Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital shuttered its inpatient behavioral health unit on Oct. 26. 'While there is a need for these services in our community, operational and financial challenges make it difficult for us to continue doing so,' Mercy Fitzgerald spokesperson Jason Griffith said. The cuts to those services at the 178-bed hospital in Darby is a devastating blow to health care in Delco and Southwest Philadelphia. Mercy Fitzgerald serves more than 186,000 patients each year.
