A lawyer for Delaware County told a bankruptcy judge Wednesday that reaching a deal by the court’s April 1 deadline to keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital open was going to be a challenge.

In a bankruptcy court hearing late Monday afternoon, attorneys for Crozer Health's parent company Prospect Medical Holdings told the judge significant progress has been made in developing a long-term solution to keep the Delaware County,

In a Texas courtroom, attorneys trying to come up with a sales agreement for the ailing Crozer Health System said they are moving ahead as possible trouble emerges.