Crozer Health is changing how it delivers emergency medical services, but there are no plans to reduce any advanced life-saving or basic life-saving services in Delaware County in 2024, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.

That’s the word from Crozer Health President Tony Esposito in a statement last Friday.

“Our recruitment efforts over the past few months have been very successful, and we are going to be fully staffed going into 2024,” Esposito said.

Paramedic service has been hard hit with a shortage of paramedics in recent years brought on by underpaid and overworked emergency workers. 

The new EMS delivery approach involves expanding a longstanding system of using Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic chase cars which rendezvous with Basic Life Support ambulances. 

The expansion will better serve Delaware County residents, Esposito said. 

At the moment, Crozer operates multiple ALS and BLS ambulances in Delaware County and multiple chase cars, including two ALS units in Upper Darby and two in Chester.

Additional medics include Clifton Heights, Marcus Hook, Aston, and Norwood.

 A unit in Bethel, also operated by Crozer, is reported often out of service because of staff shortages.

Find out about Crozer’s new EMS delivery approach in the Daily Times