North Philadelphia Health System (NPHS), which stopped paying numerous vendors in 2015 and then closed St. Joseph's Hospital last March after state officials halted a long-running subsidy, filed for bankruptcy protection late last week in Philadelphia, Philly.com reported. NPHS said that it will continue to provide drug and alcohol services and psychiatric care at Girard Medical Center, at Eighth Street and Girard Avenue. The tax-exempt organization said it owed $24.8 million to its 30 largest unsecured creditors. Independence Blue Cross topped the list, with $10.87 million owed for employee benefits.
