Kent General Hospital Health Care Kent County is served by two fully staffed and equipped general hospitals. These facilities meet the vast majority of Kent County's needs. Additional care is provided by the Medical Center of Delaware, Christiana, and by referral to major teaching hospitals in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Kent County has seven private nursing homes with 599 beds. Delaware is the first state to have statewide 911 emergency call service and each county provides advanced emergency care through highly-trained Paramedic Corps and hospital trauma centers.
Prices are reasonable and the quality of both food and service is high.
For the tourist and the business traveler, there is a wide choice of hotels and motels from which to choose. The maior Kent County communities, as well as the Kent County Department of Parks and Recreation, offer many additional programs and facilities. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a favorite spot for nature lovers, where many different species of waterfowl, deer, American Bald Eagle and small game can be observed in their natural environment. Killen's Pond State Park features camping, year-round cabins, picnic areas, nature trails, boat rentals, a pool, game courts and pavilions for visitors to enjoy. Delaware Bay and its quaint fishing towns lure the sportsman, and the Delaware ocean beaches, considered the best on the East Coast, are only an hour's drive away.