Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
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Legislation would Keep Private Equity Firms Away From Hospitals
National legislation introduced last week would take hospitals and nursing homes out of the hands of private equity firms. U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-5)…
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Pottstown Hospital Faces Cutbacks as Tower Health Tightens Operations
Tower Health announced plans to eliminate about 350 positions, roughly 3% of its workforce, and close select programs in an effort to remain financially stable,…
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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…
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Union Set To Protest Suburban Community’s Conversion Into Micro-hospital
The conversion of Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, owned by Prime Healthcare Foundation, into a micro-hospital will become official on Tuesday, writes John George…
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Crozer Health Nurses Ratify 1-Year Contract Extension Amid Possible System Sale
With the potential sale of the Crozer Health System in the balance, more than 750 nurses and other healthcare workers ratified a one-year contract extension,…
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Nurses, Lawmakers Picket Crozer as Financial Worries Grow
Community members and lawmakers joined picketing nurses outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center Friday amid growing concerns over Crozer Health’s finances, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The…
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100 Workers at 2 Crozer Hospitals in Drexel Hill, Ridley Vote to Join Union
Health professionals from Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill and Taylor Hospital in Ridley are now unionized, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal.…
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Nurses at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby Avoid Strike With New Contract Agreement
A new four-year contract has higher wages and better staffing levels, averting a strike by nurses at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, writes Ryan Sharrow…
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Springfield Hospital Closes Most Operations Until June, as Pandemic Guidelines Suspend Elective Procedures
Springfield Hospital is closing down most of its operations except for emergency services until June, affecting about 30 nurses, writes Kathleeen E. Carey for the…
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Battle Between Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation and Prospect Medical Holdings Heats Up
Last year’s buyout of the nonprofit Crozer-Keystone Health System by Prospect Medical Holdings has seemingly exacerbated a rift between Prospect and the foundation it created…






























