Aston, PA – March 10, 2025 – On March 10 at 14.00, the Chairman of the Politics Committee in the Senate Nick Miller conducted a hearing to examine the impact of closing hospitals in Pennsylvania, focusing on potential declines of public health, economic growth and social services.
“It was important to apply today in the light of the potential closing of the Crozer healthcare system, which emphasized the need for strategic planning to avoid similar situations in the future,” said Senator Miller. “We must cooperate and discover the most effective ways to satisfy our healthcare needs, ensuring that all residents of the community of nations will be able to receive located care from the communities in which they live.”
“Precious practices of medical and private equity companies, such as in healthcare, expose both basic medical services and healthcare work in our community,” said Senator John I. Kane. “My priority is to protect our healthcare employees at Chester Crozer and Taylor Hospital, while providing further access to quality care. These hospitals serve as critical lines of life for thousands of Delaware County inhabitants, and I am involved in the regulations that permanently prohibit Private Equity companies in purchasing hospitals in Pennsylvania. The health of our community must always appear before corporate profits. “
“The proposed closing of Crozer Chester Medical Center is nothing but a crisis for Delaware and his community,” said Senator Anthony Williams. “This decision would create a dangerous desert of healthcare that exposes life. In addition to the destructive impact on patients, he would also deprive hard -working inhabitants of their work, destabilizing families and a local economy. ”
“Closing hospitals and suspension of healthcare services throughout the community forced patients to travel at greater distances in the field of care, displaced significant staff and affected pensioners and suppliers who depend on timely payments. Recomporated inadequate management and corporate exploitation through private equity, especially in the case of Crozer Health System, seriously damaged our access to healthcare, “said Senator Cappelletti. “After today’s interrogation, I am even more convinced that we must take immediate legislative actions to prevent Pennsylvania to prevent again.”
“In all of our community, we are witnessing the consequences of these first-hand practices: hospitals serving as critical health care resources and economic anchorages in closing the risk of community, which results in the loss of well-paid jobs and leaving residents without access to basic care,” said Kristen Rodack, deputy secretary of secretary Pennsylvania. “These suppliers cannot be a pawn in buying, sales, sales, sales, and consequences are too serious in the case of life and maintenance of real people.”
“We cannot allow corporations to hollow care and then leave,” said Peggy Malone, RN from Pasnap, “and we cannot force nursing and medical rescuers, pharmacists as well as specialists and technicians to conduct healthcare systems that are underfined, insufficient and exaggerated.”
“Closing hospitals in a geographical location without a reasonably available alternative care is irresponsible and exposes the lives of patients in danger,” said Richard Hamilton, MD, chairman of the emergency medicine and academic director at the Crozer-Schester Medical Center. “These closures expose trusted relationships between patients and threatened suppliers.”
“Profits to patients is not unique to healthcare companies belonging to private equity,” said Mary Bugbee from the Health Research Director and campaign in the Private Equity (PESP) stakeholder’s stakeholder project. “However, because there is less transparency in the field of Private Equity offers and companies they have, and because private equity companies tend to use greater debt than other types of investors to finance their business strategies, the Private Equity business model can strengthen the behavior of the search for profits and healthcare employees.”
Panelists at today’s interrogation included:
- Kristen Rodack, deputy executive secretary, Pennsylvania Health Department
- Peggy Malone, RN, Pasnap
- Joyann Kroser, MD, president, medical staff, Crozer – Taylor & Springfield Hospitals
- Richard Hamilton, chairman of emergency medicine and academic director, Crozer-Chester Medical Center
- Lynn Lucas-Fehm, MD, JD, Pennsylvania Medical Society
- Mary Bugbee, Ma, Director of Research and Campaign – Project of Private Equity, Private Equity
- Patrick Keenan, director of politics and partnership, Pennsylvania Health Access Network
Senator Nick Miller was elected chairman of the policy of the Senate of the Democratic Club in December 2024. Today’s interrogation was its second chairman.
The film material from the interrogation, as well as the written testimonies of the panel, are available at Pasenatormiller.com/policy. Photographs and video for download are available on demand.
Learn more about the PA Senac Democrats commitment to protect the needs of healthcare in Commonwealth and other legislative priorities at www.pasenate.com.
*At the time of this issue, according to the office of the Prosecutor General, an agreement was reached just before today’s interrogation, which will maintain the open Crozer objects in the near future, when its system is restructured.
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Panel 1: Perspectives of the Nations Community
- Kristen Rodack, Ministry of the Interior, LSW, deputy executive secretary, Pennsylvania
Health Department
Panel II: Supplier’s perspective
Panel III: Paths forward and protection of legislative consumers
Written testimonies:
