ChristianaCare Opens Neighborhood Hospital in Aston, Pa.

 Services will include around-the-clock emergency care, inpatient services, imaging, laboratory services and virtual specialty consultations delivered locally.  | Photo Credit (all): ChristianaCare

• ChristianaCare plans to open a fully licensed neighborhood hospital in Aston, Pa., in early June, pending final inspection by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.  
• The 24/7 facility is expected to treat about 15,000 patients annually and will offer emergency care, inpatient services, imaging, lab services and virtual specialty consults.  
• The first phase of the Aston Campus includes a full-service ED and 10 beds; an outpatient health center is slated for fall 2026.  
• The project is a joint venture with Emerus Holdings, Inc., which will manage day-to-day operations, ChristianaCare said.  
• ChristianaCare said the Aston Campus represents an approximately $50.9 million investment and is expected to create 75 jobs.  

ASTON, Pa. — ChristianaCare opened the $50.9 million ChristianaCare Hospital in Aston in early June, expanding 24/7 emergency and inpatient care options for Delaware County, Pa., residents. 

The new neighborhood hospital is the first phase of ChristianaCare’s Aston Campus at 700 Turner Industrial Way. A second-floor outpatient health center is expected to open in fall 2026. ChristianaCare Hospital, Aston, is expected to care for about 15,000 patients per year, or roughly 40 a day, the health system said. Services will include around-the-clock emergency care, inpatient services, imaging, laboratory services and virtual specialty consultations delivered locally.  

“For too long, people in Delaware County have had to travel farther and wait longer for care. With the Aston Campus, we are bringing high-quality emergency and inpatient care closer to home — delivered with compassion, clinical excellence and a deep commitment to serving this community,” said Janice Nevin, M.D., MPH, president and CEO of ChristianaCare, according to an article from ChristianaCare News.  

Developed through a joint venture with Emerus Holdings Inc., the facility is a fully licensed hospital that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It includes a full-service emergency department and 10 beds for patients who need observation or inpatient care. ChristianaCare said Emerus will manage day-to-day operations and will draw on its experience operating neighborhood hospitals nationwide.  

The emergency department is designed to treat common emergencies such as falls and injuries, as well as heart attacks and strokes. Patients will have access to onsite CT scans, X-rays, ultrasound and laboratory testing, allowing diagnosis and treatment in one location, the system said. The hospital also will offer virtual specialty consultations in cardiology, infectious disease, critical care and hospital medicine.  

ChristianaCare said the campus will expand outpatient access in a second phase. The health center planned for the second floor is expected to offer primary care, cardiology, cardiac diagnostics and imaging services when it opens in fall 2026.  

Together, the neighborhood hospital and outpatient center represent an approximately $50.9 million investment and are expected to create 75 jobs, according to ChristianaCare. The system said it selected the Aston site after community engagement and analysis of population trends, health care access and regional service gaps.  

ChristianaCare described the Aston Campus as part of a broader strategy to bring emergency, inpatient and outpatient services closer to where patients live and work. The system opened its first Pennsylvania neighborhood hospital at its West Grove Campus in southern Chester County in August 2025 and said a third campus is planned for Springfield, with an anticipated opening in fall 2027. 

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