Healthcare
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Crozer Health Hospitals, Facilities to Start Shutting Down This Week
Crozer Health will start shutting down this week, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. “Today, Prospect Medical Holdings made the extremely difficult decision to begin winding down operations across our Crozer Health facilities,” said Paul Rundell, chief restructuring officer for Prospect, Crozer Health’s owner. Rundell said efforts to prevent Crozer Health’s closure were unsuccessful.…
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Main Line Health NICUs Boost Bonding With High-Tech and Heart
Families with newborns in Lankenau Hospital’s NICU now have a new way to stay connected, thanks to a $50,000 donation from The Superhero Project, writes the Delco Times. The funds will help install AngelEye CameraSystems, giving parents 24/7 secure, remote access to their babies through a livestreaming app. The technology is already being implemented at…
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Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito’s Last Day Is This Friday
Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito is stepping down as head of the embattled healthcare system, effective Friday. Greg Williams, president of Prospect Medical Holdings East Coast operations, will assume the role in the interim, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Meanwhile, Crozer is transitioning select medical services to keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland and Taylor…
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Crozer Health Services Being Transitioned to Other Providers
While $6 million in emergency funding has been allocated to keep the lights on for another week at Crozer Health’s two remaining hospitals, service cuts and transitions are being implemented as negotiations continue on finding a new Crozer Health owner. Receiver FTI Consulting has a restructuring transition plan to keep the hospitals stable while those…
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$6M Released to Keep Crozer Health Hospitals on Life Support
Another $6 million has been added to keep Crozer Health operations going in Delaware County open while negotiations continue on a deal to bring a new owner on board, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. This time the money is coming from Delaware County and Penn Medicine. Delaware County’s $1 million will go to mental health…
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Jefferson Health and Cigna Reach New Multi-Year Agreement After Contract Impasse
After failing to reach a new contract following the end of their 20-year relationship last month, Jefferson Health and Cigna have now secured a new multi-year commercial insurance agreement, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. The deal guarantees that the hospitals, physician practices, and providers remain in-network for Cigna insurance customers. “We appreciate the patience…
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Crozer Health’s Hospitals Still Open But More Cash Requested
Prospect Medical Holdings, the bankrupt owners of Crozer Health, had said it would close Crozer Health’s last two hospitals Thursday morning if it didn’t receive another $9 million by 4 PM Wednesday to keep the facilities running, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. However, in a brief statement Wednesday evening, a representative for…
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Experts Look at Healthcare Option Plans in Delaware County
With Crozer Health’s own health ambiguous at the moment, officials and partners met Saturday to assure residents that they are behind the scenes looking at Delaware County healthcare options. “We are working diligently to ensure there’s a continuity of care,” said Dr. Gifty Key, administrator of Population Health for the Delaware County Health Department. She…
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An Anticipated Crozer Health Sale Tuesday Didn’t Materialize
The hope was there would be an announced Crozer Health sale to a nonprofit Tuesday. That didn’t happen, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Instead, negotiations continue as legal fees mount, with another hearing scheduled today. Meanwhile, The Foundation for Delaware County has provided another $6 million to keep the hospital system open. Bill…
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Doylestown to Get Its First Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Bright Path Center
Construction is well underway on Bright Path Center, Doylestown’s first-of-its-kind behavioral health crisis center, which is expected to open early next year, writes Lacey Latch for the Bucks County Courier Times. The $15 million, 22,000-square-foot center will be operated by Lenape Valley Foundation staff and will be located next to their outpatient office along North…
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Rothman Launches ‘Your Mobility, Our Mission’ Campaign to Inspire Movement Across Generations
Rothman Orthopaedics has launched its newest marketing campaign — entitled “Your Mobility, Our Mission” — designed to highlight the internationally recognized institute’s commitment to restoring movement and improving the quality of life for patients of all ages. “Throughout our offices, our providers see a wide range of patients across different generations, the commonality between most…
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Crozer Health Gets Second Lifeline as Long-Term Negotiations Continue
An anticipated shut down of two Crozer Health hospitals next week has been delayed again after a last-minute deal was brokered Friday between The Foundation for Delaware County and the Pennsylvania attorney general, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We are pleased to announce that the immediate funding pieces necessary to bridge to a…
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Lawyer Says It Will be a Challenge to Have an April 1 Crozer Health Deal
There are roadblocks that need to come down if a court-imposed April 1 deadline is to be met on a deal to keep two Crozer Health hospitals, Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital, open, according to a lawyer representing Delaware County. Tobey Daluz of the Philadelphia law firm Ballard, Spahr told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stacey…
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Deal Officially Closes to Sell Brandywine Hospital
Three years after shutting down Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, Tower Health has finally sold the property to a real estate firm from Delaware, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Mill Farm LLC, which is affiliated with Dover-based Regal Builders, closed the deal with Tower Health on Monday. The amount was not disclosed, and neither…
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Delaware County and Penn Working to Save Crozer Health Long-term
A picture is starting to emerge of what Crozer Health’s future looks like beyond bankruptcy, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Progress is reported on a long-term solution for Crozer Health and its two remaining hospitals, Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital. The lawyer for Crozer’s owner, Prospect Medical Holdings, said Delaware County and…
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Another Nonprofit Approached for Crozer Health Hospital Sale
Prospect Medical Holdings is in negotiations to sell Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital to an undisclosed nonprofit, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That’s what a Prospect Medical lawyer told a federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday, March 19. A bankruptcy hearing March 26 will determine if Prospect asks to approve the sale or close…
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Legal Debates Surround How to Fund Crozer Health as Penn Medicine Joins In
A bankruptcy judge overseeing the disposition of the Crozer Health system called an emergency hearing Thursday afternoon after a Delaware County court injunction blocked funds from The Foundation for Delaware County to sustain two Crozer hospitals. The Foundation is now asking that the injunction, which threated to derail negotiations for the long-term operation of the…
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ChristianaCare to Operate Three Neighborhood Hospitals, Including One Under Development in West Grove
ChristianaCare has partnered with Emerus Holdings to operate three neighborhood hospitals in Southeastern Pennsylvania, including the one currently being developed in West Grove, according to a staff report from the Chester County Press. “ChristianaCare is reimagining health care with a focus on delivering the right care, in the right place and time, with the right…
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