Kenny Cooper is a WHYY News multiplatform reporter covering Chester and Delaware counties. He joined WHYY in November 2020. Kenny, a Montgomery County native, graduated in 2020 from Temple University with a BA in journalism and political science.
Prior to WHYY, he covered Pennsylvania state politics through an Election SOS fellowship at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. In early 2020, Kenny was selected to be a participant in the POLITICO Journalism Institute. He has interned at numerous news outlets, including CNN, NBC News & MSNBC, NBC Sports Philadelphia, and FOX 29.
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Listen 0:53Crozer Health in Delaware County to close, leaving patients and employees in limbo
For-profit parent company Prospect Medical Holdings moved Monday to shutter Delaware County’s largest hospital system.
1 year ago
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1 year ago
Listen 1:11Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito is stepping down
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1 year ago
Listen 0:44Upper Darby to ditch Crozer Health ambulance services amid staffing woes
STAT Medical Transport has agreed to provide two paramedic units to cover Upper Darby. The start date has yet to be determined.
1 year ago
Listen 0:55Main Line business leaders say proposed SEPTA cuts would be ‘absolutely devastating’
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1 year ago
Taylor Hospital to lose home care and hospice units, union says
A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals says approximately 25 employees will lose their jobs.
1 year ago
Penn Medicine and Delaware County dish out $6M to delay Crozer health closure
The money grants Prospect Medical Holdings, Pennsylvania officials and potential buyers more time to negotiate a deal to transition Crozer Health to new ownership.
1 year ago
Prospect will begin closing Crozer Health if Pa. does not provide $9 million
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