Source: La Red HC
GEORGETOWN, DEL. – (JANUARY 14, 2026) La Red Health Center is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Maribel Woodward, MD., Director of Pediatrics at its health center.
Woodward will oversee three other pediatric providers and a team of nurses assigned to the department at their offices in Milford, Georgetown and Seaford.
Woodward, who is bilingual, has been with La Red for just over six years, serving patients at its Seaford and Georgetown offices. She has been a pediatrician for nearly 20 years, having worked in Dover and Atlanta before coming to La Red Health Center in 2019.
She graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras for medical school and received a Master’s Degree from Goucher College in Baltimore. Woodward did her pediatric residency at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Woodward will focus on ways that she can help La Red improve efficiencies, cross-train providers, and engage in more outreach activities to make pediatric care more accessible to children throughout Southern Delaware. Earlier this year, Woodward and the La Red pediatric team partnered with La Red’s mobile health unit to offer services to students in Sussex County.
“I am very happy to be part of La Red Health Center,” Woodward said. “And I am so pleased that the organization has offered me this new challenge.”
It is a vital role, as access to pediatric care can affect more than just a child’s health but also their school readiness and academic performance. A recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics points out that increasingly children are affected by complex and chronic conditions that can affect their ability to learn. Pediatricians are often the first-place families turn for help and can offer a diagnosis, treatment or referral to specialists.
Woodward wants La Red Health Center to help more children receive the care they need that enables them to be successful in school.
La Red Health Center cared for 4,438 pediatric patients in 2024, offering immunizations, sick visits, wellness visits, chronic disease management and referrals to specialty care. Woodward is hoping to serve more pediatric patients in the coming year.
At La Red, Woodward plans to take an interdepartmental approach so that families seeking help for their children at La Red receive the care that they need whether it is through the pediatric department or another department such as dental or behavioral health at La Red. She plans to encourage and train other providers at La Red on how best to care for children and teens.
“Dr. Woodward is the perfect choice for this position,” said Rachel Hersh, La Red’s CEO. “She is passionate, innovative and committed to improving families’ access to quality pediatric care and best outcomes. We are excited for the future of La Red’s pediatric department under Dr. Woodward’s leadership.”
La Red Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Sussex County, Del., has provided quality health care for individuals and families since 2001. La Red is committed to ensuring the highest level of care for all individuals and families. La Red offers primary health care, pediatrics, women’s health services, behavioral health services at its three locations in Milford, Seaford and Georgetown. La Red also offers dental services at its Milford and Georgetown locations. For more information about La Red Health Center visit www.laredhealthcenter.org.
