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Chester, PA
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Crozer Health Closure Sparks Emergency Declaration In Chester: 'Where Will Our Patients Go?'
A health crisis is unfolding in Delaware County, where officials and caregivers are pleading for intervention as Prospect Medical moves to shut down Crozer Health. Crozer Health’s hospitals and facilities, including Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital, are set to close within 30 days, the company announced on Monday, April 21. Emergency departments at both hospitals will stop accepting patients starting Wednesday, April 23, Prospect Medical officials confirmed. That closure prompted Chester Mayor Stefan Roots to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday, April 22, allowing the c…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals
Hospitals across multiple states including some in Pennsylvania have been impacted by a cyberattack on health-care provider Prospect Medical Holdings. The incident happened Thursday, Aug. 3, at the California-based company which has facilities in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas, according to USA Today. The ransomware attack had Delaware County-based Crozer Health's systems offline, Crozer spokeswoman Lori Bookbinder tells Daily Voice. The attack impacted all of Crozer's sites (click here for a complete list). "We have experienced a ransomware attack that i…