A VA hospital is planned for Sussex County. It is still years away.
Until then, the Georgetown clinic and Vet Center are the closest VA care for most Sussex veterans.
The VA plans a hospital of about 135,000 square feet for Sussex County, but no site has been chosen, the Cape Gazette reported last November. A VA public affairs officer said it was likely at least seven years away, and VA officer Valerie Harwood called it part of a five- to seven-year plan, the paper reported. The hospital would replace the Georgetown clinic.
At an October 2025 veterans town hall at American Legion Post 28, Patrick Moonan, a retired Army captain, criticized the quality of veterans' health care and said the federal government was failing Delaware veterans, the Cape Gazette reported.
Where to go now
- Sussex County VA Clinic, 21748 Roth Ave., Georgetown, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Primary care, mental health and PTSD care. VA main line 800-461-8262. (VA)
- Sussex County Vet Center, 20653 DuPont Blvd., Suite 1, Georgetown, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free, confidential counseling. (VA)
We'll keep following the hospital. If you know where the site search stands, write to us at [email protected].
Tell us about your veteran
Our Veterans Day special edition comes out Tuesday, and we want it full of Sussex County veterans. Tell us about your veteran, or your town's veterans: a parent, grandparent, neighbor, coach or friend.
Send us:
- Their name, branch and when they served
- Their town in Sussex County
- A few sentences about them, in your words
- A photo, if you have one and they're OK with us running it
Send it with our Tell us form by Monday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m., or email it to [email protected] with "My veteran" in the subject line. It's free, and every veteran we can confirm gets a place in the edition.
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