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St. Chris owners Tower and Drexel say they need help covering the finances of the North Philly hospital

Tower, which is retrenching after a disastrous expansion, wants to get out from under the financial losses at St. Chris.

Drexel University and Tower Health, which acquired St. Christopher's Hospital for Children out of bankruptcy in late 2019, are trying to recruit other local health-care systems to join the ownership group. A sign is shown here in 2020.
Drexel University and Tower Health, which acquired St. Christopher's Hospital for Children out of bankruptcy in late 2019, are trying to recruit other local health-care systems to join the ownership group. A sign is shown here in 2020.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer