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Temporary Closing of Springfield Hospital Emergency Department

Jan. 11, 2022

Yesterday I learned that the emergency room at Springfield Hospital will temporarily close starting this Friday due to staffing shortages. I also learned that Crozer Health also suspended the inpatient Acute Substance Abuse and Residential Substance Abuse (First Steps) Program at Crozer-Chester Medical Center as of Jan. 7. According to a statement from Crozer Health, these service suspensions will allow for the temporary reallocation of staff from these departments to other areas in the health system in need of additional resources.

All of our healthcare workers have been hit hard by COVID, our hospitals are at full capacity, and staffing shortages are urgent. I deeply hope that these closures are indeed only temporary and will be following this issue carefully.

More info here.