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Beebe Healthcare
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
1916
Beebe Hospital
1921
Beebe School of Nursing
The Beebe School of Nursing was founded in 1921,
at the request of a young girl seeking advanced
nursing education in her hometown. The physical
growth of the school came quite later with the
dedication of the Jean Ellen duPont McConnell
Nurses Home in 1960.
1938
Thompson Wing
1950
Board Certification
Beebe Hospital’s solarium
was one of the many
Dr. James Beebe,
overused facilities that
Jr., is the first board
received a reprieve with
certified surgeon
the construction of the
in Sussex County.
four-story Thompson Wing
in the mid 1930s. The new
structure upgraded the capacity for more patients, with six
new rooms, and provided new
nursing quarters, operating
facilities, and a kitchen and
dining room.
1967
Thoracic Surgery
Anis K. Saliba, MD, is
the first Board Certified
thoracic
surgeon
at Beebe.
A summer healthcare facility in Millville offers care for the growing number of
vacationers crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge following its expansion in 1973.
Late 1980s
Chemotherapy
1992 & 1994
Beebe Hospital Beebe offers
Laparoscopic
chemotherapy
services.
Hysterectomy
of Sussex County
became Beebe
Medical Center
1992: Vincent Killeen, MD,
performs the first total
laparoscopic hysterectomy.
1994: Dr. Killeen and Steven
D. Berlin, MD, perform
the first total laparoscopic
hysterectomy together.
1993
Women’s
Health
Women’s
Health
Pavilion
opened as
a new unit
in 1993
1999
Emergency
Department
Expansion
Beebe expands
the Lewes
Emergency
Department
from 12 to 18
beds.
2000
First Endo AAA Repair
2003
Bookhammer Outpatient
Center at the Beebe Health
Campus
Mayer Katz, MD, performs
Beebe’s first endovascular
abdominal
aortic aneurysm Bookhammer Outpatient Center at
repair.
the Beebe Health Campus opens to
serve patients west of Route One
for outpatient services, including
diagnostic imaging,
mammography, express
testing, and physical
therapy.
2008
Hudson Wing
The hospital’s Rollins
Wing doubles the size
of the Emergency
Department from 18 to
36 beds, relocates and
expands the Critical Care
Unit (from 12 to 20 beds)
above the Emergency
Department, and adds a
42-bed Medical-Surgical
Unit above the CCU.
1927
Shaw Wing
Benjamin F. and Helen M. Shaw were
benevolent gift-givers to the hospital who
donated two wings. The first, which was c
ompleted in 1921, raised the bed capacity to
35. The Shaws donated another wing in 1927 in memory of their daughter,
Natalie Townsend Shaw. The second wing brought the total bed capacity to 60.
1980
Orthopaedic Surgery
1970
Lynch Wing
The five-story Lynch
Wing, started in 1962 as a
two-story building and expanded by 1970, was
the first major addition to Beebe in 25 years.
When it was first constructed, it was considered
by hospital authorities to be one of the most
modern hospital facilities in the region.
1985
Rollins Wing
Beebe adds its five-story Rollins Wing, named for John W. Rollins.
The new structure, coupled with renovations to the Lynch Wing, now boasts 58 state-ofthe-art patient rooms, a critical care unit, consolidation of an outpatient treatment center and same-day surgery, and expansion of diagnostic imaging and emergency services.
Home Care Services
Beebe has been caring for people in their homes since 1985.
1998
Beebe Medical Foundation
Beebe Medical Foundation is
established under the guidance
of its Chairman, the Honorable
Eugene Bookhammer.
Cardiac Catheterization
First diagnostic cardiac
catheterization is performed at
Beebe by Kenneth Sunnergren, MD.
2007
Cardiac Surgery
The Cardiac Surgery program
begins, opening the doors
for a continually expanding Cardiac program.
Dr. Fernando Garzia performs the first open
heart procedure in Sussex County.
