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Delaware County mother thanks paramedics who saved her baby outside closed Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Shaniqua Whitaker recounts the frightening moments after her baby had a medical emergency outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
Delco mother relives the moment paramedics saved baby's life outside closed Crozer Medical Center
Shaniqua Whitaker, of Marcus Hook, recounts the frightening moments after her baby had a medical emergency outside ...
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Pressure from powerful hospital lobby prompts lawmakers to limit proposed merger crackdown
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Pennsylvania Democrats Scanlon and Dean warn about cuts to Medicaid in marathon hearing on Trump-backed bill
Scanlon’s district has already absorbed a blow, losing Crozer-Chester Medical Center, which had been Delaware County’s ...
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Pennsylvania governor pushes private equity reform following Crozer Health closure
Prospect Medical Holdings’ bankruptcy prompted two hospital closures in Pennsylvania. The closures caused layoffs, disrupted ...
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ChesPenn Health Services: ‘We’re Still Here and Committed to Serving Local Communities’
ChesPenn Health Services is a free-standing Community Health Center (CHC) that offers coordinated primary healthcare services ...
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Gov. Shapiro calls for healthcare reform in Pa.
Governor Shapiro made a stop in Delaware County on Thursday to call for healthcare reform in the Commonwealth. Shapiro was at ...
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After Delaware County hospital closures, Gov. Shapiro pushes bill to limit private equity in health care
The proposed legislation would empower Pennsylvania to block sales to for-profit entities following the closure of ...
As Delco struggles with Crozer’s closing, Shapiro pushes for limits on private equity in healthcare
Shapiro is backing a bill that would give the attorney general authority to block deals deemed harmful to the public interest ...
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After closure of two hospitals in Delco, officials rally to keep private equity out of health care
Nearly two weeks after Crozer-Chester Medical Center officially closed its doors, Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers in ...
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Crozer closure: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Delaware County legislators unite behind bills to tackle private equity
Legislation to reel in for-profit health care usually dies in Harrisburg. Shapiro said he hopes with a united Delaware County ...
‘Not be able to fix that': Gov. warns of what Pa. will lose with Medicaid cuts
Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing access to ...