Delaware County Memorial Hospital operations to be suspended

DREXEL HILL, Pa. (CBS) — The Pennsylvania Division of Well being is suspending operations at Delaware County Memorial Hospital on Monday, a spokesperson for the county stated Friday evening. 

In line with Delaware County, the choice to shut the hospital is a direct results of the Prospect Medical Holdings, Crozer Well being’s dad or mum firm, to adequately workers Delaware County Memorial Hospital. 

In October, a choose granted a brief injunction halting the transformation of Delaware County Memorial Hospital right into a conduct heart.

ChristianaCare Well being System was set to purchase Crozer Well being, which runs 4 hospitals in Delaware County, however each side weren’t in a position to comply with a deal earlier this 12 months. It is unclear why the deal fell by means of. 

The county says they’re exploring all choices to maintain the hospital open. 

Beneath is the complete assertion from Delaware County:

“Pennsylvania Division of Well being’s determination to droop operations at Delaware County Memorial Hospital is a direct results of Prospect’s failure to adequately workers Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Prospect’s latest historical past, together with its September 21 announcement of its intention to shut DCMH inside 60 days, exhibits a gross lack of concern for the well-being of Delaware County residents. The County is exploring all of our authorized choices to attempt to maintain the DCMH open.”