The potential closures of Crozer Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital would mean thousands of people without jobs and communities without easy access to health care.

Crozer Health says no final decision has been made about the fate of two hospitals in Delaware County, despite indications that the company is planning to shut them down.

Pennsylvania hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings will need to be closed unless a funding deal can be made within the next week, the bankrupt for-profit system told a judge Thursday. | Bankrupt Prospect Medical Holdings told a judge this week that short- and long-term deals to support Pennsylvania's Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital have fallen apart.