{ "schemaVersion": 4, "entityId": "390180", "canonicalName": "CROZER - CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER", "status": "closed", "statusLabel": "Full closure", "summary": "Crozer-Chester Medical Center is recorded as closed or without inpatient hospital services. Historical operator/parent: Prospect Medical Holdings (Crozer Health). Historical PE sponsor/context: Leonard Green & Partners. The source record describes community impact and financial context, but acquisition before closure does not by itself prove causation.", "lastReviewed": "2026-07-17", "identifiers": { "ccn": "390180", "address": "1 MEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD", "city": "UPLAND", "state": "PA", "zip": "19013", "county": "DELAWARE", "latitude": 39.8564980003089, "longitude": -75.3676450001059 }, "firstGlance": { "taxOwnershipType": "Nonprofit", "operator": "No active hospital operator", "directPeOwnership": "No current PE ownership claim; historical accountability context only.", "peRelationship": "Former PE context / closed", "institutionalShareholderContext": "Not applicable to current closed-facility marker", "populationServedEstimate": null, "populationServedLabel": "Closed-campus marker; access impact requires separate local analysis.", "careLevel": "Tertiary (teaching)", "currentCeo": "No current hospital CEO confirmed", "previousRelevantCeo": "Historical operator leadership not resolved in this pass", "operatorType": "Closed / no active hospital operator", "operatorName": "No active hospital operator", "parentSystem": "CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER", "affiliatedSystem": "Crozer Health", "religiousAffiliation": "Unknown pending review", "confidence": "high", "evidenceAsOf": "2026-07-17", "bottomLine": "CROZER - CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER should display as a red closed / historical marker, not as an active hospital." }, "review": { "reviewer": "Codex closed-hospital overlay update", "evidence_grade": "source-backed closure overlay", "confidence": "high", "source_count": 13, "ownership_source_count": 4, "identity_match_method": "Existing map record plus closure-source update", "publication_decision": "Publish as closed/historical with source-backed closure metadata and explicit current-operator limitations." }, "sources": [ { "source_id": "source-delaware-county-prospect-update-2026-06-10", "title": "Prospect Medical Update", "publisher": "Delaware County Health Department", "publication_date": "2026-06-10", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.delcopa.gov/health/prospect-medical-bankruptcy-update", "source_type": "government_update", "reliability_tier": "government", "research_note": "County status page says Crozer-Chester closed April 30, 2025, was purchased in January 2026 by Chariot Equities with Allaire Health Services, and that a nonprofit operator partnership was being sought.", "what_this_source_proves": "Current closed status, sale/property-owner context, bankruptcy-response context, emergency/EMS impacts, and county statement that Prospect purchased Crozer in 2016.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not prove current hospital operations have resumed or that Chariot, Allaire, or a nonprofit operator has reopened the hospital." }, { "source_id": "source-pa-house-krueger-crozer-sale-2026-01-21", "title": "Crozer-Chester Medical Center Officially Sold", "publisher": "Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus / Rep. Leanne Krueger", "publication_date": "2026-01-21", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.pahouse.com/Krueger/News/?id=141950", "source_type": "elected_official_update", "reliability_tier": "government", "research_note": "State representative update says Chariot Equities, with Allaire Health Services, closed on the property sale and Prospect no longer owns or controls the property.", "what_this_source_proves": "Sale closing and current property-control shift away from Prospect as of January 21, 2026.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not prove hospital services have reopened or that a nonprofit operator agreement has been finalized." }, { "source_id": "source-geisinger-crozer-closure-2025-05-30", "title": "Closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital", "publisher": "Geisinger Health Plan", "publication_date": "2025-05-30", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.geisinger.org/health-plan/providers/updates/search-updates/2025/05/30/12/11/closure-of-crozer-chester-medical-center-and-taylor-hospital", "source_type": "provider_network_update", "reliability_tier": "primary_or_operational", "research_note": "Provider network update says Crozer-Chester and Taylor permanently shut down following Prospect Medical Holdings Chapter 11 bankruptcy.", "what_this_source_proves": "Independent operational corroboration that Crozer-Chester was shut down after the Prospect bankruptcy.