If Sale Goes Through, Jefferson Plans to Shut Einstein Healthcare’s ER at Elkins Park
If Thomas Jefferson University can complete its acquisition of Einstein Healthcare Network which the Federal Trade Commission is suing to block, it is planning to shut the emergency department at Einstein’s small Elkins Park campus, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The university would also eliminate the 60-bed inpatient program and replace the two with expanded doctors’ outpatient offices. Additionally, more space would be turned over to MossRehab, with which the facility shares the grounds.
These plans were laid out by Bruce A. Meyer, president of Jefferson Health, while he was testifying during a hearing on the FTC’s bid for a preliminary injunction to block the acquisition.
Mayer said that the emergency department at Elkins Park only handles 16,000 visits per year, which is a relatively light load of 44 per day. He added that the facility usually only has its beds at half capacity.
He also emphasized that there is a “dearth of primary care in the two-three mile service area around Elkins Park,” which Jefferson would address by bringing in new doctors who would provide that kind of basic care.
Read more about the plans at The Philadelphia Inquirer by clicking here.
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