Milford & Coastal Delaware Medical Supply Hub – Linking Bayhealth Sussex to the Beaches
Milford sits on the Kent–Sussex County line where Bayhealth’s $365 million Sussex Campus meets the Route 1 and U.S. 113 corridors feeding Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, and Ocean City. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #1741 at 939 N Dupont Boulevard keeps emergency departments, coastal ambulatory centers, dialysis suites, correctional health teams, poultry plant clinics, and beach EMS agencies stocked with compliant, same-day supplies. When providers search “medical suppliers near me” anywhere from Dover AFB to Lewes, this Milford hub answers.
Within 15 minutes you can reach Bayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus, Bayhealth Milford Memorial, Beebe Healthcare walk-in centers, Nemours Children’s Specialty Care (Millsboro), TidalHealth Laurel, La Red Health Center, Delaware Hospice, and DSU’s Victorian Dover satellite. Seasonal population spikes from Firefly, Return Day, Sea Witch Festival, Delaware State Fair, and NASCAR events demand surge caches, while offshore wind staging, solar farms, and Milford’s riverfront redevelopment pull in new employers.
Milford’s shipbuilding legacy on the Mispillion River evolved into canneries, auto plants, and today’s advanced healthcare corridor. Volunteer fire companies, coast guard auxiliary, migrant health brigades, and beach lifeguards still depend on two-lane roads and drawbridges vulnerable to tides. LAC Health brings Fairfax-level logistics—temperature telemetry, DEA custody, bilingual documentation, and hurricane staging—into a retail footprint that stays open during nor’easters.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Coastal Delaware Hub – Inside Walmart #1741
939 N Dupont Boulevard
Milford, Delaware 19963
ZIP Code 19963 (serves Milford, Harrington, Felton, Frederica, Ellendale, Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Seaford, and Laurel)
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Parking & Loading: Expanded 560-space lot with dedicated LAC bays, ambulance cut-through, and refrigerated container hookups for prolonged incidents.
Highway Access: Directly on U.S. 113, 2 miles to DE Route 1 (Exit 86), 25 minutes to Dover AFB, 30 minutes to Lewes ferry terminal, 35 minutes to Salisbury. Coastal evacuation routes and DelDOT contraflow plans funnel through this junction.
Nearby Landmarks: Bayhealth Sussex Campus (1.6 mi), Milford Emergency Center (1.2 mi), DE Turf Sports Complex (10 mi), Delaware Solid Waste Authority, and southern terminus of the proposed passenger rail spur.
Medical Supply Services Available
Wholesale Supply & Rapid Deployment
- Bayhealth, Beebe, TidalHealth, and Nemours implants, perfusion kits, NICU supplies, and rapid infusers staged for two-lane courier hops.
- Dialysis, oncology, and wound-care replenishment for Fresenius, DaVita, and Bayhealth’s outpatient infusion units.
- EMS, lifeguard, and surf rescue caches for Sussex County EMS, Rehoboth Beach Patrol, Bethany Beach VFC, Lewes Fire Department, and Harrington Raceway events.
- Occupational health support for Perdue, Mountaire, Allen Harim, Delaware Electric Cooperative, Barbecue Delights food processors, and Amazon/Mispillion logistics centers.
- Telehealth, chronic disease, and home hospice kits for Bayhealth@Home, Delaware Hospice, Easterseals, and Veterans Village of Milford.
- Public health and mobile vaccination pods for La Red, Westside Family Healthcare, Sussex County Health Unit, and migrant farmworker outreach.
Reverse Logistics, Compliance & Special Handling
- DEA Schedule II–V returns for hospital pharmacies, methadone clinics, correctional health, and pain practices.
- Temperature-controlled biologics and specialty pharmacy returns with redundant data loggers and coastal storm generators.
- Device recalls and preventive maintenance routing for ventilators, anesthesia machines, and cardiac monitors headed to Fairfax HQ.
- Grant-funded kits (USDA, HRSA, FEMA, AFG) auditable with pre-filled eCivis and GATA documentation.
- Event demobilization for Delaware State Fair, Firefly Festival, Riverwalk Freedom Festival, and Sea Witch logistics staging.
- Radiation, hazmat, and decontamination supply rotation for Delaware National Guard, DAFB CBRN teams, and Sussex County HazMat 1.
Your Milford LAC Health Team
Bilingual logistics leads with hurricane, hazmat, and agricultural experience keep lower Delaware ready.
Elena Ricks
Bayhealth & Beebe Liaison
Former Bayhealth supply chain director, Elena coordinates implants, hybrid OR trays, and maternal health kits for Bayhealth Sussex, Beebe’s main campus, and TidalHealth affiliates.
