Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the city doesn’t have the time or money to continue negotiating with the shuttered hospital’s owner, who wanted about $6 million for a six-month lease.

Philadelphia is prepping for the need for many more hospital beds in the coming weeks, but has not been getting anywhere with the owner of the closed hospital in Center City, according to Managing Director Brian Abernathy. The owner has not been “reasonable” in negotiations so far, Abernathy said. The hospital, which closed last year, is located at North Broad...

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the city doesn’t have the time or money to continue negotiating with the shuttered hospital’s owner, who wanted about $6 million for a six-month lease.

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said Tuesday that Philadelphia had 252 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. But he added that the scope of the epidemic is so large that there are many citizens who are likely infected that the city doesn’t know about. His advice: Act as if everyone you come in contact with has the disease.

The fight to keep Hahnemann Hospital open is very much alive throughout Philadelphia. However, the medical institution’s closure is becoming inevitable as it has been revealed that the hospital’s owners owe over $88 million to more than 30 different businesses.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders visited Hahnemann Hospital for a rally on Monday. He used the opportunity to push his Medicare for All plan, which has been the key to his campaign since his last run in 2016. NBC10’s Deanna Durante takes a look at how Hahnemann’s closure will impact care at other Philadelphia hospitals.

All non-emergency surgeries and procedures are no longer to be performed at Hahnemann University Hospital, starting July 12, according to a letter to patients Tuesday, and that includes baby deliveries.

A letter stated that all non-emergency surgeries and procedures will no longer be performed at Hahnemann University Hospital starting on Friday, including baby deliveries.

Hahnemann University Hospital is holding a series of job fairs for its soon-to-be-out-of-work employees. 

The closure of Hahnemann University Hospital later this year and a pending bankruptcy for its parent company remains on a tumultous path, with hundreds of doctors in residence training wondering what the future holds, a lawyer said at a court hearing Tuesday.

Workers at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia are struggling with the recent news that the hospital will close in September. The Center City hospital also stopped accepting trauma patients, which caused one woman Wednesday injured directly in front of the hospital to be transported to another nearby hospital.

The parent company of Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court.

July 4th will be one of the busiest days for hospitals. But with Hahnemann closing, patients will have to go elsewhere. Doctors at Einstein say they are ready. Meanwhile, community members continue to fight to keep it open.

Hahnemann University Hospital has begun diverting trauma victims to other facilities, despite warnings from both the City of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Health Department that doing so could result in legal action.

Hahnemann Hospital was ordered Thursday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to stay open until the medical facility submits written notice of its intent to close.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is ordering Hahnemann University Hospital to stay open after the owner announced the facility would close on Sept. 6.

Hearing the plans to close Hahnemann Hospital, workers are worried about their jobs and the 40,000 people who go to the hospital’s emergency room each year. It turns out, the hospital had been facing financial problems for years. Despite the warning signs, Philadelphia politicians say they weren’t aware it was in such bad financial shape.

Philadelphia’s Hahnemann University Hospital held an employee town hall meeting on Wednesday to let the staff know the hospital will close in September. The employees are devasted and want the hospital’s owner to work with the city to keep it open.

The dreams of two Philadelphia high school athletes were nearly cut short in a hail of gunfire Wednesday night during a shooting on a SEPTA subway train in Center City.