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Clifton Heights declares disaster emergency over possible loss of Crozer EMS staffing
Summary
Mayor Mark Campbell read a proclamation and council approved a resolution declaring a local disaster emergency after Prospect Medical Holdings’ bankruptcy raised the possibility Crozer Health would cease providing advanced and basic life‑support services to the borough.
Mayor Mark Campbell read a disaster emergency proclamation and Clifton Heights Borough Council voted to adopt a resolution authorizing temporary emergency powers and flexible contracting in case Crozer Health System stops providing ambulance and paramedic services to the borough.
The declaration came after Prospect Medical Holdings, parent of Crozer, filed for bankruptcy and the borough learned Crozer’s operating changes could end or curtail ambulance and advanced life support (ALS) coverage. The resolution extends the mayoral emergency declaration and authorizes borough officers to use emergency contracting, suspend formal requirements where permitted by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code,…
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