Delaware County

Delaware County Hospital Nurses, Technical Employees Planning Strike

About 370 nurses and technical employees at Delaware County Memorial Hospital announced plans Wednesday to hold a two-day strike next month to protest what they say are the medical center owner’s “stalled bargaining and unfair labor practices.”

The Drexel Hill hospital was acquired last year by Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., when the Culver City, Calif., hospital management company bought the Crozer-Keystone Health System.

The nurses and technical employees — who have scheduled the two-day strike for March 5 and 6 — are members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Employees (PASNAP), which said it has been engaged in contract negotiations with Prospect for months. PASNAP, based in Conshohocken, represents more than 8,000 hospital workers statewide.

“For our patients, we must win a fair contract that will ensure safety for the Delco community,” says Angela Neopolitano, a registered nurse who has worked at Delaware County Memorial for 36 years. “This is why we are taking this step reluctantly; the dedicated nursing and technical staff deserve working and patient care conditions that prioritizes high quality patient care for the community.”

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