Healthcare
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Crozer Health Agreement Reached, Hospital Crisis Averted for Now
Six hours of negotiation Sunday has brokered an agreement to keep Crozer Health hospitals in Delaware County running for now, as a permanent restructuring of the health system is worked out, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. No details were released. The announcement came from Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and The Foundation…
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Infusion of Funds From Foundation Bought Crozer 2 Weeks, Attorney Says
Bankruptcy attorneys for Prospect Medical Holdings said last-minute funding provided by The Foundation for Delaware County will keep Crozer Health’s two remaining hospitals and other facilities open for two weeks only, writes Joe Holden for CBS News Philadelphia. The hope was the funds would last four to six weeks as a long-term funding solution was…
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A Court-Appointed Receiver Is Now Running Crozer Health, Fueled by Grants
An independent receiver appointed by the courts began overseeing the Crozer Health system on Feb. 14 and will run hospital operations for 30 days, barring an extension, paid for with $20 million in state and county funds, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The temporary manager, FTI Consulting, is overseeing the Crozer-Chester Medical Center…
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Prospect Medical Holdings Readies to Close Crozer Health Hospitals
Prospect Medical Holdings can only keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital open through March 14 and told a bankruptcy judge Thursday it is filing a motion to close the Crozer Health hospitals, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crozer Health has been running temporarily for 30 days on $20 million provided by Pennsylvania…
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Doylestown Health Faces Ongoing Financial Struggles as Deal to Join Penn Medicine Nears Completion
Doylestown Health continues to face financial struggles as it awaits completion of its merger with Penn Medicine, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Bucks County health system, which operates the 247-bed Doylestown Hospital, recently reported its results for the first half of the 2025 fiscal year, which showed an operating loss of…
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People’s Choice Urgent Care in Upper Darby Fills Medical Gap
Drexel Hill native and Monsignor Bonner High School graduate Dr. Michael Whalen has opened a new urgent care business, People’s Choice Urgent Care, in Upper Darby amidst the closing of several hospital emergency rooms in the area. The urgent care center is targeted toward residents who have an immediate medical need but can’t get an…
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For-Profit Firm Insight Health Could Buy Crozer Health’s 2 Hospitals
A Michigan for-profit hospital company, Insight Health, is a potential purchaser of Crozer Health’s two hospitals, Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital, according to court filings in the bankruptcy proceedings with Crozer owner Prospect Medical Holdings. The company is known for taking over hospitals in distress, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Houlihan Lokey,…
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ChristianaCare Considering Second Micro Hospital in Springfield
ChristianaCare, the nonprofit healthcare system from Delaware, is approaching the Springfield Planning Commission on March 6 with preliminary/final land development plans for a Springfield micro-hospital at 351 N. State Street. The healthcare system already has a micro-hospital in the works in Aston Township, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. ChristianaCare officials have not confirmed…
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‘A System That Integrates Innovation with Humanity’: GMercyU Conducts Harris Poll on AI in Healthcare
More than half of American adults (59 percent) believe using artificial intelligence to assist in diagnosis and treatment will result in better health outcomes for patients and reduce the cost of healthcare (57 percent) within the next decade, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Gwynedd Mercy University by The Harris Poll. According to the…
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$20M in Public Funds Will Go To Keeping Crozer Health Open
Crozer Health is receiving $20 million in public funding to keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital open for at least 30 days as FTI Consulting Inc. steps in temporarily to manage the healthcare system, writes Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gants for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There will be $10.2 million in state funding and $9.8…
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Doylestown Surgeons Pioneer Dissolvable Stents for Clearing Blocked Leg Arteries
Vascular surgeons at Doylestown Hospital have pioneered a dissolvable stent that holds clogged arteries open long enough to heal, according to a staff report from TAPinto Doylestown. The Esprit BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System helps individuals with chronic and life-threatening clogging of the arteries, also known as ischemia, below the knee. The stent keeps…
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Court Filing: FTI Consulting Will Run Crozer Hospitals for 30 Days
Crozer Health hospitals in Delaware County will stay open for now under a temporary agreement with FTI Consulting, who will manage the hospitals for at least 30 days, according to a bankruptcy court filing Thursday. The agreement is not final. It calls for the state to provide an unspecified amount of support funds during the…
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Talks to Transfer Crozer Health to a Nonprofit ‘Hit a Snag’
Crozer Health’s transfer to a consortium of nonprofit healthcare operators has stalled, reports a Prospect Medical Holdings attorney. Prospect announced Friday it had reached a deal working with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office to transfer Crozer Health to a “not-for-profit consortium of health-care operators.” But on Monday, Prospect’s attorney informed the judge in federal bankruptcy…
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Prospect to Sell Crozer Health to Nonprofit Healthcare Consortium
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. announced Friday that a Crozer Health sale to an as-yet-unnamed not-for-profit consortium of health care operators could finalize Feb. 6, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The sale would include hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, and physician offices. “By selling Crozer Health to a group of experienced health care…
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Lankenau Hospital Ranked Among Top 50 Hospitals in US for Third Straight Year
For the third year in a row, Wynnewood’s Lankenau Medical Center has been named one of America’s 50 best hospitals by Healthgrades, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health joined Riddle Hospital and Chester County Hospital in the top 50 list for the second consecutive year. Both…
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Keeping Crozer Health Services Going Amidst a Bankruptcy
Pennsylvania officials that include Gov. Josh Shapiro and new Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican David Sunday are still trying to get Crozer Health ownership under a nonprofit to preserve health services and jobs in Delaware County. They are working as bankruptcy proceedings continue in the background with Crozer owner Prospect Medical Holdings, writes Harold Brubaker for…
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Crozer Uses EMS Ambulances for Non-emergencies After Vendor Quits
Crozer Health lost its ambulance vendor, Keystone Quality Transport, so it is facing an ambulance shortage as it uses emergency ambulances for nonemergency transport, writes Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crozer owes the vendor $267,000, so they quit providing service on Friday. Likewise, a fuel card bill went unpaid, so $500…
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Crozer Health Could See a New Operator Or Closed Hospitals by Next Week
A Prospect Medical Holdings attorney is reporting that a new operator for Crozer Health chosen by the Pennsylvania attorney general could be found as soon as next week. However, a decision to close Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital could also be made at that time, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This all…
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