Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Beebe Hospital
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
1. Beebe Hospital Marker
Inscription.
In 1916, two brothers, Drs. James Beebe, Sr. and Richard C. Beebe, had a shared vision to bring modern-day medicine to Southern Delaware. The Beebe brothers started the first hospital in Sussex County on Savannah Road in Lewes. The hospital began as a small-four-room hospital with an operating room and two patient rooms large enough for three patients. Constructed in 1921, the Benjamin F. and Helen M. Shaw Building expanded Beebe Hospital to a 35-bed facility. The Beebe School of Nursing was founded on site this same year. During WWII, Beebe played a vital role in treating the war-wounded, including the sailors and merchant mariners whose ships had been torpedoes off the coast by German submarines. Dr. James Beebe, Jr., the first board certified surgeon in Sussex County and son of one of the founders, developed the first cancer tumor registry in Delaware in 1950. For over 100 years, Beebe Hospital has served the community through the ongoing efforts of the Beebe family and thousands of healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, volunteers and donors.
Erected 2015 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-251.)
Location. 38° 46.271′ N, 75° 8.559′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Savannah Road (Business U.S. 9) just north of Beebe Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 921 Savannah Rd, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
