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Top-rated hospitals in Delaware

7 Delaware hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Wilmington VA Medical Center, Christiana Hospital, Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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7 hospitals ranked in Delaware by overall star rating; 6 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.00
T1Wilmington VA Medical CenterWilmington, DE · Veterans Affairs4, 73rd percentile—300Compare Wilmington VA Medical Center
T1Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care4, 73rd percentile1.04, 23rd percentile1,196Compare Christiana Hospital
T3Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE · Acute care3, 43rd percentile1.01, 38th percentile168Compare Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus
T3Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.Seaford, DE · Acute care3, 43rd percentile1.02, 33rd percentile119Compare Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.
T3Beebe Medical CenterLewes, DE · Acute care3, 43rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile155Compare Beebe Medical Center
T3St Francis HospitalWilmington, DE · Acute care3, 43rd percentile0.98, 55th percentile395Compare St Francis Hospital
7Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care2, 17th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile304Compare Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).