Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Delaware with the highest patients would recommend
7 Delaware hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus, Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc., Wilmington VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patients would recommendhigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Patients' overall ratinghigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 87 | 3.3 | 88 | ||
| 1 | Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus | 89, 64th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 89, 61st percentile | Compare Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus |
| 2 | Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. | 87, 46th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 88, 48th percentile | Compare Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. |
| 3 | Wilmington VA Medical Center | 85, 30th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 86, 27th percentile | Compare Wilmington VA Medical Center |
| 4 | Christiana Hospital | 84, 23rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 84, 13th percentile | Compare Christiana Hospital |
| T5 | Beebe Medical Center | 82, 13th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 84, 13th percentile | Compare Beebe Medical Center |
| T5 | St Francis Hospital | 82, 13th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 84, 13th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| T5 | Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus | 82, 13th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 84, 13th percentile | Compare 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.
- Patients would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).