Acute Care Hospital

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus

640 S State Street, Dover, DE 19901
24/7 Emergency Services
2 out of 5 Stars Why 2 stars? Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus's 2-star rating reflects below-average performance on Readmissions and Timely Care.

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating · Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus

How was Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus's 2-star rating calculated?

The CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating applies to acute care hospitals like Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus. CMS standardizes every underlying measure against the national rate, computes a weighted score for each of five domains, sums them by the fixed weights below, and assigns 1–5 stars using k-means clustering across all reporting hospitals.

Domains that fed Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus's rating
Domain Weight Measures reported Hospital performance vs. national
Mortality 22% 7 of 7 0 better 7 same 0 worse
Safety of Care 22% 18 of 19 2 better 15 same 1 worse
Readmissions 22% 6 of 6 0 better 4 same 2 worse
Timely & Effective Care 12% 16 of 22 0 better 3 same 13 worse
Patient Experience 22% HCAHPS See HCAHPS detail below

How star meaning varies by hospital type. This CMS Overall Star Rating only applies to acute care hospitals. Children's hospitals (Pediatric Quality), psychiatric hospitals (IPFQR), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF QRP), long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH QRP), and VA medical centers each use separate quality programs designed for their patient populations. Comparing star ratings across these facility types isn't meaningful — see the methodology page for the full mapping of which program applies to which facility.

How CareRanks computes ratings → · CMS official methodology ↗

Quality measures

Mortality

Same as National Average

Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes.

Underlying measures: Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 3.80 95% interval: 3.30 – 4.40 Sample size: 2,089 Reporting period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: Hybrid_HWM Death rate for CABG surgery patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 2.10 95% interval: 0.90 – 4.60 Sample size: 72 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_CABG Death rate for COPD patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 7.40 95% interval: 5.30 – 10.40 Sample size: 230 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_COPD Death rate for heart attack patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 12.80 95% interval: 9.90 – 16.20 Sample size: 235 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_AMI Death rate for heart failure patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 12.40 95% interval: 10.10 – 14.90 Sample size: 571 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_HF Death rate for pneumonia patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 17.60 95% interval: 15.40 – 20.00 Sample size: 833 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_PN Death rate for stroke patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 14.40 95% interval: 11.30 – 18.20 Sample size: 290 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_STK

Safety of Care

Same as National Average

Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices.

Underlying measures: Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better than the National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.25 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_6_SIR MRSA Bacteremia Better than the National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.20 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_5_SIR Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.97 95% interval: 0.04 – 1.90 Sample size: 1,350 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_15 Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.68 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_2_SIR Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.63 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_1_SIR Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 4.30 95% interval: 2.40 – 7.40 Sample size: 83 Reporting period: 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2024 CMS measure id: COMP_HIP_KNEE In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.34 95% interval: 0.15 – 0.53 Sample size: 8,263 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_08 Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 2.32 95% interval: 0.87 – 3.77 Sample size: 1,551 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_09 Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 3.24 95% interval: 1.22 – 5.25 Sample size: 1,600 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_12 Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.32 95% interval: 0.00 – 2.86 Sample size: 455 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_10 Postoperative respiratory failure rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 12.47 95% interval: 5.96 – 18.99 Sample size: 459 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_11 Postoperative sepsis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 5.10 95% interval: 1.43 – 8.76 Sample size: 451 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_13 Pressure ulcer rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.88 95% interval: 0.32 – 1.43 Sample size: 7,091 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_03 CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite No Different Than the National Value Hospital score: 1.16 95% interval: 0.86 – 1.45 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_90 SSI - Colon Surgery No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.59 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_3_SIR Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 212.27 95% interval: 158.57 – 265.97 Sample size: 89 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_04 Postoperative wound dehiscence rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.53 95% interval: 0.10 – 2.95 Sample size: 339 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_14 Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate Worse Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.41 95% interval: 0.23 – 0.59 Sample size: 7,985 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_06 SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_4_SIR

Readmissions

Below National Average

Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning.

