Crozer-Chester Medical Center
| Industry | Health care |
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| Founded | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States (1990) |
| Headquarters | Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Area served
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Delaware County, Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, western New Jersey |
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Key people
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Patrick J. Gavin, Chief Executive Officer Philip J. Ryan, Chief Financial Officer |
| Website | crozerkeystone.org |
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Footnotes / references More [1] |
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Patrick J. Gavin, Chief Executive Officer
Crozer-Keystone Health System is a five-hospital health system based in Delaware County, PA and serving Delaware County; northern Delaware and parts of western New Jersey.
In 1893, the 48-bed Chester Hospital opened to serve the growing population of Chester, PA. Ten years later, the J. Lewis Crozer Homeopathic Hospital opened nearby in Upland, PA. By 1958, the J. Lewis Crozer Homeopathic Hospital was renamed Crozer Hospital and in 1963 merged with Chester Hospital to officially become the Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
Plans for a new hospital in Upper Darby, PA were drawn in 1925 and the Delaware County Hospital was chartered. It opened to the public on July 1, 1927, with 56 beds and 11 bassinets. The hospital was renamed Delaware County Memorial Hospital in 1959.
In 1970, the Crozer-Chester Medical Center would further expand its campus by taking over the building, now called Old Main, and the surrounding grounds of the Crozer Theological Seminary after the seminary moved out of state. This building originated as the Normal School at Upland, PA and served as an Army hospital during the American Civil War, treating more than 6,000 soldiers from both the Union and Confederate armies.
Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Delaware County Memorial Hospital formally merged in 1990 to create Crozer-Keystone Health System, making it the largest provider of healthcare services in Delaware County, PA. Springfield Hospital (est. 1960) joined the system later that year.
In 1992, the health system acquired Sacred Heart Medical Center (est. 1983) in Chester, PA and renamed it Community Hospital. The Crozer-Keystone Healthplex Sports Club opened in 1996 in Springfield, PA as part of a program to develop a comprehensive health and wellness center. Finally, Taylor Hospital (est. 1910) joined Crozer-Keystone Health System in 1997 as the newest member of the system.
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