The 10 largest hospitals in Delaware by staffed beds
Christiana Hospital is the largest hospital in Delaware, with 1,241 staffed beds, followed by Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington (223) and Beebe Healthcare in Lewes (201). Together the 10 largest hold 2,343 staffed beds in eight cities.
- Christiana Hospital1,241beds2,979HCPs
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware223beds668HCPs
- Beebe Healthcare201beds1,296HCPs
- Rockford Center148beds12HCPs
- MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital140beds18HCPs
- Dover Behavioral Health System104beds15HCPs
- TidalHealth Nanticoke92beds824HCPs
- SUN Behavioral Delaware90beds10HCPs
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown54beds28HCPs
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown50beds20HCPs
The 10 largest of 12 Delaware hospitals that report staffed beds. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.
Every hospital in DelawareThe 10 largest Delaware hospitals hold 97% of all staffed beds
12 Delaware hospitals report staffed beds, 2,410 staffed beds in all. The 10 on this list hold 2,343 of it. The median hospital has 98 staffed beds, so Christiana Hospital is about 13 times that size.
- of all staffed beds at Delaware hospitals that report them
- 97%
- the size of the median Delaware hospital, which has 98 staffed beds
- 13×
- of the 12 Delaware hospitals that report staffed beds
- 83%
1,502 executives and department leaders work at the 10 largest Delaware hospitals
Executive leadership is the largest leadership group, with 353, followed by human resources with 142. 5,250 HCPs have a current affiliation at these hospitals, 3,166 of them physicians; internal medicine is the largest physician specialty, with 512. Names, titles and contact details are in Dmand AI.
Executive leadership is the biggest leadership group
Executives and department leaders at the 10 largest Delaware hospitals, top 10 departmentsSource: Dmand AI executive data, Oct 28, 2026
5,250 HCPs have a current affiliation at the 10
HCPs at the 10 largest Delaware hospitals by type, each counted onceSource: Dmand AI affiliation data, Oct 28, 2026
How we ranked the largest Delaware hospitals
- Measure
- Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
- What counts as a hospital
- One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
- Field
- 12 Delaware hospitals in the Dmand AI database report staffed beds.
- Ties
- Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
- HCPs
- Healthcare professionals with a current affiliation to the hospital in the Dmand AI database.
- What a rank means
- Size only. A rank compares staffed beds; it says nothing about quality of care.
- Refresh
- Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
FAQ
Questions about the largest Delaware hospitals
Answers from the same data, updated monthly.
What is the largest hospital in Delaware?
Christiana Hospital in Newark, with 1,241 staffed beds on its latest Medicare cost report. Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is second with 223.
What are the 10 largest hospitals in Delaware?
By staffed beds: Christiana Hospital (1,241), Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware (223), Beebe Healthcare (201), Rockford Center (148), MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital (140), Dover Behavioral Health System (104), TidalHealth Nanticoke (92), SUN Behavioral Delaware (90), PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown (54), Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown (50).
How many staffed beds does a typical Delaware hospital have?
The median Delaware hospital that reports staffed beds has 98 staffed beds, out of 12 that report them.
Why do hospital bed counts differ between lists?
Lists count different beds. This one uses staffed beds: beds set up and staffed for patients during the cost report year, as each hospital reports them to Medicare. Licensed beds, the most a state allows, are usually higher, and some lists add up every campus or every hospital in a health system, so the same hospital can rank differently from one list to the next.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.
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