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Best hospitals in Delaware

None of the 6 Delaware hospitals rated by CMS holds five stars at the moment; 1 hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 13 Delaware hospitalsBest hospitals by stateDelaware ranks 48th of 52 states

0five-star hospitals
1four-star hospitals
6hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 13 in the state
64%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
3 h 42 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 1

1Christiana HospitalNewark · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend64%Typical ER visit4 h 32 minListed per $1 of cost$2.91
How Delaware's 6 rated hospitals score
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Every rated hospital in Delaware

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Christiana HospitalNewark★★★★★★★★★★64%4 h 32 min$2.91
2Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford★★★★★★★★★★73%4 h 12 min$3.77
3Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.Seaford★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 47 min$2.74
4St Francis HospitalWilmington★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 12 min$3.97
5Beebe Medical CenterLewes★★★★★★★★★★60%2 h 54 min$3.92
6Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover★★★★★★★★★★57%4 h 28 min$3.69
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.