Healthcare
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Crozer Health Asks 7 Municipalities to Pay for Paramedic Service or Lose It
Seven Delaware County municipalities have until April 22 to pay for paramedic services provided by Crozer Health. The health system, currently owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, sent letters April 12 to Glenolden, Prospect Park, Norwood, Ridley Park, and Brookhaven Boroughs, and to Tinicum and Aston Townships, asking them to pay for its Advanced Life Support…
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Document Shows More Crozer Cuts as Delco Council Responds With Emergency Ordinance
A document from Crozer Health indicates plans to close the outpatient substance abuse clinic at Delaware County Memorial Hospital on June 10, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Crozer-Chester Medical Center is also planning to close its Inpatient Acute Substance Abuse and Addiction Unit June 11, and its Crisis Center on June 19, which treats people…
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Across Pa., the COVID-19 Death Rate Varied Some, But One County Was Absolutely Decimated
As the COVID-19 situation continues to quieten, statisticians are now looking at the impact locally, regionally, and nationally. The Philadelphia collar counties, it turned out, recorded some of the lowest COVID-19-related death rates in the state. However one Pa. community was hit worse than almost any other county nationwide. Phil Galewitz revealed which one in…
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CHOP Receives Generous Gift from Main Line Couple to Establish Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Philanthropists Susan and Steve Kelly, longtime supporters of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), are helping establish the Susan S. and Stephen P. Kelly Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “We are honored our gift will help CHOP and Dr. Stephan Grupp to unlock the tremendous potential of cancer…
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Delco’s Personic Health Care Expands Beyond COVID Testing to Behavioral Health
Three years ago, business partners and brothers-in-law Dr. Azmat Husain and Fahad Hashmi started a Delaware County business, Personic Health Care, combining Husain’s medical experience and Hashmi’s technology and finance background. The company planned to produce remote monitoring devices to track patient health like blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugars. The focus of the…
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ICU, Surgical Services Temporarily Cut at Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Crozer Health is temporarily suspending its 14-bed intensive care unit and surgical services at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill at the end of May, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The hospital’s outpatient services will be suspended April 5. The cutbacks take place amidst a preliminary acquisition deal for Crozer Health from…
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs May Close Coatesville, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Shift Services to New King Of Prussia Facility
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs aims to close 17 medical centers across the country, including centers in Coatesville and Philadelphia, writes Patricia Kime for Military.com. The department’s recently unveiled plan also calls for the shift of services to more than 30 new or rebuilt hospitals. In some cases, private care would be relied upon.…
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Medical Optometry America Starts National Branding With New Newtown Square Office
Medical Optometry America (MOA), hoping to one day create a national brand, has opened a new office in Newtown Square, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Medical Optometry America’s new office on West Chester Pike is its second location and the first in the Philadelphia region. The new office will open early next month.…
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Development Deal Will Cause Norristown State Hospital Campus Residents to Lose Their Home & Services
People with serious mental illness currently living on the Norristown State Hospital campus are set to lose their home and support services in June in a development deal, writes Brett Sholtis for WHYY. While the state said it is working with counties to place the around two dozen patients in other programs, county mental health…
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Development Deal Will Cause Norristown State Hospital Campus Residents to Lose Their Home & Services
People with serious mental illness currently living on the Norristown State Hospital campus are set to lose their home and support services in June in a development deal, writes Brett Sholtis for WHYY. While the state said it is working with counties to place the around two dozen patients in other programs, county mental health…
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Only 2 Delco School Districts Signed Up for Free COVID Tests From the State. Guess Which Ones?
Throughout Pennsylvania, there hasn’t been much enthusiasm from school districts to take advantage of a free COVID-19 testing program, writes Jamie Martines for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here in Delaware County, only two school districts signed up; Chester-Upland, one of the poorest districts in the county; and Radnor, one of the wealthiest. For whatever reason, despite…
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Crozer Health Would Benefit From ChristianaCare’s Financial Resources
The acquisition of the Crozer Health system by ChristianaCare could be a good move for the local healthcare system since the Delaware nonprofit has huge financial resources, but it’s not without risk, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It means ChristianaCare would be competing against healthcare giants like Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health and Main…
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Spring City Man Among First U.S. Patients Receiving Lung Transplant as COVID-19 Treatment
Spring City resident John Silknitter, 68, is one of the first patients in the United States to receive a lung transplant as a treatment for COVID-19, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Silknitter’s lung suffered extensive scarring during his infection with COVID-19. It left him unable to cross the room without running out of…
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CSL Behring Partners with Uplifting Athletes for Rare Disease Research and Honors Those Making an Impact
At the celebratory event, presented by global biotherapies leader CSL Behring, Uplifting Athletes awarded $180,000 in research grants to nine promising young investigative rare disease researchers and honored the six newest members of the organization’s Rare Disease Championship Team―an exemplary group of college football players who support Uplifting Athletes’ mission to inspire the Rare Disease Community…
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ChristianaCare in a Deal to Acquire Crozer Health System
ChristianaCare Health System has a letter of intent to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Wilmington-based ChristianaCare will take over Crozer’s four Delaware County hospitals, including all assets, real estate, and operations. The deal returns Crozer Health to non-profit status. It’s been owned by the for-profit Los Angeles-based company,…
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Administrative Layoffs Went With Change in CEO at Crozer Health
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., the for-profit owner of Crozer Health, cut administrative staff and senior positions when it replaced Crozer’s CEO, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That includes Crozer’s chief medical officer, Gary Zimmer, according to industry sources and four former employees who lost their jobs at the healthcare system. Last week, Crozer…
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Sources Report a Deal Announcement on Crozer Health Could Come Today
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. could be announcing a deal for Crozer Health today, according to Philadelphia health care industry sources, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rumors have been circulating in Philadelphia healthcare circles for over a week that Prospect Medical has found a buyer for the Crozer system. U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon…
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In Springfield, Lawsuit Asks for Student Masks as Policies Vary by District
A federal judge denied a class-action lawsuit request filed by four families to end the school district’s mask-optional policy and return to full masks, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The suit, filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claims the optional COVID masking policy violates the Americans With Disabilities Act. The lawsuit states…
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