Award-winning
Orthopaedic Services
2011
Stroke Center
Beebe Medical Center is
Certified as a Stroke Center
by the Joint Commission.
Tunnell Cancer Center Receives
Continued Accreditation
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American
College of Surgeons grants a Three-Year Accreditation
with Commendation to the Tunnell Cancer Center. This
is the third time that Tunnell Cancer Center has gained
the coveted Commendation designation as part of the
Certificate of Accreditation, although Tunnell Cancer
Center has consistently received accreditation from the
Commission on Cancer.
Excellence in Women’s Health
American Institute of Minimally Invasive
Surgery (AIMIS) names Beebe a Center
of Excellence in Women’s Health
First Hospital in
Delaware to be named
Baby-Friendly
Beebe HealthyBack
Beebe HealthyBack opened offering
people a non-surgical approach to
chronic back and neck pain.
Beebe Healthcare offers digital breast
tomosynthesis (DBT), also known as
3D mammography.
Beebe begins measuring patient
satisfaction feedback.
Clinical Building
Tunnell Cancer Center, which brought
the first Radiation Oncology program
to Sussex County,
opens.
2006
Cardiac Stent
First cardiac stent in
Catheterization lab by
Dr. Stephanie Goodwin.
Tunnell Cancer Center
Tunnell Cancer Center moves
into a new building at the Beebe
Health Campus on Rt. 24.
2012
Partnership with Nanticoke Cancer Care Services
Nanticoke Cancer Care Services in Seaford, and Beebe’s Tunnell Cancer Center, are
affiliated, allowing Beebe’s medical and radiation oncology physicians to treat patients
at Nanticoke and keeping cancer care in Sussex County.
2013
Distinguished Hospital™
Heathgrades® recognizes Beebe as a
Distinguished Hospital™, for the fourth
year in a row.
Recognized Heart Attack Care
American Heart Association recognizes
Beebe Medical Center’s heart attack care.
Radio-frequency Ablations
Carotid Artery Stenting
3D Mammography
1995
Patient Satisfaction
Healthgrades® ranks Beebe Healthcare in the top 5% in the nation for
overall Orthopaedic Services.
Firas El-Sabbagh,
MD, performs Beebe’s
first radiofrequency
ablation to the heart
to treat atrial fibrillation; Michael
Ramjattansingh, MD, performs
Beebe’s first
radiofrequency
ablation to treat
liver cancer.
2014
Women’s Health
2015
Ornish Reversal Program
Built by the Beebe brothers themselves, the structure was
the birthplace of Beebe Hospital. Drs. James and Richard constructed the hospital on
cement blocks along with their father, which still stands today. The brothers’ original
office, formerly owned by Dr. Hall, was moved adjacent to the small constructed
hospital. Inside the walls of the newly constructed hospital was just enough space
for two patient rooms and an office. The brothers were joined by a staff of two nurses
and Dr. James Beebe’s wife Elsie, who did all the cooking for the hospital.
James P. Marvel, Jr., MD,
is the first
Board Certified
orthopaedic
surgeon at
Beebe.
1983
Millville Services
1988
Beebe
Medical
Center
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Beebe’s first carotid artery stenting
procedure performed by Jonathan
Kittredge, MD.
Millsboro Services
Millsboro outpatient services expand
to include Walk-in Care.
Georgetown Services
New outpatient healthcare services open
with Walk-in Care and Primary Care.
Breast Health Program
The National Accreditation Program for
Breast Centers (NAPBC), granted Beebe
Healthcare’s Breast Health Program a
three-year/full accreditation and Beebe
is the first hospital in DE to receive it.
Beebe Becomes Beebe
Healthcare
Rehoboth Beach Services
First Hospital on Delmarva to open The Ornish
Rehoboth outpatient services expand
Reversal Program. This program is nationally
to include Walk-in care.
recognized—through the results of more than
35 years of peer-reviewed, published research—
for preventing, stopping, and even reversing the
progression of
heart disease.
Beebe’s vision is to make Sussex
County one of the Healthiest
Counties in the Nation