Prominent Doylestown OB/GYN Suspended From Doylestown Hospital

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A prominent Doylestown OB/GYN physician, who has delivered thousands of local babies, has been suspended from Doylestown Hospital.

In a statement and in an FAQ posted on its website, Doylestown Health confirmed that on August 4 the hospital's medical staff leadership "took the serious action of suspending the clinical privileges of Dr. Scott Dinesen."

The hospital did not say why Dr. Dinesen's clinical privileges were suspended. It did say that all other providers under Dinesen and Associates continue to have clinical privileges at Doylestown Hospital and that Dinesen and Associates in the Pavilion remains open.

In its statement, the hospital said it is "aware of recent misinformation spreading in our community about our maternity, labor and delivery services. The VIA Maternity Center is not closing," the statement says. "Doylestown Hospital provides the highest-quality services to women of all ages in our community. We are not closing any of these services."

In an email sent to his current and former patients, Dinesen announced this week that after 28 years of providing care at Doylestown Hospital he would be transitioning "to become affiliated with Jefferson Abington Hospital and will perform deliveries and gynecologic surgeries at Jefferson Abington Hospital to better serve our patient's needs."

A spokesperson for Dinesen & Associates responded to the Patch by saying, "Dr. Dinesen has been a pillar of the Doylestown community for over three decades, known for providing excellent, high-quality care to his patients. This is evidenced by the thousands of women who have trusted Dinesen & Associates with their care. We are deeply surprised and concerned by the comments made by Doylestown Hospital and have contacted them to express our concern.

"We cannot comment on the specifics of this situation because it is still under review and there is currently only an interim measure in place regarding Dr. Dinesen's hospital privileges during this period of review," said the spokesperson. "We respect the integrity of the process and would hope that the hospital would do the same. Our number one priority is the continual high-quality care and support of our patients."

Doylestown Health would not comment further on the suspension except to say that the "specifics of the actions taken by Doylestown Hospital’s Medical Staff Leadership are strictly confidential according to protections afforded to all healthcare providers as part of a peer review process that is prescribed within Pennsylvania Law. This confidentiality is also dictated by the hospital’s own bylaws and regulations, and of course, includes strict confidentiality where patient privacy matters are concerned."

To assist with continuity of care, Doylestown Hospital is asking patients to visit doylestownhealth.org/obgyn for a complete listing of obstetrics and gynecological service providers who maintain full clinical privileges at Doylestown Hospital and are available to meet any healthcare needs.

"Doylestown Hospital was founded in 1923 to provide safe, quality emergency and maternity services. These programs continue to be a core component of our mission – and we are proud that they will continue to be as we enter the next century of care"

Individuals with questions may email communityhotline@dh.org or call 215.345.2153.