Kenny Cooper
Reporter at WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA)
Reporter @WHYYNews @WHYY covering the suburbs. TU Alum. Past: @PennCapitalStar • @POLITICO PJI 2020 • Former Election Stringer @AP
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2 days ago |
phillytrib.com | Kenny Cooper |Nicole Leonard
Tears of anger and devastation, desperate pleas for a “hail mary” and a public stand by health care and emergency medical workers Tuesday afternoon were not enough to save Crozer Health hospitals from doom as closure plans proceeded forward. “This is going to devastate our entire community,” said Peggy Malone, union president of the Crozer-Chester Nurses Association. Crozer Health employees and local lawmakers continued to hope for a “hero” to rescue Delaware County’s largest health system.
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3 days ago |
phillytrib.com | Kenny Cooper |Nicole Leonard
Crozer Health, Delaware County’s largest hospital system, will close its doors within 30 days — creating an emergency health care desert in one of Philadelphia’s most densely populated suburbs. The death rattle of Crozer Health comes after Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Penn Medicine and the Foundation for Delaware County pumped a total of $46 million over recent months to keep it functioning amid bankruptcy proceedings and sale negotiations to transition the system to a new owner.
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1 week ago |
phillytrib.com | Kenny Cooper
Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito will depart the company Friday after more than two years of leading Delaware County’s largest hospital system. “It has been an honor to serve alongside this talented team, and I want to thank each of you for the dedication that you bring to caring for our patients and the Delaware County community day in and day out,” Esposito said in a Monday evening email to employees.
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1 week ago |
phillytrib.com | Kenny Cooper
Upper Darby is dropping cash-strapped Crozer Health as its emergency medical service provider amid a temporary staffing shortage. “This issue reflects broader challenges within the Crozer Health system,” Upper Darby interim Fire Chief Brian Boyce said in a statement.
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1 week ago |
phillytrib.com | Kenny Cooper
Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park will lose both its home care and hospice units as early as June 10, according to the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. The union, which represents 900 employees across the cash-strapped Crozer Health system, told WHYY News approximately 25 staff members will be laid off. “The patient lives at stake and the caregiver jobs lost all lie at Prospect’s feet,” the association said in a statement.
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Prospect Medical Holdings says Crozer Health needs an additional $9 million in short-term funding by tomorrow afternoon. If Pennsylvania doesn’t provide the cash, Prospect says it will begin closing its two remaining Delaware County hospitals. @WHYYNews https://t.co/iXnpbVvEb1