The Beebe Medical Staff consists of over 200 physicians and practitioners representing 34 specialties. In 2007 Beebe began its open-heart surgery program in affiliation with the highly rated cardiac department of Christiana Care Health Systems, near Wilmington. Beebe's primary service area is experiencing record population growth, bringing increased demand for advanced, quality, and convenient healthcare services. Beebe is in the process of a continuing expansion program to meet the growing healthcare needs of the community.

Key Points about Beebe

• A not-for-profit community hospital
• Delaware Quality Award winner
• Strong service lines in:
  • Cardiovascular services
  • Orthopaedic services
  • Cancer care
  • Women's health
• Financially solid
• 210 beds
• A philosophy of putting patients first and respect for the individual
• A highly successful affiliated School of Nursing
• Active community support

Beebe as a Hub of its Service Area Community
Southern Delaware is a collection of small- and medium-sized communities with no single dominant municipality. Beebe Medical Center has become the central cohesive institution in the county, serving as the "glue" that bonds its service community into a single whole. Beebe's fundraising events are the social highlights of the year. Its free community magazine, the Beacon, wins national awards annually and has high readership rates. Beebe offers a vibrant community outreach program and takes pride in reducing health disparities. It has numerous satellite facilities, serves as a key source of citizen health information, and provides diagnostic health services to residents and visitors regardless of ability to pay.

Where Physicians Make a Difference
Beebe Medical Center plays an important role as a regional nucleus helping to guide the health and well-being of the people of southern Delaware. The Beebe service area, including its large retirement age population, is health conscious. It is a community that cares very much about healthcare. It is a place where physicians are highly valued—where doctors make a difference.

Physician–Friendly Administration and Team Members
The senior leadership team meets regularly with hospital physicians and their representatives to receive input and guidance for all aspects of hospital planning and development. Physicians are recognized as the core of Beebe's success story.

One of America's Best Hospitals
for Orthopaedic
Beebe has been rated among the best 10% of hospitals in America for Orthopedic Care and Orthopedic Surgery.

Honored by the Delaware Alliance for Excellence
Beebe Medical Center received the 2006 W.L. (Bill) Gore Award for Excellence, a distinction based on the Malcolm Baldrige Award Criteria. The recognition honors organizations that excel in leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, management, and results.

In presenting the award, the governor called Beebe a "most esteemed leader" in the state's medical and business community, and noted that Beebe is the first hospital in Delaware to win the award.

Beebe's growth
In response to the challenge of significant growth in community healthcare needs, Beebe's recent projects include:

• New open-heart surgery and cancer centers
• Satellite facilities to bring services to outlying communities
• Emergency Department expansion at its main campus
• Major addition expanding the capacity of Med/Surg and CCU units at its main campus
• New health campus to better serve its southern coastal communities
• Doubling the size of the School of Nursing