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47-602: The system's history dates to 1888, when Delaware Hospital was first opened in Wilmington. It was expanded throughout the subsequent decades. In 1965, it merged with Memorial Hospital and Wilmington General Hospital to form Wilmington Medical Center, with each of the three facilities being known as a "division", thus Delaware Hospital became known as the Delaware Division of the Wilmington Medical Center. Later, it

94-482: A "division", thus Delaware Hospital became known as the Delaware Division of the Wilmington Medical Center. Later it was decided to close the other two hospitals and replace them with a new one, Christiana Hospital. In 1985, the Delaware Division was renamed Wilmington Hospital. Also in 1985, the current day Christiana Hospital at its current location opened. In October 2006, the Christiana Hospital trauma center

141-449: A class size of 11 students. Christiana Hospital Christiana Hospital is a 906-bed nationally ranked, non-profit , tertiary , research and academic medical center located in Stanton , Newark , Delaware , servicing the entire Delaware area and parts of southern New Jersey . Christiana Hospital is the region's only university-level tertiary academic medical center. The hospital

188-552: A compliance review, the emergency department earned Advanced Disease-Specific Care Certification as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital from The Joint Commission. Location: 39°27′22″N 75°41′01″W  /  39.45620334824208°N 75.68361576082636°W  / 39.45620334824208; -75.68361576082636  ( Middletown Emergency Department ) In 2020, ChristianaCare officially acquired Union Hospital of Elkton, Maryland along with its parent health system, Affinity Health Alliance, and its subsidiaries. This acquisition

235-479: A cornfield on the eastern edge of the town, and in 1994 a granite memorial was placed at Delancy Road and Wheelhouse Drive. Today the area is a housing development. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 8.61 square miles (22.30 km ), of which 8.35 square miles (21.63 km ) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km ) is water. The climate in this area

282-516: A family garden. Additionally, the new building hosts two Ronald McDonald family rooms for use by parents of children in the NICU. In late 2020, President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Christiana Hospital. He later returned for his second dose at the hospital in early 2021. In 2019, Christiana Hospital was the only hospital in

329-504: A male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.21. The median age in the town was 32.8 years. 28% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

376-537: A proper diagnosis. Notable surgeons include Dr. Velma Scantlebury-White , the United States' first African American woman to become a transplant surgeon . During the COVID-19 pandemic , in mid-December 2020, Delaware resident president-elect Joe Biden received his first vaccination at Christiana Hospital on live TV and returned in mid-January 2021 for his second shot. Wilmington Hospital houses 241 licensed beds and

423-463: A total of 41 Mayors in Elkton ever since the town was incorporated. The current mayor of Elkton is Robert J. Alt, who has been Mayor since 2014. Alt previously served as Mayor from 1998 until 2002. There are several parks located in the town limits, such as Marina Park, which is on Bridge Street (Maryland Route 213). Marina Park contains one tennis court and one small basketball court. Also to mention, there

470-462: Is Meadow Park (Officially called the John P. Stanley Memorial Park) located on Delaware Avenue (Maryland Route 7) which is the largest park in Elkton. Meadow Park is known for hosting kids football and soccer. There is also Eder Park, located near Meadow Park. Eder Park is located on Howard Street and is accessible to Meadow Park via a foot bridge. Eder Park is known for hosting little league baseball events in

517-742: Is a nationally recognized, urban and suburban, academic and community hospital. The health system has been involved in graduate medical education for over 100 years. There are over 10 ACGME -accredited residency programs, including Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and Podiatry. ChristianaCare also offers combined programs, including Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine, and Medicine-Pediatrics. Besides residency programs, several fellowship programs are also offered. Other programs include General Practice Dentistry and Pharmacy. In regards to medical schools, ChristianaCare

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564-462: Is a public school located in the town. Cecil College operates the Elkton Station campus in Elkton. Three elementary and one middle school also serve Elkton. The town is managed with a Mayor–council government , in which it has an elected Mayor who serves 4-year terms and an elected Town Commissioner who also serves a 4-year term. Currently, there are only 4 seated Commissioners. There have been

