Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital closed in 2025. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with Crozer Health, Prospect Medical or any hospital.
Crozer closure timeline
This Crozer closure timeline shows how two Chester hospitals became Crozer Health, how the system collapsed in 2025, and what has happened since. Every entry draws on public sources, which we list at the end.
Year by year
1893
First, Chester Hospital opens.
1903
Then the J. Lewis Crozer Homeopathic Hospital opens.
1910
Meanwhile, Taylor Hospital opens in Ridley Park.
1963
Later, Chester Hospital and the Crozer hospital merge as Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.
1990
Next, Crozer-Chester and Delaware County Memorial Hospital form the Crozer-Keystone Health System.
1997
Then Taylor Hospital joins the system.
Jul 1, 2016
After that, for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings buys Crozer-Keystone.
Sep 2020
Then the system takes the name Crozer Health.
2022
Meanwhile, Springfield Hospital ends inpatient and emergency care in January, and Delaware County Memorial also closes.
Jan–Oct 2024
Crozer-Chester's general surgery residency loses accreditation, and its final appeal fails in June. Then, in October, Pennsylvania's Attorney General sues Prospect over $457 million in dividends.
Jan 12, 2025
Then Prospect Medical Holdings files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Feb 2025
Next, a receiver, FTI Consulting, takes over Crozer.
Apr 21, 2025
Soon after, Delaware County declares a health emergency.
Apr 26, 2025
Then Taylor Hospital and its emergency room close.
Apr 30 – May 2, 2025
Crozer-Chester's emergency department closes April 30. Then the hospital closes May 2, taking the county's only trauma center and a regional burn unit. As a result, about 2,651 Crozer Health employees lose their jobs across the system.
May 2025
Meanwhile, ChristianaCare buys Crozer's outpatient sites in Glen Mills, Havertown, Broomall and Media. Also, residents and fellows move to Penn Medicine, Main Line Health, Jefferson, Temple and others (details).
Jul 2025
Then Morgan Records Management becomes the single handler for Crozer patient records.
Aug 2025
Next, a court approves $3 million from the Foundation for Delaware County to cover record-request fees for up to about 43,000 patients. Also, the Upper Darby School District buys Delaware County Memorial.
Sep 2025
Then the bankruptcy court approves the sale of the Taylor campus to KQT Aikens Partners for $1 million.
Jan 2026
Next, Chariot Equities and Allaire Health Services buy the Crozer-Chester campus for $10 million. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania sends about $4 million to Riddle Hospital and $2 million to Mercy Fitzgerald to add staff.
Feb 18, 2026
Later, Delaware County ends its health emergency declaration.
Mar 2026
Meanwhile, the owners rename Taylor as Ridley Park Medical Campus and market it to health systems for outpatient care. Also, KQT Aikens Partners completes its purchase of the former Springfield Hospital.
Jun 2026
Then ChristianaCare opens a hospital with a 24/7 ER in Aston. Also, Neumann University announces a primary care partnership with the Crozer-Chester campus owners.
Oct 2026
Still, neither campus has a named hospital operator, so both remain closed to patients.
Mar 2, 2027
Upcoming: Delaware County says unclaimed Crozer records will be destroyed after this date. So request your Crozer medical records now.
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