1 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 2 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 3 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 1 |
Hospitals in Delaware, ranked by CMS overall rating
7 of 13 Delaware hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.43 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. | Seaford | 5 / 5 |
| Christiana Hospital | Newark | 4 / 5 |
| Wilmington Va Medical Center | Wilmington | 4 / 5 |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus | Milford | 3 / 5 |
| Beebe Medical Center | Lewes | 3 / 5 |
| St Francis Hospital | Wilmington | 3 / 5 |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus | Dover | 2 / 5 |
| Delaware Psychiatric Center | New Castle | — |
| Dover Behavioral Health System | Dover | — |
| Meadowwood Behavioral Health System | New Castle | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | Wilmington | — |
| Rockford Center | Newark | — |
| Sun Behavioral Delaware Llc | Georgetown | — |
Delaware hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Delaware?
- 13 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Delaware as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 7 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.43 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Delaware have?
- Delaware's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 69.2% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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