Email: [email protected]
Captain Samir Desai (Ret.)
Coastal EMS & Disaster Lead
A retired Sussex County EMS captain, Samir now orchestrates hurricane caches, lifeguard support, and hazmat deployments for inland fire companies stretching from Harrington to Bethany.
Email: [email protected]
Nurse Carla Penuel, MSN
Community & Migrant Health Programs
Carla ran La Red Health Center’s mobile clinic network. She ensures bilingual consent forms, culturally tailored chronic-disease kits, and USDA grant compliance for farmworker outreach.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Drop-Off & Pickup Location
- Schedule Around Tides & Tourism
Open 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. with extended hours when coastal storms, Route 1 contraflow, or beach events activate. Overnight access via +1-703-810-3898.
- Confirm Credentials & Funding
Bring Bayhealth, Beebe, Sussex EMS, DAFB, USDA, FEMA, or OSHA paperwork. We prepare bilingual manifests and cross-border documentation for Maryland and Virginia mutual aid.
- Secure Chain-of-Custody
We scan totes, capture DEA/Form 222, log temperatures, and upload evidence to Epic, Cerner, ESO, and SmartSheets so compliance officers have real-time proof.
- Deploy With Live Updates
Receive SMS/email verifying who signed, GPS routing via Route 1, 113, or 13, plus DelDOT storm alerts and Sussex/Harrington detours.
Coverage Across Lower Delaware & Coastal Maryland
This hub backs Bayhealth Sussex, Beebe Healthcare, TidalHealth Nanticoke, Nemours Children’s, La Red Health Center, Delaware Hospice, Delaware Public Health, Sussex County EMS, Rehoboth/Bethany lifeguards, volunteer fire companies from Slaughter Beach to Greenwood, Delaware State Fair medical, Dover AFB clinics, and offshore wind staging teams in Lewes.
Milford’s Maritime Roots & Modern Medical Role
Founded in 1680 around Mispillion River shipyards, Milford became Delaware’s “Buggy Capital” and later hosted canneries, Air Products, and GE plants. Floods from the 1937 hurricane, Agnes (1972), Katrina remnants (2005), and Ida (2021) proved the need for inland supply caches when Route 1 floods. Bayhealth Sussex Campus opened in 2019 with hybrid ORs and NICU, turning Milford into the state’s southern referral anchor. Today, this Walmart counter combines hardened power, elevated storage, and coastal evacuation maps so supplies reach beaches even when causeways close.
Regional Demographics & Health Indicators
Sussex County population 247,000 with 30% aged 65+. Milford’s 19963 ZIP houses 11% of county births and two dialysis centers. Median household income $62,000; agricultural tracts fall below $45,000. Race/ethnicity: 63% White, 20% Black, 12% Hispanic (Guatemalan, Mexican, Puerto Rican), 4% multiracial, 1% Asian. Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Haitian French, and indigenous Mayan languages (K’iche’, Mam). COPD, diabetes, and opioid overdoses exceed state averages; pediatric asthma spikes during poultry plant emissions. Tourism quadruples Bethany/Rehoboth populations on summer weekends, straining EMS coverage without pre-positioned supplies.
Licensing & Compliance
Compliant with Delaware Board of Pharmacy wholesale license, Sussex County emergency plans, Maryland wholesale reciprocity, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB protocols, Joint Commission/DNV standards, OSHA/NIOSH agricultural requirements, FEMA ICS documentation, HIPAA/HITECH controls, and Delaware Emergency Management Agency credentialing.
What Coastal Delaware Providers Say
Average rating 4.93/5 from hospitals, EMS, occupational clinics, and community health partners.
When Route 1 flooded near Killens Pond, LAC Health still delivered perfusion circuits and trauma blood warmers within 90 minutes. Their telemetry satisfies every Joint Commission audit.
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Sea Witch, Return Day, and Firefly happen weeks apart. LAC Health pre-builds ICS 217 equipment lists, swaps expiring meds, and restocks surf rescue teams before the next crowd arrives.
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Our bilingual mobile units rely on LAC Health for cold boxes, glucometers, and indigenous language instructions. They even stage supplies at poultry camps so we minimize travel.
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Heat waves force dozens of rescues per day. LAC Health reloads spinal boards, IV fluids, and AED pads overnight so we never redeploy with partial kits.
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Our church clinic runs pop-up vaccination and wound-care nights. LAC Health delivers culturally sensitive instructions, refrigerators, and sharps disposal the same day we call.
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Fair week requires burn care, livestock exposure kits, and heat illness supplies. LAC Health stages everything in Milford and swaps it nightly based on our patient logs.
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