Several health systems have hired physicians-in-training displaced by Crozer Health’s shutdown, according to The Inquirer.
A Penn Medicine spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s that the Philadelphia-based health system hired 43 Crozer residents. This includes 26 family medicine residents as well as three sports medicine fellows who will go to Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa. Nine additional first-year family medicine residents will start this summer but are not yet employed.
Five internal medicine residents will go to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and nine residents — five in internal medicine and four in OB/GYN — will go to Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
For the Chester County Hospital family medicine residents, they will continue to provide outpatient care at two sites in Delaware County: the Crozer-Keystone Center for Family Health in Springfield and the Center for Family Health at Upper Darby, operated by ChesPenn Health Services. Their inpatient training will take place at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa., according to a Penn Medicine spokesperson.
At the Crozer-Keystone Center for Family Health in Springfield and the Center for Family Health at Upper Darby, the teams care for about 15,000 and 9,000 patients annually, respectively.
Both offices, which offer full-spectrum care, see approximately 70% of patients treated by family medicine residents under the direct supervision of family medicine faculty physicians, according to a Penn Medicine spokesperson. Penn Medicine will employ 12 of the Crozer family medicine faculty members beginning May 19.
Penn Med is not the only health system that has hired Crozer physicians.
A Jefferson Health spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s that the Philadelphia-based health system took a total of 20 residents, including 10 emergency medicine trainees, as reported by The Inquirer.
A Temple Health spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s that the organization, also based in Philadelphia, took on five residents from Crozer.
A spokesperson for Radnor, Pa.-based Main Line Health shared the following statement with Becker’s:
“We are working to bring on former Crozer Health providers and are in the hiring process. Some came in advance of the closure and we continue to add more. Main Line Health agreed to transition their Women’s Health service line, which includes OB/GYN services. We are working to continue to provide care to pregnant persons who have been impacted by the Crozer Health closure. We anticipate hiring seven of their 10 OB/GYN physicians.”
A ChristianaCare spokesperson shared the following statement with Becker’s:
“As Crozer Health goes through bankruptcy proceedings, ChristianaCare is engaged with Pennsylvania state and county officials and our health care partners throughout the region in planning for the health care needs of the Delaware County community. As one of Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s closest neighbors, we understand that its closing significantly affects Delaware County and neighboring Chester and New Castle counties, creating uncertainty for many patients and their families.
“We are actively engaged in discussions to address potential needs for patient transfers and to ensure continuity of care. In addition, we have conducted outreach to physicians and residents, hosted and attended job fairs to support those affected, and are actively hiring with the goal of integrating qualified individuals into our programs.
“At the same time, we continue our commitment to expand access to high-quality care in southeastern Pennsylvania, including primary care, a neighborhood hospital in West Grove, Pa., opening in summer 2025, and another in Aston opening in 2026. We also continue to explore options for an additional Delaware County neighborhood hospital location.”
Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health shut down and laid off more than 2,600 employees after months of court hearings and negotiations with stakeholders. The final Crozer hospital, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, closed on May 2.
