PHILADELPHIA — The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and the Board of Directors of The Chester County Hospital and Health System (TCCHHS) today announced TCCHHS as a new member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. TCCHHS includes a 245-bed hospital complex in West Chester and satellite locations in Exton, West Goshen, New Garden, Jennersville and Kennett Square. The announcement serves as the final step of plans put in motion earlier this year by Penn Medicine and TCCHSS to form a strategic corporate partnership.
"With Chester County Hospital and Health System becoming a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, we hope to further expand the depth and breadth of quality health care services that Penn Medicine provides to the greater Southeastern Pennsylvania region,” said Ralph W. Muller, chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. “As one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care, we plan to provide unparalleled access and support to both patients and staff at TCCHHS.”
TCCHHS currently offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient medical/surgical services, including interventional cardiovascular services, open heart surgery, oncology, radiation oncology and comprehensive maternal/infant health services. The health system also offers home health and hospice care; skilled nursing care; occupational and employee healthcare; professional and technical education; outpatient laboratory; radiology and physical therapy services; prenatal care and gynecological care centers for the underserved; and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
“For 120 years, we have served our community with the highest quality health care,” said William W. Wylie, Jr., chairman of The Chester County Hospital and Health System Board of Directors, “and now, as one of Penn’s prestigious hospitals, we will have the resources, knowledge and expertise of one of the top academic health systems in the country right here in Chester County.”
“This is an exciting time for our organization,” commented Michael J. Duncan, president and CEO of The Chester County Hospital and Health System. “We will now blend the best of Chester County Hospital with the remarkable achievements of Penn Medicine to create one of the leading hospitals in the Philadelphia suburbs.”
The new affiliation will expand current strategic programs between Penn Medicine and TCCHHS, such as membership in the Penn Cancer Network, and foster additional collaboration to identify new programs and technology that can be brought to the community.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s patient care facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751. Additional facilities and enterprises include Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion enterprise powered by more than 49,000 talented faculty and staff.