(The Center Square) – The Department of Labor and Industry, or L&I, has entered the void being created by the closure of Delaware County’s Crozer-Chester hospital.
In addition to leaving the Delaware County community without a trauma center, a behavioral health crisis center, and access to close medical care for thousands, 2,651 employees will be losing their jobs.
The medical center, along with Taylor Hospital, is finally shutting its doors this week after a protracted battle to save it from the failures of Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity company that oversaw the closures of the entire Crozer system, ultimately declaring bankruptcy. Employees were on the front lines of the fight…