The emergency departments at Delaware County’s Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital stopped accepting patients by ambulance Wednesday at 8 a.m., a key step in closing Delaware County’s largest health system.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Stacey Jernigan approved Prospect Medical Holdings' move to shutter Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in Delaware County, resulting in another collapse of hospitals backed by private equity.

The emergency departments at Crozer Health System hospitals have started diverting patients to other facilities as the Delaware County hospitals face an impending closure. Inpatient admissions have also stopped,