ABOUT THE FACILITY

Saint Francis Healthcare operates Delaware’s only Catholic hospital serving Wilmington and Northern New Castle County since 1924 when it was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Saint Francis Healthcare was founded in 1924 and has been providing quality care to its community for more than 90 years. With 395-beds, SFH employs over 1,000 people and serves patients in Delaware and surrounding Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.

The system includes Partners in Cardiovascular Health and Cardiovascular Services, 24-hour Emergency Services, Ambulance Service, Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, the da Vinci Surgical System, Gastroenterology Services, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Advanced Wound Center, Imaging Services, Sleep/Neurodiagnostics Center, Pain Center, Home Care, Outpatient Physical Therapy and Comprehensive Women’s Services. Saint Francis Healthcare currently has three community outreach programs – the Saint Clare Medical Mobile Outreach Program offers acute medical care for the uninsured, the Center of Hope provides primary care for less fortunate and immigrant families, and Tiny Steps serves the prenatal, maternity, and postpartum needs for women and babies. Saint Francis Healthcare is affiliated with the Saint Francis Foundation, and Saint Francis LIFE (Living Independently for Elders), a PACE (Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) model.

Saint Francis Healthcare is a member of Trinity Health based in Livonia, Michigan. Saint Francis Healthcare is committed to providing exceptional quality care for each patient delivered in a compassionate healing environment.

To learn more about this Saint Francis visit http://www.stfrancishealthcare.org.

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic comprises Mercy Health System (Southeastern Pennsylvania), Saint Francis Healthcare (Wilmington, DE), St. Mary Medical Center (Langhorne, Pa.), and their associated home health and LIFE programs, aligned joint ventures, sub-corporations, programs and services.

Formed in October 2018, the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic region empowers the three Trinity Health Regional Health Ministries to be one unified, regional system with five hospitals, continuing care services and support services, operating from a position of strength across the many diverse neighborhoods we serve. Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic will serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Newark, Delaware is a small city located 12 miles west-southwest of Wilmington. It’s known for its green spaces with over 17 miles of trails and 33 parks totaling over 650 acres of parkland that include the Newark Reservoir, Rittenhouse Park, with its trout-filled creek and White Clay Creek State Park on the outskirts of Newark has miles of forest trails, plus a late-1700s mansion on the estate of Judge Morris. The University Museums at the University of Delaware include collections of art, plus the Mineralogical Museum.

Newark is a town meant for exploring and is home to an eclectic blend of businesses. Whether a designer jeweler who has served the community for over a century or a comic shop, located on Main Street or on Elkton Road, Newark offers something for everyone.

Downtown feeds not only the mind but the body. In a place where hip meets historic, there are over 60 restaurants constantly providing new flavors to enjoy plus a unique food cooperative that has been serving the community for 35 years.

Newark is the culture and the class; the future and the past. Discover why Delaware’s most picturesque and active college and home town has so many things to do.

Wilmington, Delaware lies on the shores of the Christina and Delaware rivers. It is the largest city in the state of Delaware, built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.

As of the 2015 United States Census estimate, the population of the city is 71,948, reflecting an increase of 1.5% from the 2010 Census. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, comprising New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD and Salem County, NJ, had an estimated 2015 population of 723,341. And the Delaware Valley metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, had a 2015 population of 6,069,875, and a combined statistical area of 7,183,479.