FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025
CONTACT: Megan Othersen Gorman / [email protected] / (215) 817-5781
Ashley Berry Johnson / [email protected] / (267) 990-5505
PASNAP STATEMENT REGARDING IMPENDING SERVICE LINE CUTS AT POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL THAT WILL DEVASTATE PATIENT CARE AND THE COMMUNITY THAT DEPENDS ON THIS HOSPITAL
Notice of Public Action to Follow
POTTSTOWN, PA – Pottstown Hospital owner Tower Health’s plan, announced today, to eliminate entire departments – including the Intensive Care Unit, the Cancer Infusion Center, the Outpatient Endoscopy Suite, the Float Pool, and the 2nd Floor Med/Surg Step Down Unit – and lay off essential caregivers across multiple service lines is a devastating blow to the Pottstown community and to the nurses and healthcare professionals who have dedicated their lives to caring for it.
The announced service line cuts, effective January 16, 2026, aren’t just lines on a balance sheet — they represent the absolute gutting of essential hospital services that local families depend on to stay healthy and safe, and will imperil patients who have relied on these services for more than 100 years.
“At a time when communities need more access to care, not less, slashing services and laying off skilled caregivers isn’t just reckless, it’s cruel,” says President Maureen May, RN, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP), which represents 275 frontline nurses at Pottstown Hospital, a significant percentage of whom will be affected by the planned cuts. “These service cuts will deepen healthcare disparities, force patients to travel farther for essential treatment, and leave caregivers and families in crisis. This community deserves better.”
Tower Health has repeatedly put their own profits over the people of Pottstown. In 2023, their financial practices drew scrutiny from the Pennsylvania Attorney General for potential violations of the hospital’s nonprofit status. Instead of paying their fair share of taxes — which would have supported local schools — Tower successfully challenged the change, costing the Pottstown School District roughly $1 million. That same year, Tower paid hundreds of thousands, even millions, to former C-suite executives, including $1.4 million to former President Clint Matthews and $1.8 million to former EVP Therese Sucher.
Now, Tower is slashing essential services at Pottstown Hospital, and once again, the Pottstown community is left paying the price.
PASNAP calls on hospital leadership to immediately halt the planned layoffs and engage in good-faith discussions with the Union to explore alternatives that preserve essential services, protect jobs, and safeguard patient care.
“Our members will not stand by silently as this hospital turns its back on the people it exists to serve,” said May. “We will fight — alongside our community — to keep critical care in Pottstown.”
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The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) represents more than 11,000 frontline nurses and healthcare professionals across Pennsylvania. PASNAP was founded 25 years ago on the belief that patients do better when critical care staff have a voice to advocate for their patients and themselves.
