Update on Crozer Health System Closure

Rep. Leanne Krueger March 11, 2025 | 2:37 PM

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Dear Neighbor,

Late Sunday evening, Attorney General Dave Sunday and The Foundation for Delaware County announced that an agreement had been reached “that will keep Crozer Health open for the immediate future while permanent restructuring of the system is solidified.” The announcement came after a six hour in-person meeting on Sunday in Harrisburg that was ordered by the bankruptcy judge in Texas. This morning, in a court hearing in Texas before that same judge, we learned that the agreement essentially buys us two more weeks before Prospect could be back in court with a closure motion (in a hearing currently scheduled for March 26, with a status update hearing scheduled for March 19). In the meantime, the Foundation for Delaware County agreed to the Attorney General’s request for short-term funding.

At this point, the situation at Crozer-Chester is still very precarious. Over the last month, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Delaware County Council and now the Foundation of Delaware County have all made investments to attempt to stop a closure. In order for a “permanent restructuring of the system to be solidified,” we need the other health care systems in the region to step up as well. We keep hearing about plans for a nonprofit healthcare consortium that could take over hospital operations or current service lines, but those plans are still very fluid. We also need Prospect to negotiate in good faith and share the information that the other hospital systems need to do their due diligence. I will continue to keep you updated as I learn more.

In the meantime, I will be joining Crozer Health employees at a Community Press Conference in front of Crozer-Chester Medical Center at 4 p.m. today.

Healthcare Accessibility and Hospital Closure Impacts Policy Hearing at Neumann University

Yesterday I participated in a very timely hearing at Neumann University hosted by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. We heard from three expert panels regarding the dangers of private equity in health care and the potential impacts of a closure at Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital.

I had the opportunity to ask questions of doctors and nurses on the frontline at Crozer. I’m grateful to my colleagues Senator Kearney and Senator Kane for requesting this hearing and to Chairman Miller for including House members.

You can read the testimony and watch the full hearing at Senate Democratic Caucus Policy Chair Nick Miller Hosts Hearing Examining Healthcare Accessibility and Hospital Closure Impacts.

IN THE DISTRICT

Read Across America

Last week I had fun reading to kids as part of Read Across America. Thanks to the Delaware County Intermediate Unit Head Start program and Aston Elementary School in Penn-Delco School District for inviting me to read to your students!

Moving the Economy Forward in SE PA

I was in Philadelphia last week for a public policy hearing on ways to keep Pennsylvania’s economy moving forward through investments in education and our transportation infrastructure, particularly in the state’s southeast region. The five-county southeast region generates 41% of the state’s economic activity despite encompassing just 5% of Pennsylvania’s land, and it creates 38% of Pennsylvania’s total tax revenue. The hearing agenda and testimony we received can be found here.

STATE PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION

$$ to Learn and Stay in PA

The Grow PA Scholarship program I voted for last year will open for application on Thursday, March 13. This program offers scholarships to Pennsylvania students studying an in-demand occupation at an institution of higher education located in Pennsylvania. Grow PA Scholarship recipients must agree to live and work in Pennsylvania after graduation for the number of years they received the scholarship. More information on this program can be found on the PHEAA website.

Help Update PA’s Transportation Plan

Every two years, PennDOT and the State Transportation Commission update Pennsylvania’s 12-Year Program to fix roads and bridges and update our infrastructure. As part of this process, they use a Transportation Survey and Online Public Forum to collect public input. They will document, review and use the public feedback provided to help identify needs and prioritize transportation projects in the 12-year plan.

Take the survey here: PENNSYLVANIA’S TRANSPORTATION SURVEY.

SEPTA REMINDERS

New Regional Rail Schedules

SEPTA’s new regional rail schedules go into effect on Sunday, March 16. Go here for an overview of the changes, where each rail line name is linked to a PDF preview of the schedule with updated trip times.

SEPTA Senior Key Cards and Card Renewals

If you have a SEPTA Senior Key Card that has expired or will expire within the next month, we can renew it for you in my district office. It’s best to call the office at 610-534-6880 or email RepKrueger@pahouse.net to make an appointment for this service.

My office staff can process applications and take photos for new SEPTA Senior Key ID Cards, which allow seniors 65 and older to travel for free on all SEPTA Regional Rail and transit routes within Pennsylvania. You’ll need to bring a form of ID with your date of birth on it. We’ll enter your information into SEPTA’s online system, take a quick photo, and then SEPTA will mail the new card directly.

UPCOMING MOBILE OFFICE HOURS

I offer mobile office hours at multiple locations throughout the district to ensure that everyone I represent has access to the services my office provides. We look forward to seeing you at the location that is most convenient for you.

DCHA Kinder Park on Thursday, March 13

Upland Borough at McQueen Hall on Tuesday, March 18

Vauclain Fire Company on Thursday, March 20

UPCOMING EVENTS

Medicare Updates Webinar on Wednesday, March 12
6 p.m. online
Call my office at 610-534-6880 or email RepKrueger@pahouse.net to get the webinar link.

Property Tax/ Rent Rebate Event on Friday, March 14

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Trinity Health at DCHA Kinder Park

1857 Constitution Ave., Woodlyn, 19094

Community Blood Drive on Thursday, March 20
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Brookhaven Municipal Center
2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven
Schedule your blood donation here.

Property Tax/ Rent Rebate Event on Thursday, March 27

12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Village Green Mobile Home Community

1000 Park Ave., Aston, 19014

NEWLY ADDED!

Medigap Webinar on Wednesday, April 23

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. online

This webinar will focus on supplemental Medicare plans, also known as Medigap. Call my office at 610-534-6880 or email RepKrueger@pahouse.net to get the webinar link.