When Hahnemann University Hospital announced it was closing this summer, filling any gaps in patient care – especially for expectant mothers and their babies – became a citywide concern.

“Appreciating, understanding and accepting each other’s ‘uniqueness’ is fundamental to the job every one of us in health care carries out every day.”

Faculty and staff share what the closure means to them, Jefferson and Philadelphia.

Adam Sagot's life changed forever in June 2019. He not only became a father to a daughter but also received notice that his fellowship program would be closing—all at the same time.

Hahnemann's closure was a national warning about the cost of caring for vulnerable populations, the aging of legacy hospitals, the speeding shift to outpatient care, the rise of virtual care, the competitiveness of nonhospital providers, and the gridlock in Washington.

Upon learning that Drexel-Hahnemann residents and their supervising faculty would resign, Abington Hospital’s leaders had two weeks to develop a plan for the transition of nine medical services and one intensive care service involving 120 patients.

One day, Madison Crutcher and John Williamson were moving in together. The next, their worlds turned upside down.

Jefferson partnership plays a role in Southwark School’s inspiring turnaround.

Processing medical credentials typically takes two months. In just 10 days, Jefferson staff credentialed obstetricians and midwives so that expectant moms had care amid neighbor hospital's closure.