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not establish the full ownership chain or current redevelopment status after January 2026." }, { "source_id": "source-prospect-background-crozer-2016", "title": "Background", "publisher": "Prospect Medical Holdings", "publication_date": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.pmh.com/investment/background/", "source_type": "operator_primary_page", "reliability_tier": "primary", "research_note": "Prospect states it acquired Crozer-Keystone Health System in July 2016 and describes the four-hospital Crozer system.", "what_this_source_proves": "Prospect acquisition and Crozer system-family context.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not prove current ownership after the 2026 property sale or directly document Leonard Green ownership." }, { "source_id": "source-senate-budget-private-equity-2025-01-07", "title": "Private Equity in Health Care Shown to Harm Patients, Degrade Care and Drive Hospital Closures", "publisher": "U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget", "publication_date": "2025-01-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-member/newsroom/press/private-equity-in-health-care-shown-to-harm-patients-degrade-care-and-drive-hospital-closures", "source_type": "government_investigation", "reliability_tier": "government", "research_note": "Senate Budget Committee release summarizes findings about Leonard Green & Partners and Prospect Medical Holdings, including dividends, financial distress, quality, staffing, and closures.", "what_this_source_proves": "Prospect/Leonard Green historical PE-control context and government-investigation findings.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not prove Chariot Equities or Allaire Health Services are PE owners of the Crozer-Chester property." }, { "source_id": "source-healthcare-dive-crozer-closure-2025", "title": "'I lose sleep over this case': Prospect cleared to close Crozer Health", "publisher": "Healthcare Dive", "publication_date": "2025-04-23", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/prospect-medical-holdings-close-crozer-health/746117/", "source_type": "reputable_reporting", "reliability_tier": "reporting", "research_note": "Reporting on bankruptcy-court closure approval, local impact, and Prospect/Leonard Green historical ownership context.", "what_this_source_proves": "Closure plan context, bankruptcy-court approval, workforce/access impacts, and reported Leonard Green ownership context when Prospect bought Crozer.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It is not the primary source for the 2026 property sale or current redevelopment status." }, { "source_id": "source-pesp-tracker-crozer-2026-04-03", "title": "PESP Private Equity Hospital Tracker snapshot", "publisher": "Private Equity Stakeholder Project / Clinicians.fyi local import", "publication_date": "2026-04-03", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://www.clinicians.fyi/pe_hospitals", "source_type": "nonprofit_tracker", "reliability_tier": "research", "research_note": "Local imported tracker row lists CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, CCN 390180, Prospect Medical Holdings, formerly Leonard Green & Partners, current PE flag N.", "what_this_source_proves": "Tracker-based historical PE/operator attribution for the Crozer-Chester facility.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "The tracker row alone does not prove current PE ownership after the 2026 sale or current hospital operations." }, { "source_id": "source-cms-care-compare-crozer-390180", "title": "Hospital General Information", "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services", "publication_date": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u", "source_type": "public_record", "reliability_tier": "government", "research_note": "Local public dataset contains CCN 390180 at 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Upland, PA, with legacy hospital identity fields.", "what_this_source_proves": "Facility identity, CCN, location, legacy hospital type, rating, and CMS public-record baseline.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "The stale CMS baseline does not override current county/source evidence that the hospital closed." }, { "source_id": "source-hospital-universe-390180", "title": "Hospital universe / existing map location record", "publisher": "PE Healthcare Watch hospital universe", "publication_date": "2026-07-01", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://healthcarewatch.xyz/data/hospitals.json", "source_type": "hospital_universe_record", "reliability_tier": "derived_public_dataset", "research_note": "Existing map record used for facility identity, address, and previous geographic placement.", "what_this_source_proves": "Facility identity and map coordinates already present in the hospital universe.