Delaware County had no organ donations in May, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.
“Crozer was our biggest individual facility that assisted with those donations,” said Delaware County Medical Examiner Jeffrey Lange, during a department review at the June 18 Delaware County Council meeting. “It was an eye-opener to see that.”
It did not go unnoticed by Councilman Christine Reuther, who noted previous statistics showing 130 organ transplants a year, or 10 to 11 a month, in Delaware County.
She requested that health data be collected to demonstrate the impact of the closure of Crozer Health and its remaining two hospitals on residents.
It’s already been suggested that more people would be lost to homicide with the closing of Crozer-Chester Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center. Reuther speculated that car crash victims could also be affected.
Brian Walker of Newtown Square, an independent pharmacist in Folcroft, said he doesn’t know what to do when a patient with seizures, clotting disorders, or cancer comes in and has no refills.
“And I am not legally able to give them the help, and they have been coming to me,” he said.
Learn more about how the Crozer Health closures are affecting Delaware County patients and what’s at stake for the community in the Daily Times.
Editor’s Note: This post was initially published on DELCO.Today in June 2025.
