Delaware Healthcare Association President & CEO Wayne Smith released the following statement in response to Governor Carney’s decision:
If you do have symptoms, including fever, cough and shortness of breath, call your health care provider or the Delaware Division of Public Health 1-866-408-1899 to discuss whether you should be tested for coronavirus.
This week, an op-ed written by DHA President & CEO Wayne Smith and Marcy Jack, Chief Quality & Safety Officer for Beebe Healthcare urged the Delaware Senate to pass HB 144 to protect health care workers from violent assaults.
HB 286 Protects Patients from Medical Bills for Inadvertent Out-of-Network Services. The bill builds on existing Delaware law that protects patients from surprise bills arising from Emergency Department access of services and expands these protections to services received from non-network providers at in-network facilities.