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not independently prove closure, ownership, reopening, or current operations." }, { "source_id": "pe-acquisition-390180", "title": "PESP Private Equity Hospital Tracker and linked transaction sources", "publisher": "PESP Private Equity Hospital Tracker and linked transaction sources", "publication_date": "2016-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://pestakeholder.org/private-equity-hospital-tracker/", "source_type": "historical_pe_acquisition", "reliability_tier": "research_or_transaction_source", "research_note": "PESP Private Equity Hospital Tracker and linked transaction sources documents the former PE sponsor/platform and acquisition period; the closure source separately documents cessation of operations.", "what_this_source_proves": "Former PE sponsor/platform and acquisition period for this hospital.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not by itself prove that private-equity ownership caused the later closure." }, { "source_id": "source-closure-390180", "title": "Delaware County Health Department — Prospect Medical bankruptcy update", "publisher": "Delaware County Health Department — Prospect Medical bankruptcy update", "publication_date": "2025-04/05", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10", "url": "https://www.delcopa.gov/health/prospect-medical-bankruptcy-update", "source_type": "closure_update", "reliability_tier": "primary_or_local_source", "research_note": "Crozer-Chester Medical Center is recorded as closed or without inpatient hospital services. 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The source record describes community impact and financial context, but acquisition before closure does not by itself prove causation.", "what_this_source_proves": "Closed / shut-down status and closure-year context for the map marker.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not prove current hospital services have reopened or establish current PE ownership." }, { "source_id": "expanded-closure-390180-1", "title": "Expanded closure research source", "publisher": "www.healthcaredive.com", "publication_date": "", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10", "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/prospect-medical-holdings-close-crozer-health/746117/", "source_type": "expanded_closure_research", "reliability_tier": "user_supplied_source_for_review", "research_note": "Owner stopped investing in facilities and equipment; scaled-back services; nurse pickets from 2022; 'ghost town' halls per staff", "what_this_source_proves": "Additional closure, ownership, degradation, community-impact, or building-fate context from the imported research row.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not automatically prove causation or convert contract/management exposure into hospital ownership." }, { "source_id": "expanded-closure-390180-2", "title": "Expanded closure research source", "publisher": "newjerseymonitor.com", "publication_date": "", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10", "url": "https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/01/18/shell-game-when-private-equity-comes-to-town-hospitals-can-see-cutbacks-closures/", "source_type": "expanded_closure_research", "reliability_tier": "user_supplied_source_for_review", "research_note": "Owner stopped investing in facilities and equipment; scaled-back services; nurse pickets from 2022; 'ghost town' halls per staff", "what_this_source_proves": "Additional closure, ownership, degradation, community-impact, or building-fate context from the imported research row.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not automatically prove causation or convert contract/management exposure into hospital ownership." } ], "ownershipHistory": [ { "relationship_id": "rel-closed-390180-1", "from_entity_id": "organization:prospect-medical-holdings-crozer-health", "to_entity_id": "facility:390180", "relationship_type": "formerly operated closed facility", "effective_date": "2025-04/05", "end_date": "", "announcement_date": "2025-04/05", "status": "historical_context", "confidence": "high", "source_ids": "source-closure-390180|pe-acquisition-390180", "plain_english_summary": "Historical operator context only; this closed-campus marker is not a current hospital-operator claim.", "review_notes": "Closed-campus dossier created from source-backed closure overlay fields." }, { "relationship_id": "rel-closed-390180-2", "from_entity_id": "organization:crozer-chester-medical-center", "to_entity_id": "facility:390180", "relationship_type": "current property or sale context", "effective_date": "2025-04/05", "end_date": "", "announcement_date": "2025-04/05", "status": "historical_context", "confidence": "high", "source_ids": "source-closure-390180|pe-acquisition-390180", "plain_english_summary": "Property or sale context only; 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