During your training, you’ll have the opportunity to learn at one or more of the inpatient and outpatient locations of ChristianaCare.
Large academic, suburban hospital
Christiana Hospital
A 906-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot, modern facility in Newark, Delaware, Christiana Hospital provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware’s only Level I trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies for adults and children. In fact, it is the only Level I trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. The nationally recognized Center for Heart and Vascular Health, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, and Women’s Health services are located on the Christiana Hospital campus. Christiana Hospital has 26 operating rooms (including a four-room advanced videoscopy suite), and a 10 operating room surgicenter.
Inner city, community hospital
Wilmington Hospital
A Wilmington landmark since 1890, fully modernized Wilmington Hospital serves as ChristianaCare’s corporate headquarters and provides ChristianaCare’s distinguished, high-quality health care in the heart of Wilmington. This 321-bed, 622,100-square-foot facility currently includes: an Emergency Department and helipad with aero-medical transport capabilities, the Center for Rehabilitation, the Center for Advanced Joint Replacement, outpatient primary care services, behavioral health, memory care at the nearby Swank Memory Care Center, and more. Wilmington Hospital has 13 operating rooms, and a six operating room surgicenter.
Free standing, rural emergency department
Middletown Emergency Department
A 24-7 free-standing emergency department serving Middletown and surrounding areas, the Middletown Emergency Department offers state-of-the-art full service emergency health care with board-certified emergency physicians and nurses, 18 treatment rooms, onsite laboratory with walk-in hours and dedicated imaging services.
Rural, community hospital
ChristianaCare Union Hospital is an award-winning, full service community hospital located in Elkton, Maryland. In 2023, the emergency department managed 35,051 visits, serving as a vital access point for acute care in the region. The hospital has 109 inpatient beds, including a 27 bed Emergency Department with six additional overflow rooms to support high patient volumes. Union Hospital also functions as the EMS base command for Cecil County and is a Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems certified stroke center, providing critical emergency stroke care services to the community.
Advanced Simulation Training for Any Scenario
ChristianaCare’s Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center is a state-of-the-art, 9,000 square foot training facility that allows residents and all health care staff at ChristianaCare to experience realistic scenarios with computer-controlled manikins that breathe, speak, blink their eyes and respond to stimuli. A range of laparoscopic and robotic simulators are available for resident training.
The Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center is outfitted to function like a hospital, complete with a trauma bay, intensive care unit, operating room and standardized patient rooms.
