Harold Brubaker

Closing the emergency departments at Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital to ambulance traffic is a critical step in emptying the hospitals of patients.

Coombs, coming from Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, is replacing Rob Brooks, who held the same title since Feb. 2024.

Cardiology Consultants' CEO Mark Victor said the deal gives the Philadelphia practice the ability to keep growing while maintaining its independence.

The cash infusion from Penn, plus $1 million from Delaware County, will delay the Crozer hospitals' closure for at least a week.

Daymark Health's CEO, Justin Bekelman, used to lead Penn Medicine's Center for Cancer Care Innovation at the Abramson Cancer Center.

The company attributed the loss to rises in medical expenses, especially in Medicare and Medicaid, that were not offset by higher insurance premiums.

The nursing home said the beds were unused and making its occupancy rate too low to collect $500,000 a year in Medicaid supplemental payments.

The layoff of 2,651 Crozer employees is expected to start Friday, as Delaware County’s largest health system closes quickly amid the bankruptcy of its for-profit owner, Prospect Medical Holdings.

The large cash infusion from the Philadelphia Hospital Assessment could help change the financial trajectory of the North Philadelphia safety-net provider.

The move is happening as Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital hang on by a thread during owner Prospect Medical Holdings' bankruptcy.

The next bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for Thursday at 4 p.m.

The new multi-year contract for employer-based insurance plans is retroactive to March 15.

The University of Pennsylvania spinout said it has no intention to resume research and development work.

Doylestown Hospital will be the University of Pennsylvania Health System's seventh.

Prospect Medical Holdings said the closure process will start immediately. Emergency departments will go on divert Wednesday morning.

The move follows announcements that Crozer's owner, Prospect Medical Holdings, begins cutting services at the Delaware County health system.

The 162,000-square-foot center on Route 202 near the intersection with Route 309 in Montgomery County is expected to open in late 2027.

Crozer's owner, bankrupt Prospect Medical Holdings, told a U.S. Bankruptcy judge that it needs the money for payroll.

The layoffs at the gene therapy company are part of restructuring of Spark Therapeutics by its owner, Roche Group.

There was no update on a sale of Crozer, but the foundation provided an additional $6 million. Lawyer's bills mounted.