Statement on Crozer Health System closing

Rep. David M. Delloso April 24, 2025 | 1:23 PM

Neighbors, I won’t sugarcoat it: this is a sad week for Delaware County.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided $10.2 million to keep Crozer open. The county provided $9.8 million. Penn gave $5 million. And the Foundation for Delaware County gave another $20 million.

And still, Crozer Health System is closing.

Even after these millions in aid, Crozer remained in so much debt that no one wanted to buy them. After all, who would want to take on a project that could only last a few months?

Prospect Holdings deserves all the blame for taking our community hospitals and sucking all the profit they could out of them, leaving us to clean up the mess. They’ve done the same thing in other states, too. I deeply lament that no one will be jailed over this injustice committed on the good people of the 162nd Legislative District.

Now more than ever I will be seeking support for our emergency services providers to include local police departments, fire stations, and EMS providers.

Here is what we currently know:

Taylor Hospital, including its ER, is planned to close Friday, April 25nd.
Crozer Hospital will close on Friday, May 2^nd, but its ER will close on April 30th.
Both Taylor and Crozer Hospital ER are on diversion. Patients who walk up will be treated and released OR treated and transferred. No admissions.
MainLine Health and Mercy Fitzgerald have staffed up their Emergency Operating Centers. Riddle has opened overflow capacity in ER.

You can still call 911 for emergency services. There is a dedicated website for information and updates -- DelcoPA.gov/Prospect.

Prospect has established a call center for inquiries about the transition, including questions about patient transfer and care: (888) 801-2338. You can also email them at CrozerPAInquiries@omniagnt.com.

Sincerely,