Tower Health purchased Chestnut Hill, Jennersville, Brandywine, Pottstown and Phoenixville hospitals from Community Health Systems for a total of $423 million.

Tower will seek to close Jennersville Hospital in Chester County and to transfer Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, the West Reading-based system announced Tuesday morning.

“Tower Health is pleased and grateful that Chestnut Hill Hospital will continue to serve the community as part of an alliance of highly-respected and locally-based non-profit healthcare institutions,” ...