The Daily Numbers: 6,250 employees of Crozer-Keystone Health System, which is partnering with a for-profit health care developer, Prospect Medica Holinds Inc.
5 hospitals run by Crozer, with 600 beds.
13 hospitals run by Prospect in California, Texas and Rhode Island.
8.4 million dollar loss suffered by Crozer in fiscal 2015. That’s actually down from $32.9 million the year before.
250 workers laid off by Crozer back in 2014.
27,028.72, who much charter schools in Chester Upland will be reimbursed for special education students under deal approved by Delco Judge Chad Kenney.
40,000 per student, what they are paying now.
20 million dollars, how much Chester Upland expects to save under the deal this year.
20 million dollars in additional funding coming to Chester Upland from the state budget.
2nd man charged in string of Upper Darby burglaries.
2 Chester men men charged in fatal shooting of 27-year-old West Chester man.
2 Delco churches that will display the Magdala Stone, believed by some to be a replica of a 2,000-year-old artifact.
99, age of Peggy Witmer, the matriarch of the Prospect Park Termites youth football team. She was lauded by the team and community last week. She passed away early Monday.
20, age of Chester man charged in an assault outside the Eddystone VFW.
66, age of Pa. Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin, now subject of 2nd probe by the court connected to pornographic emails.
1,969 pound pumpkin grown in California.
1-0 win for the Flyers over the Panthers in the team’s home opener.
31 shots stopped by goaltender Michal Neuvirth, subbing for Steve Mason.
7-1 loss dropped on Flyers by same Panthers team Saturday night in Florida.
1st victory for new Flyers coach Dave Hakstol.
13-7 win for the Mets to take 2-1 NLDS lead over the Dodgers. Chase Utley did not play, escaping the wrath of Mets’ fans still irate over the takeout slide that broke the leg of shortstop Ruben Tejada.
94-88 loss for the Sixers in exhibition play to Knicks last night.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Hate to say it, but that Utley takeout slide was a dirty play.
I Don’t Get It: There has to be a better way to run traffic around the sports complex in South Philly. Spent an hour trying to get out of the Citizens Bank Park lot after Sunday’s Eagles game.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the legacy of Frank and Peggy Witmer of Prospect Park. Peggy passed away on Monday at the age of 99.
Quote Box: “This is an exciting development for Crozer-Keystone.”
- Crozer President and CEO Joan Richards, on proposed partnership of the Delco icon to Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.
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