611-568: Is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County , Maryland, United States. The population was 15,776 at the 2020 census , up from 15,443 in 2010. It was formerly called Head of Elk because it sits at the head of navigation on the Elk River , one of the five tributary rivers that flow into the north of the Chesapeake Bay , east of the Susquehanna River and North East River , and north of

658-609: Is affiliated with The Sidney Kimmel Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University , and is their largest teaching affiliate. It houses up to 30 medical students, who live and complete their entire third and fourth year curricula in Delaware. In 2018, ChristianaCare started a new affiliation with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to be one of its clinical campuses for third year medical students with

705-621: Is affiliated with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine . Christiana Hospital is owned by ChristianaCare as the flagship hospital of the system. Christiana Hospital is also a ACS designated level I trauma center , the only in Delaware. In addition, the hospital has a helipad to handle critical medevac patients. Christiana Hospital also features an AAP -verified, level III neonatal intensive care unit with 60 bassinets. The Christiana Hospital campus

752-499: Is also home to the Center for Heart & Vascular Health and the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. The hospital's history dates to 1888, when Delaware Hospital was first opened in Wilmington. It was expanded throughout the subsequent decades. In 1965, it merged with Memorial Hospital and Wilmington General Hospital to form Wilmington Medical Center, with each of the three facilities being known as

799-580: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elkton has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 15,443 people, 5,580 households, and 3,673 families living in the town. The population density was 1,849.5 inhabitants per square mile (714.1/km ). There were 5,944 housing units at an average density of 711.9 per square mile (274.9/km ). The racial makeup of

846-748: Is home to ChristianaCare's Center for Rehabilitation and Center for Advanced Joint Replacement. Its campus is also home to the Roxana Cannon Arsht Surgicenter , Wilmington Hospital Health Center, an HIV program and the First State School, a private/public partnership that provides in-school education for children with serious illnesses that would otherwise render them homebound. Plans for a $ 250 million expansion project were announced in 2007 that will include room for 90 new patient beds, new operating room suites, an expanded emergency department and much more. Since 2019, Wilmington Hospital houses

893-418: Is home to Delaware's only Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit and the state's largest maternity center, where more than 7,100 newborns are delivered each year. The Christiana Hospital campus is also home to the Center for Heart & Vascular Health and the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. In 2018, the hospital opened Delaware's first epilepsy monitoring unit, where doctors attempt to induce a seizure to make

940-642: Is one of the largest private employers in Delaware and among the top 10 in the greater Philadelphia region. In 2017 it was reported that the Health Care system was ranked as the 22nd leading hospital and the 11th on the East Coast in terms of admissions. Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware , is Delaware's only adult Level I trauma center . It was built in 1985 and houses 907 licensed beds and includes 22 hospital-based operating rooms and 10 outpatient operating rooms. It

987-513: Is the first hospital ChristianaCare owns outside the state of Delaware. The hospital, known as ChristianaCare, Union Hospital, adds 72 beds, six operating rooms and 375 physicians to the ChristianaCare health system. It will provide care in various specialties such as oncology, gastroenterology and audiology, in addition to its imaging and laboratories technology. Download coordinates as: Other ChristianaCare facilities include: ChristianaCare

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1034-612: Is the most prominent highway directly serving Elkton. It serves as the main east–west highway through Elkton, passing just south of downtown via the Pulaski Highway. To the west, US 40 heads to North East and Perryville while eastward, it joins up with U.S. Route 13 beyond Glasgow, Delaware . Maryland Route 213 passes north–south through Elkton along Bridge Street, heading south to Chesapeake City and north to Fair Hill . Maryland Route 279 begins at US 40 west of Elkton and heads northeast on Newark Avenue and Elkton Road, bypassing

1081-625: Is the nearest Interstate highway , crossing the area just north of the town limits. It is accessible via an interchange with MD 279, from which point it heads south toward Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and north toward Wilmington and Philadelphia . Cecil County operates Cecil Transit , a multi-route bus system. The Glasgow Connection (Route 1) runs Monday through Saturday between Elkton and Peoples Plaza in Glasgow, Delaware. The Cross-County Connection (Route 2) runs Monday through Saturday between Elkton, North East, Cecil College , Perryville (town and

