The residents hired by Penn will continue providing care in Springfield and Upper Darby, but will now have inpatient training at Chester County Hospital.

Prime Healthcare Foundation had already dramatically reduced hospital services at the Montgomery County facility.

The announcement came about two weeks after Esposito's departure from Crozer Health.

The executive is joining Jefferson, the largest health system in eastern Pennsylvania, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

The remaining patients are difficult to place, officials said.

With $30 million in state grants, pharmaceutical giant Merck is building a factory to employ 500 at an old DuPont site near Wilmington.

The proton beam therapy center will be Penn's fourth when it opens in late 2027. The others are at HUP, Virtua Voorhees, and Lancaster General.

CHOP does not need zoning variances to move forward, so neighborhood groups have little leverage.

Closing the emergency departments at Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital to ambulance traffic is a critical step in emptying the hospitals of patients.

The layoff of 2,651 Crozer employees is expected to start Friday, as Delaware County’s largest health system closes quickly amid the bankruptcy of its for-profit owner, Prospect Medical Holdings.

Prospect Medical Holdings said the closure process will start immediately. Emergency departments will go on divert Wednesday morning.

Coombs, coming from Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, is replacing Rob Brooks, who held the same title since Feb. 2024.

The large cash infusion from the Philadelphia Hospital Assessment could help change the financial trajectory of the North Philadelphia safety-net provider.

The lawsuit, over a deal made while Rite Aid was in bankruptcy, is the company's latest blow. Since 2022, the Philly-based chain has closed more than 1,100 stores nationwide.

The move follows announcements that Crozer's owner, Prospect Medical Holdings, begins cutting services at the Delaware County health system.