ICU and surgical units to be shut down at Delaware County Memorial Hospital

It is a blow to nurses, medical doctors and residents within the space.

Delaware County Memorial nurse, Deborah Maguire, referred to as the announcement by Crozer Well being a daunting growth.

“Not solely does it have an effect on me professionally it impacts me personally, being not solely an worker however a member of the neighborhood,” the Drexel Hill resident tells Motion Information.

She says staffers on the hospital are apprehensive about their jobs and the way they’re going to look after individuals who present up within the emergency room with life-threatening illnesses.

“Anyone requiring essential care would require switch to a different facility,” she added.

Higher Darby Township officers had been additionally caught unexpectedly, and have considerations contemplating prior cuts to the hospital’s ER employees and maternity wards.

“There’s been a number of nervousness over the past couple of months and that nervousness solely will increase when companies are diminished,” mentioned Higher Darby Administrative Officer Vincent Rongione.

Final month, ChristianaCare reached a preliminary settlement to amass Crozer Well being from its guardian firm Prospect Holdings out of California. The corporate had no remark.

Crozer Well being tells Motion Information in-patient surgical procedures shall be carried out at Crozer Chester and Taylor Hospitals. The corporate launched an announcement that reads partly:

“On account of ongoing staffing points throughout the business impacted by COVID, we have to take these actions and reallocate sources to different areas all through the well being system. We’ll proceed to reassess our operations and can make any extra modifications which are in one of the best curiosity of our sufferers, employees, and the neighborhood we serve.”

Delaware County Council additionally launched an announcement saying it’s monitoring the scenario and dealing with the Lawyer Normal’s Workplace and the Division of Well being to verify neighborhood wants are met.