Closing the emergency departments at Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital to ambulance traffic is a critical step in emptying the hospitals of patients.

Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital means thousands of patients have to find somewhere else to get critical health care.

A health crisis is unfolding in Delaware County, where officials and caregivers are pleading for intervention as Prospect Medical moves to shut down Crozer Health. Crozer Health’s hospitals and facilities,