Kathleen E. Carey

Reporter at The Delaware County Daily Times

Reporter/writer, dedicated community servant, team builder, problem solver, former ESL volunteer teacher, fireball mother of 3

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County officials tell Crozer patients to get records immediately

5 days ago | centredaily.com | Kathleen E. Carey

Delaware County officials are instructing Crozer patients to get their records immediately. Delaware County Health Director Lora Werner explained there are two processes for obtaining records. Lora Werner, Delaware County health director (COURTESY OF DELAWARE COUNTY)One is through the request process on the CrozerHealth.com website.
Delaware County Council hears how fallout continues from the Crozer Health closure

5 days ago | centredaily.com | Kathleen E. Carey

Waiting time for ambulances has doubled, resources including a Tuesday stadium job fair are set up for Crozer employees and a health provider locator map has been established in the wake of Crozer Health hospital closures. Information on these and a presentation on how Prospect owners took $658 million out of its system were shared at Delaware County Council's recent meeting. "This is not a situation we should be in," Delaware County Executive Director Barbara O'Malley said.
Crozer nurses beg Delaware County to reverse Prospect’s ‘atrocity,’ seize Crozer hospitals and reopen them

1 week ago | delcotimes.com | Kathleen E. Carey

Deadlines:Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm, Call 610-915-2226(Proofs will be provided for accuracy only, they will not be styled/formatted like the finished product)Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only [email protected](No proofs will be furnished.
7 Delaware County municipalities can do their own health and safety inspections, state court rules

1 week ago | delcotimes.com | Kathleen E. Carey

A Commonwealth Court judge has sided with seven Delaware County municipalities seeking to do their own health inspections, while one of their lawyers said the Delaware County Health Department should be worried about hospital closures rather than mouse turds. Delaware County officials said they have grave concerns about the judge’s ruling and refuted the lawyer’s contention. Commonwealth Court Judge Anne E.
7 Delaware County municipalities can do their own health and safety inspections, state court rules

1 week ago | foodsafety.einnews.com | Kathleen E. Carey

The Commonwealth Court has sided with seven Delaware County municipalities seeking to do their own health inspections, while one of their lawyers said the Delaware County Health Department should be worried about hospital closures rather than mouse turds. Delaware County officials said they have grave concerns about the court’s ruling and refuted the lawyer’s contention. Commonwealth Court Judge Anne E.
Community responding to EMS gaps left to Crozer closings

1 week ago | delcotimes.com | Kathleen E. Carey

As the doors have closed on Crozer Health hospitals, four Advanced Life Support vehicles were placed into action Saturday morning, and a safety training business is offering free CPR classes to the public. Friday was the last day at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Taylor Hospital had closed a week earlier. Both were closed after a Texas bankruptcy judge approved Prospect Medical Holdings’ request for an expedited closure after saying they no longer had enough to operate the facilities.
Staff members mark end of Crozer Health with sendoff

1 week ago | centredaily.com | Kathleen E. Carey

There were lots of hugs being given and group selfies being taken in the parking lot across from Crozer-Chester Medical Center Friday as colleagues said goodbye to each other and to the legacy that once was. As of Friday, most services, including the emergency rooms, at Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital were closed after a Texas bankruptcy judge approved Prospect Medical Holding's request for an expedited closure of the two Crozer Health facilities.
Staff, patients reflect as Crozer-Chester Medical Center shuts down

2 weeks ago | readingeagle.com | Kathleen E. Carey

Patients were angry. They were upset. One had to stop driving because she had to vomit. Another said she was simply resigned to die now. “Distress isn’t even a word for how these patients feel and how lost and how angry they feel,” Melanie McKendry, the lead medical assistant in the gynecology oncology department at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, said of the news that these services were going to end this week. “They’re distraught.
Crozer Health closure going smoothly, Prospect tells court

2 weeks ago | centredaily.com | Kathleen E. Carey

A bankruptcy judge was told Wednesday the process of closing Crozer Health hospitals was going safely as Lower Chichester commissioners asked the governor to send the Pennsylvania National Guard to provide care. "So far, all of the patients have safely been transported to the various hospitals within that community," Prospect Medical Holdings Chief Restructuring Officer Paul Rundell said of the more than 200 patients who needed to be moved out of Taylor Hospital and Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
Crozer Health closure going smoothly, Prospect tells court

2 weeks ago | delcotimes.com | Kathleen E. Carey

Deadlines:Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm, Call 610-915-2226(Proofs will be provided for accuracy only, they will not be styled/formatted like the finished product)Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only [email protected](No proofs will be furnished.