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Closing Crozer Health Hospitals In Pennsylvania Could Harm Nearby Businesses, Owners Say

"Crozer is a big part of my [supermarket] business," Kushto said. "A lot of good people come in here all the time, and they shop."

(CBS Philadelphia)

April 25, 2025

The closure of Crozer Health, Delaware County's largest hospital system, is leaving a void in health care in the county, resulting in thousands of layoffs and increasing pressure on emergency medical services. It's also impacting businesses near the hospitals slated for closure.

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Sam & Sam Meats is a supermarket half a mile away from Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.

The owner, Samuel Kushto, said he often sees customers walking in wearing scrubs.

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P.J. Dolan, the owner of Dolan's Bar in Delaware County, is asking Prospect Medical Holdings to sponsor a fundraiser so he can hold a goodbye party for Taylor Hospital employees/P.J. Dolan/CBS

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