Underlying measures: 30-day Readmission, Bypass Surgery As expected Hospital score: 1.02 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-CABG-HRRP 30-day Readmission, COPD As expected Hospital score: 1.00 Sample size: 263 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-COPD-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Heart Failure As expected Hospital score: 0.98 Sample size: 647 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HF-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Pneumonia As expected Hospital score: 1.05 Sample size: 858 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-PN-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Heart Attack Worse than expected Hospital score: 1.13 Sample size: 280 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-AMI-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Hip/Knee Replacement Worse than expected Hospital score: 1.10 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP

Patient Experience

Same as National Average

Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information.

Patient survey detail — the questions feeding the Patient Experience domain above expand ↓

CMS computes the Patient Experience domain from the federal HCAHPS survey. Each bar below is one survey question; the percentage is the share of Bayhealth's recent patients who gave the most positive response. HCAHPS percentages aren't directly comparable across all measures — see the methodology page for how CMS weights them.

  • Communication with Nurses 75%
  • Communication with Doctors 75%
  • Hospital Cleanliness 64%
  • Hospital Quietness 46%
  • Staff Responsiveness N/A
  • Discharge Information 86%
  • Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10) 59%
  • Would Recommend Hospital 55%

Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.

Timely & Effective Care

Below National Average

Measures how quickly the hospital provides important treatments such as antibiotics for pneumonia or interventions for heart attacks.

Underlying measures: Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing Near the national median Hospital score: 16.00 % National median: 15.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 2,475 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia Near the national median Hospital score: 1.00 % National median: 1.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 3,037 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: HH_HYPO Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination Near the national median Hospital score: 76.00 % National median: 79.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 4,040 Reporting period: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025 CMS measure id: IMM_3 Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 94.00 % National median: 98.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 225 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_02 Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 88.00 % National median: 97.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 76 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_29 Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 396.00 min National median: 248.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 21 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18c Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 278.00 min National median: 148.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 342 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18b Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 278.00 min National median: 154.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 372 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18a Head CT results Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 60.00 % National median: 74.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 20 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_23 Left before being seen Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 3.00 % National median: 1.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 74,311 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_22 Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 1.00 % National median: 0.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 6,041 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: HH_ORAE Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 35.00 % National median: 64.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 435 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_1 Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 55.00 % National median: 72.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 93 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_SH_3HR Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 77.00 % National median: 89.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 39 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_SH_6HR Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 61.00 % National median: 81.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 436 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_3HR Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 69.00 % National median: 94.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 189 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_6HR

Clinical Staff

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus has 741 CMS-affiliated clinicians on its roster — physicians, advanced practice providers, and other Medicare-enrolled professionals who list this hospital as an affiliated facility.

Top specialties

  • Nurse Practitioner 105
  • Internal Medicine 71
  • Physician Assistant 65
  • Family Practice 57
  • Diagnostic Radiology 56
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 49
  • Emergency Medicine 37
  • Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) 23

Self-reported primary specialty in the CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset. Many clinicians serve multiple facilities.

Practice characteristics

Accept Medicare assignment
737 (99%)

Bill Medicare directly at the approved rate — patients only owe co-insurance/deductible.

Offer telehealth
228 (31%)

Indicated by the clinician in their CMS profile as routinely providing virtual visits.

Medicare quality scoring (MIPS)

215 of these clinicians have a published Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score. Of those, 77 (36%) score above the national median of 85.5.

MIPS scoring is heavily compressed at the top of the 0–100 range, so individual scores are not a reliable consumer signal. We surface roster-level coverage and the share above the national median instead.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare) national downloadable file and MIPS Performance Year final scores, as of 2026-05-27. Affiliations from the CMS Facility Affiliations dataset. About 16% of small facilities (critical access, rural emergency, freestanding psych, IRF/LTCH) do not appear in the affiliations file and therefore have no panel.

Find a Doctor

Search the 741 clinicians affiliated with Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus. Each name links to that clinician's official Medicare Care Compare profile, where you can see their credentials, secondary specialties, group affiliations, and (when applicable) MIPS quality scores.

Showing 30 of 741 clinicians (alphabetical)

Roster from CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare), updated 2026-05-27. A clinician may also practice at other facilities; "affiliated" means this hospital is on their CMS profile, not that they exclusively work here.

Pricing & Costs

Facility Information

Facility type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency services
Yes — 24/7

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About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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