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Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park admits more than 7,000 patients each year and treats more than 28,000 patients in its emergency room.
Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park — a part of the Crozer Health system. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
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Crozer Health, the four-hospital system in Delaware County, will shutter all operating room services at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park by Sept. 1, according to staff members.
In an emailed statement, Tony Esposito, chief executive officer for the financially distressed health system, told WHYY News Tuesday that the hospital has seen a reduction “in the compliment of general surgeons.”
He said there is a need to consolidate resources and services at other Crozer locations.
“This strategic decision follows a thorough evaluation of the surgical case volumes and staffing changes,” Esposito said. “This decision has been made with careful consideration and planning, and in consultation with key stakeholders, leaders and the surgeons currently operating at Taylor Hospital.”
The decision to end operating room services comes as Crozer’s parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, scrambles to offload the system to New Jersey-based CHA Partners. In February, Prospect agreed to a court-approved deal to sell Crozer within 270 days.
The company and the attorney general’s office first engaged in the agreement in October 2023 in the aftermath of Crozer shuttering vital services and programs at hospitals, failing to pay vendors, and laying off staff. The troubles have only continued.
With two hospitals — Delaware County Memorial and Springfield — virtually closed, the latest announcement is yet another blow to Crozer amid its ongoing negotiations for a sale.
Who is CHA Partners? Here’s what to know about the New Jersey company looking to buy Delco’s Crozer Health
CHA Partners, a real estate and development company, has bought and sold at least five hospitals in New Jersey prior to its latest bid in Pennsylvania.
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In June, the system lost its bid to keep its surgical residency program in operation. It had previously been stripped of its accreditation.
Delaware County Council enacted an ordinance in April 2022, requiring hospitals to provide a 180-day notice if they wanted to close a ward or hospital.
Established in 1910, Taylor Hospital started as a passion project inside the home of Dr. Horace Furness Taylor and his wife Katherine, a nurse.
Prospect acquired the Crozer-Keystone Health System in 2016. The for-profit company, which owns hospitals in California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, has been having trouble across the country handling its properties.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a motion to hold Prospect in contempt for failing to pay $17 million in back bills.
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Who is CHA Partners? Here’s what to know about the New Jersey company looking to buy Delco’s Crozer Health
CHA Partners, a real estate and development company, has bought and sold at least five hospitals in New Jersey prior to its latest bid in Pennsylvania.
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Crozer Health has a new suitor. New Jersey-based CHA Partners has signed a letter of intent with Prospect Medical Holdings
An email sent to Crozer employees Wednesday said CHA would work with Healthcare Preferred Partners to transfer the hospital system back to nonprofit status.
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Prospect has a potential buyer for Crozer Health — but it’s asking Pa. for up to $500 million to close the deal
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office said it “will not entertain any requests for a taxpayer bailout of a for-profit company.”
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Kenny Cooper is WHYY’s suburban reporter covering Chester and Delaware counties. He joined WHYY in November 2020.
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