Christiana Care Health System is one of the largest health care providers in the mid-Atlantic, serving all of Delaware and parts of PA, MD and NJ.

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Christiana Care | Life's Essentials

The Christiana Hospital Stroke Program has been recognized as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the most advanced level of expertise in stroke care by national certifying organization The Joint Commission. We provide 24-7 availability of expertise in stroke care including neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neurointerventional radiologists. 

For patients who arrive within a few hours of the start of stroke symptoms, we offer a full range of emergency treatment options including medications and advanced surgical techniques to restore blood flow to the brain and prevent further brain injury.

ChristianaCare's Comprehensive Stroke Center

Dr. Hersh Patel discusses the ChristianaCare Comprehensive Pain Center and how those with chronic pain can benefit from a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.

ChristianaCare Comprehensive Pain Center

Join Dr. Erin Fender as she discusses aortic stenosis, a heart condition primarily affecting adults in their 70s to 90s, and learn about the revolutionary minimally invasive treatments available at ChristianaCare. Our heart experts specialize in lower-risk interventions that maximize symptom improvement for this vulnerable age group, transforming lives through innovative care. Thanks to these remarkable advances, we've eliminated the need for open heart surgery in approximately 90% of our patients, offering gentler, more effective solutions for better outcomes.

TAVR Is A Minimally Invasive Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery

When it comes to your health and well-being, Christiana Care is right where you need us, when you need us. Guided by our values of excellence and love, we serve together to improve the health of our community.

Christiana Care | Life’s Essentials

Christiana Care’s expansion of its state-of-the-art Center for Women & Children’s Health is designed for the entire family. The planned 400,000 square-foot, family-focused Center for Women & Children’s Health includes an eight-story building and state-of-the-art renovations to current space. Much more than bricks and mortar, this $260 million initiative signals a transformation of women’s and children’s care at Christiana Care, where generations of families in Delaware and the region have gotten their start.

Christiana Care's Women & Children’s Health Transformation

Christiana Care Health System's Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center replicates operating rooms and patient rooms exactly, allowing medical teams to train in a simulated environment that is exactly like what they will experience in the hospital. This video demonstrates one of the many kinds of training that takes place here: Training respiratory therapists. Using a robotic mannequin that realistically simulates a human patient, the respiratory team is able to rehearse a real-life situation without putting a human patient at risk.

Learn more at http://www.christianacare.org/vestcenter

Respiratory Therapy Simulation Training

  Union Hospital has once again been ranked among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide, earning the 2026 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for the second year in a row. In a landscape where many hospitals struggle to maintain consistency, Union Hospital is delivering a sustained streak of high reliability, driven by disciplined safety practices and a culture that puts patient protection first.

Campus president Joan Pirrung captures it well: “Our caregivers are relentless about safety. Achieving this honor two years in a row shows the unwavering commitment they bring to every patient, every day.”

At the heart of this repeat achievement is a team of caregivers who’ve built a culture where safety isn’t a program—it’s a daily practice. If you’re interested in the story behind these results, I can connect you with campus president Joan Pirrung for additional insight or interviews.



Union Hospital Earns Healthgrades 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award for Second Consecutive Year

Joan Pirrung, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC