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For Bayhealth’s 30 new physician residents, the White Coat Ceremony on June 27 officially marked their transition from medical school graduates to the next phase of their medical careers. As the tradition goes, the residents get to trade in the shorter white coat they wore in medical school for the longer white coat worn by practicing physicians as they begin their residency programs.

At the White Coat Ceremony in the Community Room at the Sussex Campus, internal medicine resident Dr. Bradlee Palmquist served as emcee, offering greetings and words of wisdom to the new residents. “I can attest to the fact that the White Coat Ceremony is just the beginning of a wonderful new chapter. I encourage each of you to soak up the moment today – the feelings of accomplishment and joy and celebrate how far you have come,” said Dr. Palmquist.

Bayhealth’s graduate medical education (GME) programs have continued to grow since launching the first residency programs in central and southern Delaware and welcoming our very first residents in 2021. The newest classes of the four residency programs include 13 internal medicine residents, 8 family medicine residents, 3 general surgery residents, and 6 emergency medicine residents. This now brings the total to 84 physician residents advancing their training at Bayhealth and adding to the primary and specialty care we offer to community members.

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This year Bayhealth’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program comes full circle as its inaugural residency classes—the first residents at Bayhealth and in central and southern Delaware—graduate from their programs. The Family Medicine Residency Program held graduation festivities on June 21 at the Bayhealth Blue Hen Conference Center. Each of the seven graduating residents was individually honored, and many family members, friends and program staff were in attendance to join in this moment and celebrate their collective accomplishments.

“Our program would not be what it is today without all the dedication, energy and innovative ideas that our inaugural residents have poured into this program since they began,” said Interim Family Medicine Residency Program Director Angela Debo, DO. “We are grateful for them and proud of the physicians they have become, and know they have very successful careers ahead of them.”

We are proud to report that a number of the graduating residents will be staying at Bayhealth. Paulina McCabe, DO, and Kendall Barton, MD will continue caring for our community as the newest physicians to join the Bayhealth Primary Care, Milford and Bayhealth Primary Care, Blue Hen practices, respectively.

The following graduates will pursue positions at other institutions:

Tahseen Chowdhury, MD - Outpatient position in family medicine in Marlow Heights, Maryland
Melissa Eppinger, MD - Private practice primary care physician at Vanguard Medical Group in Verona, New Jersey
Samantha Ginder, DO – Attending physician at York Urgent Care in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sameer Valluri, MD – Private practice at Howard Brown Health in Chicago, Illinois

Congratulations and best wishes to all of our resident graduates!

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Your health, and the health of your loved ones, is one of the most important things in your life. That’s why Bayhealth makes it easy and convenient to take a more active role in the management of your health by offering you access to our patient portal – MyChart. Head over to Bayhealth.org/MyChart today.

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You deserve to stay informed and involved in your healthcare. Have lab test results, medical history and more at your fingertips with Bayhealth’s patient portal MyChart. Sign up at Bayhealth.org/MyChart today.

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Traveling for vacations can be an exciting and enriching experience, but it’s important to prioritize safety to ensure your trip remains enjoyable. Bayhealth Family Nurse Practitioner Nicole Steinberg, FNP-C, shares five essential tips to help you stay safe while traveling here https://bayhealth.info/SummerTravel for you to read today.

Get to Know Dr. John Fink, Vice President of Quality & Medical Affairs and United States adventurer.

A beloved community physician for many years in Smyrna, Dr. Fink was named a vice president in 2020. His leadership and expertise helps to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care throughout the health system.

Dr. Fink loves to travel in his downtime, especially to destinations in the US. He's been to every state except Kentucky and North Dakota!

Visit Bayhealth.info/JohnF to learn more!

At Bayhealth you’ll find committed hearts and minds across all areas of the organization—a culture of compassionate care that starts with each individual and is nurtured by our team of inspired leaders.

Follow along over the next several weeks as we highlight our Executive Leadership Team. You'll learn about their areas of focus, education and expertise as well as their unique hobbies and interests. You may have more in common than you think!

🎡Are you visiting the DE State Fair on Thursday for Governors/Seniors Day?
Be sure to visit us! Stop by the mobile unit, between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the main gate entrance to receive complimentary screenings and talk with Bayhealth representatives.

Kids don’t get sick at convenient times. Bayhealth Kent Campus Pharmacy is here for you 24/7. Call us at 302-744-6615 today.

At Bayhealth, you don't have to choose quality over convenience. You don't have to choose outstanding medical care over being cared about. We are a team of people who have chosen to make health care more of what you want it be, so you can choose to have it all. Go to Bayhealth.org/Find-A-Doc today.

Bayhealth is not experiencing any outages that directly impact our ability to safely care for our patients as a result of the global IT outage on Friday, July 19. All our locations are fully operational. Our commitment to our community is always at the forefront of all we do.

Summer is a time for fun in the sun, beach outings, and outdoor adventures. However, the hot weather and increased outdoor activities can pose various health risks. Bayhealth Pediatrician Colleen Allorto, DO, shares four essential tips to help you stay safe and healthy during the summer months. Read more here https://bayhealth.info/SummerTips now.

Congrats!

Bayhealth’s Carolyn Baitsholts, RN, at Bayhealth Kent Campus has earned a DAISY Award for her compassionate care.

The DAISY award recognizes certain nurses for the extensive care they provide. All nurses are required to tend to their patients but some go above-and-beyond. The DAISY award is a way for patients and families to extend their thanks to nurses they feel have provided the utmost care and respect for them and their needs.

When caring for an expecting mother, Baitsholts was compassionate and a consistent advocate for her patient. Baitsholts thoroughly explained information regarding the patient’s care plan to ensure that she was aware and comfortable with everything.

Baitsholts demonstrated what her patient called “proactive nursing”, putting the utmost effort into ensuring that her delivery was safe. Her patient noted how multiple team members praised Baitsholts as a compassionate coworker and leader in the field of nursing.

“The unknown of this delivery process was scary and met with challenges along the way. Carolyn was my advocate, my educator, and biggest fan,” said Baitsholts’ grateful patient and nominator.

DAISY Award honorees are chosen by nurses, administrators, peers, physicians, volunteers, patients, and families. If you know a Bayhealth nurse who deserves to be nominated, visit Bayhealth.org/DAISY and fill out the nomination form.

Patients who access their personal health information on a patient portal like MyChart are more likely to be better informed and involved in their overall health care. Download this patient portal at Bayhealth.org/MyChart today.

Thank you True North, LLC for your donation of diaper bags for our childbirth education parenting classes. We are grateful for your generosity!

Healthy babies, healthy moms and healthy communities matter here.

Our compassion and commitment to our community is why we are here.

Get to know Jon Ellsworth, Vice President of Supply Chain and biking enthusiast.

Jon joined Bayhealth in October 2023 and brought with him over 10 years of experience as a leader in the supply chain space. Among his everyday responsibilities, he’s passionate about sharing his knowledge with team members and students interested in supply chain management.

Hailing from Arizona, he enjoys exploring the state he now calls home on long bike rides.

Visit Bayhealth.info/JonE to learn more!

At Bayhealth you’ll find committed hearts and minds across all areas of the organization—a culture of compassionate care that starts with each individual and is nurtured by our team of inspired leaders.

Follow along over the next several weeks as we highlight our Executive Leadership Team. You'll learn about their areas of focus, education and expertise as well as their unique hobbies and interests. You may have more in common than you think!

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Cheers for Friday! Have a safe and healthy weekend.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals saw a tremendous uptick in generosity of community members gifting them everything from discounted services to free lunches. Just as the pandemic waned, so too did donations but for Dawn Hastings and her fellow congregation at House of Praise for All People in Greenwood they wanted to ensure that healthcare professionals continued to feel seen and loved. Thus stemmed a food donation that happens the last Tuesday of every month to the team in the Bayhealth Emergency Department, Sussex Campus. Read more here https://bayhealth.info/HoueOfPraise today.

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