The Daily Numbers: 325 jobs being eliminated by Crozer-Keystone Health System. They’re hoping most of the cuts can be achieved by early retirements and buyouts.
7,000 employees in the system, largest employer in the county.
500 Crozer workers who are eligible for early retirement.
25 percent of Crozer’s inpatient care over the last 18 months has switched over to outpatient care.
5 hospitals in the Crozer system in the county.
4 million dollars shaved from the Upper Darby budget, which will include some drastic changes to curriculum.
57 teachers who would be affected by the cuts.
13 supervisors would be slashed to 4.
4 ‘special’ classes will be eliminated in art, music, physical education and library. Instead those classes will be handled in regular classrooms.
5 Aston teens face charges tied to an arson fire that gutted 10 cottages at the Chester Heights Camp Meeting. 1 teen faces arson charges; 4 others were charged with summary trespassing.
500,000 dollars for burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash in Middletown.
2 doctors dead in South Jersey in a case of murder-suicide.
2nd degree murder charged filed against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
77, age of mass killer Charles Manson, who was turned down for parole again yesterday in Calif.
1.984 dollars per 1,000 cubic feet, price of natural gas yesterday. It was 1st time it was under $2 in a decade.
31 citations issued by state police under 5-week-old ban on texting while driving.
3-0 hole the Flyers found themselves in after 1 period in Pittsburgh. They rallied for 4-3 win in OT.
2 goals for Danny Briere.
0 goals surrendered by Ilya Bryzagalov after that rough 1st period.
20 times this year the Flyers have won after falling behind.
3-1 mark for the Flyers in OT in the playoffs vs. Penguins.
7 for 13, what Phils 3-4-5 hitters went last night in crushing the Marlins, 7-2.
5 straight hits to kick off the rout in the 3rd.
7 sharp innings for Roy Halladay, who got his 2nd win on the year.
17 points for Thaddeus Young as the Sixers beat the Raptors, 93-75.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.3-for-3 for the Philly sports teams last night, including a dramatic come-from-behind playoff win for the Flyers, who looked dead after one period. Doesn’t get much better than that.
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I Don’t Get It: More bad economic news for the county, with a new round of cuts rolled out at the Crozer-Keystone Health System.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Springfield native and Air Force Capt. Barry Crawford Jr. He will be awarded the Air Force’s highest honor today for his heroics in Afghanistan.
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Quote Box: “We’re working very hard to minimize the number of nurses who are leaving the system.”
- Crozer-Keystone spokesperson Cathy Scullin on new cuts to hit the health syste,.
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