Causes: Community Clinics, Health

Mission: Mid-sussex medical center's mission is to provide quality medical care.

Programs: Access to health care in most of rural america has been hampered by the difficulty of recruiting quality primary care physicians. Sussex county delaware has been designated as a primary care shortage area. Nanticoke health services, the parent company of mid-sussex medical center, has focused on this problem and has been able to open medical centers in the small communities surrounding seaford. Family practitioners have been placed in nanticoke's georgetown, bridgeville, laurel, delmar and seaford communities in delaware and the federalsburg and hurlock communities in maryland. (see schedule o) mid-sussex primary care practices received and maintain a level 3 recognition as a patient-centered medical home by the national council on quality assurance. This is the highest recognition received in the state of delaware. Mid-sussex medical center provides quality medical care regardless of the race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, handicap, age, religion, disability, genetics, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operations and stability of mid-sussex medical center, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services. Therefore, in keeping with the medical center's commitment to serve all members of the community, health activities and programs needed to support the community will be considered where the need and/or the individual's inability to pay co-exists. During the fiscal year ended june 30,2017, mid-sussex medical center had the following:total visits: 138,735