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Prospect Medical to Close Two Hospitals, Thousands Jobless

4/24/2025

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Prospect Medical Holdings is set to shutter Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in just 30 days, leaving thousands of employees facing layoffs. Patients will be rerouted to other facilities, raising alarm among local officials about the dire consequences for community health care, as only two emergency rooms will remain operational in the county.

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Prospect Medical Holdings is set to shutter Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in just 30 days, leaving thousands of employees facing layoffs. Patients will be rerouted to other facilities, raising alarm among local officials about the dire consequences for community health care, as only two emergency rooms will remain operational in the county.