Daily News | Jefferson Health is closing today the emergency room at Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park
Jefferson Health is closing the emergency department at Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park on Friday, as part of a plan to expandJefferson is directing patients who need emergency services to two other hospitals it owns, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia and Abington Hospital.
Jefferson officials testified during the trial that the Elkins Park campus handled only 16,000 visits annually — or about 44 per day, a relatively light volume. The inpatient unit was typically only half full. More recent data were not available from public sources because the Elkins Park facility operates under Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia’s license.
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