Chester County · Penn Township · #LD-10-26-19143
Christiana Care Pennsylvania, Inc
Penn Township, PA · 10,000 sq ft non-residential, institutional · 12.4 acres
About this project
A 10,000 sq. ft. concrete helipad would be built on a 12.4-acre hospital site in Penn Township.
Official description: 10,000 SF concrete Helipad, INS
- Plan type
- Land development
- Land use
- Hospital
- Status
- Under county review
The full picture AI research · Nov 2, 2026
ChristianaCare's Pennsylvania entity has filed plans with Chester County to build a 10,000-square-foot concrete helipad. It would sit on a 12.4-acre hospital site in Penn Township. A helipad is a flat landing area where medical helicopters can pick up or drop off patients.
The site appears to be the former Jennersville Hospital campus in West Grove. ChristianaCare bought it from Tower Health in 2022. The hospital had closed in late 2021. ChristianaCare planned to reopen it as a small neighborhood hospital with an emergency department and inpatient beds. No news coverage, meeting agenda or hearing notice specifically about the helipad was found, so its details come from the county record alone.
What it could mean nearby
- Helicopter landings could add occasional noise and overflight near the campus. The records give no flight numbers or routes.
- A helipad could speed emergency transfers of seriously ill patients to larger hospitals for southern Chester County.
- Concrete paving adds hard surface, so stormwater runoff would normally be reviewed during approval.
Where it stands
The county record shows a filing dated 2026-10-15, which suggests the plan is at an early review stage. Township review, and any required state or federal aviation approvals, usually come next, followed by a decision on the land development plan.
- Oct 15, 2026 Latest county planning filing for the helipad
- Mar 2023 ChristianaCare announced plans to reopen the campus as a neighborhood hospital, targeting late 2024
- Jul 2022 ChristianaCare completed its purchase of the former Jennersville Hospital site from Tower Health
- Jun 2022 ChristianaCare signed the agreement to buy the site
Want to weigh in? The Penn Township supervisors and planning commission normally review land development plans at public meetings, and residents can comment there; check the township for agendas.
Who's behind it
Christiana Care Pennsylvania, Inc · A Pennsylvania entity of ChristianaCare, a nonprofit health system based in Delaware that runs hospitals and neighborhood hospitals.
Around the web
- ChristianaCare to reopen Jennersville as a 'micro-hospital' in late 2024WHYY · Mar 28, 2023ChristianaCare planned to reopen the former Jennersville Hospital as a neighborhood hospital with emergency and inpatient beds.
- ChristianaCare Completes Purchase of Former Jennersville Hospital LocationChristianaCare · Jul 2022ChristianaCare completed its purchase of the former hospital site in Penn Township.
Planning terms explained
- Helipad
- A paved landing area for helicopters, here used for medical transport.
- Institutional
- A land-use category for hospitals, schools and similar public-serving facilities.
- Land development plan
- A site plan a municipality reviews for new buildings or paving, covering things like stormwater and access.
- Micro-hospital
- A small hospital with an emergency department and a few inpatient beds.
Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 2, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $3.5M
- ~50 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~25 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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