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Management Fees Added to the Mix as Crozer Looks to Go Nonprofit
Two state elected officials said Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., the parent company of Crozer Health, is considering taking in management fees as Crozer transitions to…
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ChristianaCare Opts Out of Crozer Health Buy as Negotiations End
ChristianaCare won’t be buying Crozer Health, it was announced in a joint statement Thursday morning, by ChristianaCare and Prospect Medical Holdings, the for-profit owners of…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Phila. Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminshed in the Phila. collar counties. One contributing factor may…
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Prospect Medical Less Enthusiastic for Crozer Sale, Says Crozer Landlord
The landlord that owns Crozer Health’s real estate says Crozer Health’s parent company Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. may be losing enthusiasm for selling the health…
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2 New Skateparks Set to Open in Upper Darby and Chester Township
New skateparks will open in Upper Darby and Chester Township, fulfilling the wish of a suburban mother of three who lobbied to get more skateparks…
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Delaware County Welcomes Electric Vehicles Head On
A growing number of municipalities in Philadelphia’s collar counties are transitioning their gas-powered vehicles and investing in the infrastructure required to support electric vehicles, writes…
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Chester School District Must Pay $450,000 to Crozer Health Parent Company
Prospect Medical Holdings, parent company of Crozer Health, will receive $450,000 in a settlement agreement with the Chester Upland School District over a 2018 property…
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State Bills Would Limit For-Profits’ Control of Healthcare Systems
A state bill announced Thursday at a press conference in Media by Delaware County elected officials would limit for-profit companies in their ownership and management…
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Hospitals in Delco Area See Patient Surge With Crozer, Tower Closures
Capacity and high patient volume alerts have been going out at Main Line Health as other hospitals take the load from Crozer Health shutdowns in…
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Media Borough Takes on Active Role to Protect Native Bees
Welcome to Bee City, USA, known to the locals as Media Borough. The county seat is now an official Bee City, writes Kenny Cooper for…
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Happy Almost Delco Day! Yep, It’s Actually a State-Recognized Holiday on June 10
So what will you be doing to celebrate Delco Day on June 10? As the name suggests, it is the celebration of all things Delaware…
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Healthy NewsWorks, Began in Upper Darby, is About Health, Healing, Journalism
Healthy NewsWorks had its origins at an Upper Darby elementary school in 2003 when Inquirer journalist Marian Uhlman and second grade teacher Susan Spencer got…
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Upper Darby’s Pride Festival June 11 is Bigger and Better Than Ever
Upper Darby’s second annual Pride Festival is returning to Upper Darby High School on June 11, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The free event, from…
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A ‘Growing Waste Crisis’ in PA Calls for Recycling Overhaul
Environmental advocates say Pennsylvania is in a “growing waste crisis,” and blame a decades-old recycling law, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. “We live in a…
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Chester Has 2 Options to Avoid Bankruptcy, Receiver Says
Chester has two options if it wants to avoid bankruptcy, according to the city’s state-appointed Receiver Michael Doweary. Doweary has been working with Chester officials…
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Crozer Health Delays Closing of Mental Health Services Amid a Lawsuit, Talks
Crozer Health has temporarily reversed its decision to close the mental health services and behavioral health units at Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Delaware County Memorial…
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License Request to Reopen Glen Mills School Rejected by State Agency
An effort to reopen the closed Glen Mills School was rejected last week when the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services declined a license for Clock…
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Delaware County Historical Society Low on Funds, May Shut Down
The Delaware County Historical Society, preserving local history since 1895, is running out of money and may soon cease to exist, writes Kenny Cooper for…
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