1128-750: The Bohemia River , and Sassafras River . The town constitutes part of the Delaware Valley (i.e. the Philadelphia metropolitan area). Elkton was once known as the Gretna Green of the East of the US because of its popularity as a place for eloping couples to marry. The town was founded by Swedish mariners and fishermen from Fort Casimir who settled the area in 1694. They called their settlement Head of Elk , as it

1175-469: The Marquis de Lafayette embarked his troops there to attempt a capture of Benedict Arnold . Returning on April 9, he began his overland march to Virginia. George Washington and Rochambeau with their combined forces stopped in Elkton on September 6–7, 1781, on their way to Yorktown . In 1787, the town was incorporated as Elkton. By 1880, the population was 1,752. The landmark historic home, Holly Hall

1222-620: The Perryville station along MARC 's Penn Line ) and Perry Point Veteran's Medical Center. The Elkton Newark Connection (Route 4) runs Monday through Friday and connects Elkton to Glasgow and Newark, Delaware , where it connects with the Newark Rail Station that serves Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail 's Wilmington/Newark Line trains along with DART First State buses at the Newark Transit Hub . Service between Elkton and Newark

1269-550: The Center for Hope and Healing which strives to provide care for individuals struggling with mental illness, medical conditions, and social health issues. In February 2021, the Delaware Health Resources Board cleared the Delaware Neurosurgical Group PA and ChristianaCare's joint spinal surgery center, named Center for Spine Surgery LLC. This center, located at Roxana Cannon Arsht Surgicenter on

1316-582: The Wilmington Hospital campus, will contain 6 operating rooms, 6 overnight rooms, a post-surgical recovery space and 23-hour stay capacity for spine surgical patients. The projected opening date is January 2022. The Middletown Free-standing Emergency Department located in Middletown, Delaware offers 24-hour emergency care with 18 treatment rooms. It opened in April 2013 at a cost of $ 34 million. In 2019, after

1363-403: The average family size was 3.13. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the town

1410-669: The center of Elkton to the north and continuing toward Newark, Delaware . Other state highways serving Elkton include Maryland Route 7 , which heads east along Main Street and Delaware Avenue from the downtown area to US 40; Maryland Route 268 which follows North Street from Main Street in downtown Elkton north to MD 279; Maryland Route 281 , which heads east along Red Hill Road to the Delaware border and becomes Old Baltimore Pike ; Maryland Route 545 , which heads northwest from Elkton along Blue Ball Road; and Maryland Route 781 , which follows Delancy Road from US 40 north to MD 281. Interstate 95

1457-419: The marrying ministers found all sorts of loopholes that allowed the business to continue for decades. The waiting period could be lifted, for instance, if the "mother was expecting", or if a young man was preparing to go off to war. In 1942, Elkton had about 14,000 marriages. In time, Las Vegas became the new "American Gretna Green", although hundreds of people still came to Elkton. But an era faded in

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1504-488: The northeastern Maryland county seat when the last commercial wedding chapel closed in 2017. On December 8, 1963, Pan Am Flight 214 was struck by lightning and crashed near Elkton, taking 81 lives. The crash was listed in the 2005 Guinness World Records as the "Worst Lightning Strike Death Toll." A small memorial marks the site of the crash, the worst loss of life accident in Maryland. The Boeing 707 had gone down in

1551-627: The northeastern most county seat in Maryland (and thus closer to Philadelphia, New York, and New England), was particularly popular. It was a notorious Gretna Green for years; in its heyday, in the 1920s and 1930s, it was "the elopement capital of the East Coast" and thousands of marriages were performed there each year. While some of the marriages obtained in Elkton were of celebrities or celebrities-to-be ( Cornel Wilde , Joan Fontaine , Debbie Reynolds , Martha Raye , John and Martha Mitchell , Willie Mays , and Pat Robertson all got married in Elkton),

1598-465: The overall tawdry flavor grew to be too much for the state. A 48-hour waiting period was imposed in 1938, but Elkton continued to be a place to marry, and especially elope; it simply took longer. The year before the Maryland Legislature enacted a 48-hour waiting period, the marriage bureau in the town of about 3,300 people issued 16,054 licenses. That number slumped to 4,532 in 1939. Still,

