Emergency and other Medical Services
Provided by Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a non-profit public health agency that builds healthier communities through partnerships with government, foundations, businesses and community-based organizations, now owns the former Mercy Philadelphia Hospital with plans to develop it into an innovative public health campus.
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Serving the West and Southwest Philadelphia Communities
With the support of PHMC and community partners, including Penn Medicine, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar will provide a range of health care, behavioral health and social service programs.
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and Mercy Catholic Medical Center will continue to offer programs along with an expansion of the Mercy Senior Health – West Philadelphia location.
Provided by Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Provided by Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
offered in coordination with Public Health Management Corporation and its partners.
offered in coordination with Public Health Management Corporation and its partners. In addition, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic will continue to offer programs along with an expansion of the Mercy Senior Center. Additional support will be provided by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation.
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The PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar will provide you and your family with continued access to health care services right in your community. The Emergency Room remains open and is being run by Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Yes, the Emergency Room will remain open and will be run by Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
PHMC has served the city of Philadelphia for nearly 50 years as a regional non-profit public health provider. PHMC works in partnership with government, foundations, businesses and community-based organizations. The transition of the campus will continue for several months with programming being added over time from PHMC, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and other community partners.
The Emergency Room will remain open and will be run by Penn Medicine’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to take care of all your emergency needs. To continue to care for you, your Mercy doctors will remain close by at Mercy Fitzgerald in Darby, PA. The new public health campus will also help you find care, if needed.
The coalition partners of PHMC, Penn Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, and Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic have come together to develop a new public health campus that will provide emergency care, hospital-based care, behavioral health, and social service programs. The PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar aims to be your family’s go-to resource for health and well-being.
The new facility will have hospital beds to care for patients from the Emergency Room. If needed, patients can be transferred to other hospitals in the area for additional care.
While Mercy Catholic Medical Center will no longer operate Mercy Philadelphia, they remain committed to the community, just as they have for more than 100 years. The Mercy Catholic Medical Center Community Health and Wellbeing department will continue to provide community-focused initiatives to keep you healthy, and Mercy Senior Health will continue providing care to seniors in one convenient location.
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Over the next several months, coalition partners plan to bring community-based organizations from across West and Southwest Philadelphia to integrate programming and transform the space into an innovative public health campus. More details will be provided in the coming months.
PHMC, along with Coalition partners and Councilmember Gauthier, has hosted a series of town halls meetings with community leaders to share updates and hear feedback. PHMC will continue its dedicated community engagement effort with bi-monthly meetings and with the launch of a Community Advisory Board in the summer of 2021. For questions or to get involved, email: PHMCCommunityEngagement@phmc.org.