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Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Bankrupt healthcare giant closing two hospitals in Pennsylvania
Two hospitals in Pennsylvania are closing, in a devastating outcome for the local community. Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital will shut after parent company Prospect Medical Holdings filed for bankruptcy in January. The healthcare giant has been trying to hammer out a deal with a potential buyer for months to avoid full closure of the facilities, but with no luck. After months of uncertainty, employees received emails on Monday letting them know that the hospitals would close and more than 2,600 people would be laid off. Despite last-minute cash influxes in recent months, Prospect said it had made the 'extremely difficult decision' and would begin moving patients as soon as Wednesday. Some services already began moving out of the hospitals earlier this month. The hospitals will then cease elective inpatient admissions and trauma, surgical, obstetrics and gynecology, burn, behavioral health, oncology, and outpatient services. Patients with complex needs will then be moved to other facilities. Paul Rundell, Prospect's chief restructuring officer, said in a statement: 'We've worked tirelessly with the Pennsylvania Attorney General and other parties to do everything possible to prevent this outcome. 'Unfortunately, we were unable to reach a viable alternative.' He added that the focus remains on seamlessly transitioning patients to other health facilities so that they can continue to receive the critical, uninterrupted care they require, and supporting employees as they look for other work. Prospect already closed nearby Delaware County Memorial Hospital and Springfield Hospital in 2022. Once Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital close, the 577,000 residents of Delaware County will only have two inpatient community hospitals. Pennsylvania state senator Tim Kearney expressed his devastation at the closures. It is a 'devastating and disgraceful blow to our communities, our health care workers, and every patient who has ever relied on our local hospital system,' he said. Following the announcement, Delaware Country declared a seven-day disaster emergency to help provide immediate support to those impacted, CBS News reported. Governor Shapiro said on Monday: 'Prospect Medical Holdings, the for-profit owner of Crozer Health, pillaged these hospitals for their own gain – and today, we see the result of their greed and mismanagement with the announced closure and loss of critical health care services for the people of Delaware County.' Prospect is not the only major hospital chain which has filed for bankruptcy in recent years. Landmark, which operates six specialty hospitals across Florida, Missouri and Georgia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. It is not yet known whether Landmark plans to close any hospitals as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, or if facilities will continue to operate as normal. Problems at Landmark also came less than a year after the collapse of Steward Health Care, a major hospital system backed by private equity. The Steward bankruptcy drew government scrutiny and prompted debate about the regulation of private-equity-owned hospitals whose failure could lead to devastating consequences for local communities.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Lawmakers propose bill to create fair redistricting commission
(WHTM) — A bipartisan legislation aims to change the way the state's district maps are drawn. The State Capitol Rotunda steps were filled with people holding signs demanding fair maps today. The legislation is trying to make the redistricting process more fair before it happens again in 2031. That number is emphasized in House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 131. The two pieces of legislation are cross-filed to create an independent citizens redistricting commission. That would take the process from the politicians and give it to the people. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'You can literally move something over two blocks in order to avoid 20 Republicans here, or you can move it over six blocks that way in order to gain 20 Republicans,' said Sen. Tim Kearney (D-Delaware County). 'No one knows who will have the final say in determining Pennsylvanians voting districts from 2031 and beyond if this reform is not enacted soon,' said Carole Kuniholm, the Chair of Fair Districts PA. The commission would be made up of 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 3 non-party affiliated members. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
