PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The owner of Pottstown Hospital plans to lay off more than 130 staff members at the facility come January, and close critical care units, including the ICU and Cancer Center.
“It’s time to put profit aside and think about the people of our Pottstown community,” said Pennsylvania State Rep. Joe Ciresi at a protest Monday outside the hospital.
Several nurses and health care professionals were there, many holding signs that read, “Save Jobs/Save Lives,” and “Patients Needs over Corporate Greed.” They called for the hospital’s owner, Tower Health, to reconsider the plan…