Grand View closing maternity ward Dec. 1 after doctors leave

  • Grand View Hospital in Sellersville is temporarily closing its maternity ward on December 1 due to multiple doctor resignations.
  • Labor and delivery patients will be redirected to St. Luke’s Upper Bucks campus in Milford Township.
  • The closure comes amid a broader shortage of maternity care services and OB/GYNs across Pennsylvania.
  • St. Luke’s acquired Grand View Health earlier this year and previously received a citation for abruptly closing other outpatient offices.

Grand View Hospital in Sellersville is shutting down its maternity ward on Dec. 1, a St. Luke’s University Health Network spokesperson told The Morning Call newspaper.

The health network said the shutdown is temporary and comes after multiple doctors resigned, spokesperson Samuel Kennedy said. In the meantime, labor and delivery patients will be redirected to St. Luke’s Upper Bucks in Milford Township.

Grand View will continue to offer outpatient obstetric and women’s health services, Kennedy said, and Grand View staff affected by the closure have the option to transfer their roles to the Upper Bucks campus…

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