Final day for Crozer EMS ‘fluid’ as more municipalities push ahead for new coverage plans

Final day for Crozer EMS ‘fluid’ as more municipalities push ahead for new coverage plans

The final day that Crozer EMS will be on the street is fluid. The final day will be coordinated with Delaware County and its health department. There is no firm date at the moment, said Lori Bookbinder, manager of Communications and Media Relations at Crozer Health, said Tuesday. As that day approaches, communities are scrambling to find coverage for their residents. Crozer Health provides more than half of emergency medical services in Delaware…

Two hospitals to close after Pa. officials provided $40 million to help company find a buyer

The Crozer-Chester Nurses Association and local lawmakers picket outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa., last May, to protest actions by the hospital’s owner, the for-profit chain Prospect Medical Holdings. Private equity firms have been buying up hospitals in recent years; cutbacks and closures sometimes follow. (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Professionals)A California for-profit health care company …

Crozer Health to shut down, and operations could cease by early May

Crozer Health will be shutting down after months of hearings and proposals to save the beleaguered company.

After unsuccessful efforts, Crozer-Chester closing its doors

(The Center Square) – The battle to maintain healthcare access in the heavily burdened city of Chester has ended, for now. FTI Consulting announced Monday that Crozer Health will be

Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital are closing, owner Prospect says

Prospect Medical Holdings said the closure process will start immediately. Emergency departments will go on divert Wednesday morning.

Remaining Crozer hospitals to begin closing this week, ‘seamlessly transitioning patients’

Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland and Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park could close as soon as Wednesday.