1645-406: The population. There were 4,446 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and

1692-469: The spring and summer. Across the street from the former mentioned Meadow Park, there is a dog park. For fishing, there are many options. For instance, Howard's Pond on Red Hill Road (Maryland State Route 281), is known for hosting fishing tournaments and many people are often seen at Howard's Pond fishing for fish that have been stocked by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. U.S. Route 40

1739-648: The state to be named to the Becker's Hospital Review list of "100 great hospitals in America". In 2020, Christiana Hospital was ranked as #92 overall (and #1 in Delaware) on the Newsweek list of the best hospitals in the United States. In 2020 the hospital also received the "Most Wired" designation from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. In 2020 the hospital

1786-445: The steel framing work for the hospital finished. In 2018, the hospital opened Delaware's first epilepsy monitoring unit, where doctors attempt to induce a seizure to make a proper diagnosis. In June 2020, Christiana Hospital completed the $ 260 million, Center for Women's & Children's Health tower. The new addition includes a new all-private neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), new labor suites and new postpartum rooms, and

1833-571: The town was 48.2% male and 51.8% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,893 people, 4,446 households, and 2,898 families living in the town. The population density was 1,480.5 inhabitants per square mile (571.6/km ). There were 4,743 housing units at an average density of 590.4 per square mile (228.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 85.85% White , 9.64% African American , 0.32% Native American , 1.17% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.78% from other races , and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of

1880-444: The town was 76.0% White , 15.1% African American , 0.3% Native American , 2.6% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 2.0% from other races , and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population. There were 5,580 households, of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had

1927-425: The work environment. The health care system developed CareVio, a patient centered and clinician-led information technology enhanced care coordination service, that was designed to provide information and scheduling aid in 2017. In 2007, ChristianaCare saw 457,348 outpatient visits, 55,512 admissions and 7,100 childbirths. ChristianaCare provided $ 35.7 million in charity care in 2007. With more than 10,000 employees, it

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1974-412: Was $ 38,171, and the median income for a family was $ 44,348. Males had a median income of $ 36,495 versus $ 25,543 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 17,789. About 9.4% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. Students in Elkton are served by Cecil County Public Schools . Elkton High School

2021-466: Was also named as an "A" hospital by the Leapfrog Group . Christiana Hospital is consistently recognized by many publications as the best hospital in Delaware. The hospital ranked nationally in one adult specialties and high performing in four specialties as the #1 best hospital in Delaware on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report : Best Hospitals rankings. Elkton, Maryland Elkton

2068-423: Was built by James Sewall in the 1810s and quickly became a regional seat for important dignitaries and local politics. When northern states began to pass more restrictive marriage laws in the early 20th century, Maryland did not. As a result, a number of Maryland towns near borders with other states became known as places to get married quickly and without many restrictions, or " Gretna Greens ". Elkton, being

2115-445: Was decided to close the other two hospitals and replace them with a new one, Christiana Hospital . In 1985, the Delaware Division was renamed Wilmington Hospital. In 2014, family medicine physician Janice E. Nevin , M.D., MPH, became president and CEO of the health system. Under Dr. Nevin, the health system focused on excellence and love and focusing on empowering coworkers to speak up about potentially problematic behavior by others in

2162-527: Was one of the receiving hospitals' for victims of the West Nickel Mines School shooting in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , treating one of the pediatric victims from the shooting. In 2015, an expansion was announced designed specifically for women and children. In 2017 the hospital began a large 400,000 square foot expansion, adding a new women and children's wing to the hospital. By 2018,

2209-606: Was the head of navigation of the Elk River . The town saw several actions during the American Revolutionary War . On August 25, 1777, Sir William Howe 's Anglo-German army (13,000 British soldiers and 5,000 Germans) landed on the Elk River and marched 11 miles north to Head of Elk. Howe soon advanced to the short and victorious campaign of the Brandywine, and thence to the capture of Philadelphia . On March 8, 1781,

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