May 28, 2025 - ChaddsFordLive.com

ChristianaCare picks up after Crozer

Wilmington-based ChristianaCare is picking up some of the slack from the closing of Crozer Hospital. Two of the outpatient locations Christiana will be taking over are the facilities at 300 and 500 Evergreen Drive in Concord Township.

ChristianaCare President & CEO Janice E. Nevin said, “As we work to meet the needs of our Delaware County neighbors, we are glad that ChristianaCare is able to take on these outpatient centers and provide stability and continuity of access to care for patients.”

As has been reported, Crozer Health filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, and the hospital closed, putting a strain on emergency services. The move by Christiana will take care of outpatient services.

The move is part of a larger expansion into Southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to taking over the outpatient facilities in Concord, as well as others in Haverford, Broomall, and Media, a primary care facility and a neighborhood hospital are planned for a summer opening in West Grove, according to Jennifer Schwartz, Christiana’s chief strategy and legal officer. There will also be a facility in Aston planned for next year.

“We also continue to explore options for an additional Delaware County neighborhood hospital location,” Schwartz said.

Christiana won the bidding to take over the Crozer facilities. The bid was $50.3 million. The sale is subject to court approval and is expected to close soon.

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Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

Police Log May 28: Vehicle thefts, shoplifting, extortion

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• Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck from a residence on Camly Lane in Chadds Ford Township on May 23. The vehicle is a gray 2023 Toyota Tundra.

• State police are now reporting the arrest of two people accused of robbing Lululemon on Feb. 25. The two are identified as Alma Rivas-Lopez, 38, and Guillermo Hernandez-Gonzalez, 30, both from Pasadena, Texas.

• Lululemon was robbed again on April 25. An unknown suspect reportedly stole 71 items of clothing valued at $6,798.

• Lululemon was also robbed on May 7. The report said two women grabbed $1,727 worth of merchandise and fled in a silver Toyota Camry with plate number KXK9167.

• The Wawa on Route 1 in Concord Township was the victim of shoplifting on April 19. Someone stole $356 worth of Newport cigarettes and fled in a black SUV bearing New Jersey plates.

• A 45-year-old man from Philadelphia, not identified in the report, was arrested for DUI in Concord Township on May 8. The report said he was arrested in the parking lot of the Wawa on Route 1. Police said they were responding to a call about someone driving erratically around the Wawa. The incident happened at 3:18 p.m.

• State police said they arrested a 42-year-old man from Upper Chichester on disorderly conduct charges in Concord Township on May 9. The suspect was not identified in the report, but police said he was creating a disturbance, causing multiple disturbances and safety risks at the Fresh Market in the Shoppes at Brinton Lake.

• Someone stole a license plate, PA KLG5350, off a 2014 silver Infinity Q50 parked on Johnson Farm Lane in Concord Township.

• Police are investigating the theft of a 2024 white Kawasaki that was taken from a residence at Johnson Farm Lane on May 2. The bike, a ZX636, had Pennsylvania tag 25DG2, and the VIN JKBZXJK1XRA001541.

• Police said someone stole an iPhone 16 Pro worth $1,239 from an Amazon package before it was delivered to a residence on Brinton Lake Road in Concord Township on May 11.

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• State police said they arrested a 33-year-old man from Parkesburg on drug possession charges in Birmingham Township on May 25. The man wasn’t identified in the report, but police said they were responding to a two-car crash on Route 202 and Brintons Bridge Road at 6:32 a.m., and standardized field sobriety tests indicated impairment.

• Police are investigating a case of extortion with the victim being a 13-year-old boy. According to the report, the youth was deceived into sending nude pictures of himself to an unknown person who later threatened to post the photos online unless a payment was sent.

• A 32-year-old woman from Crum Lynne, not identified in the report, was arrested for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on April 15. A police report said she was under ringing items that were hidden in a large potato chip box. The items were valued at $1,170. The report also said the woman has four prior retail theft convictions.

• A police report said Sebastian T. Principi, 23, of Chadds Ford was cited following a three-vehicle rear-ender crash on Route 1 at Fairville Road in Pennsbury Township on April 12. All three vehicles were traveling north, with Principi’s vehicle the third in line. The first two vehicles stopped for a red light, but Principi failed to stop in time before striking the car in front, which, in turn, struck the lead vehicle.

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