Christiana Care Health System

Submitted by LLaFontaine on May 16, 2011 - 9:20am
Medical School Affiliation: 
Christiana Care Health System
Institution Address: 
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road PO Box 6001
Newark, DE 19718
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.christianacare.org/residentbody.cfm?id=1327
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
12
Number of residents currently in training: 
36
Percentage of residents who are women: 
0.47
List combined programs: 
EM/IM
EM/FM
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Year program began: 
1981
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
LIsa
Coordinator Last Name: 
LaFontaine
Coordinator Email: 
llafontaine@christianacare.org
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 302 733 3904
Coordinator Fax: 
+01 302 733 1595
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chair
Chair First Name: 
Charles
Chair Last Name: 
Reese, IV, MD
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
Neil
Director Last Name: 
Jasani, MD
Director Email: 
njasani@christianacare.org
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Breyer, MD
Title: 
Associate Residency Director
First Name: 
Brian
Last Name: 
Levine, MD
Title: 
Associate Residency Director
First Name: 
Brent
Last Name: 
Passarello, MD
Research Director
First Name: 
Charles
Last Name: 
Reese, IV, MD
Areas of department research interest: 
Ultrasound, EMS, Medical Education.
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
30
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Christiana Care Health System, Christiana Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
800
Number of beds in ED: 
80
Total number of annual ED visits: 
110000
Pediatric visits (%): 
21000
Admission rate (%): 
28
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
15
Second Site
Institution name: 
Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
250
Number of beds in ED: 
34
Total number of annual ED visits: 
55000
Pediatric visits (%): 
5200
Admission rate (%): 
18
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
12
Miles from primary training institution: 
9
Unique Attributes: 
integrated with primary
Third Site
Institution name: 
DuPont Hospital for Children
Number of beds in hospital: 
150
Number of beds in ED: 
18
Total number of annual ED visits: 
0
Pediatric visits (%): 
32000
Admission rate (%): 
11
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
11
Miles from primary training institution: 
11
Unique Attributes: 
1/39 and integrated with primary site
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
44
Female faculty (%): 
7
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
EM orientation
EM - 4
EMS
Anesthesia
EM - Ultrasound
Trauma Surg
Peds EM
OB/Gyn
CCU
MICU - 2
PGY-2: 
EM - 8
Peds ICU
SICU
ED Administration
Elective - 2
PGY-3: 
EM - 10
ED Aministration
Teaching Resident
Elective
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Dues: ACEP/EMRA and SAEM (deleted portion) Subscriptions: Annals of Emergency Medicine and Academic Emergency Medicine Book allowance: From conference stipend Conference stipend: $1,600 to $2,000, depending on level of training. Other: Computer allowance. Additional Stipend for presenting at national and regional conferences, and for committee work.