About AHN Grove City
AHN Grove City has served the residents of Grove City and nearby communities for more than 40 years.
AHN Grove City Leadership Team
Hospital President
David Tupponce, MD, MMM, FACHE, is the president of Allegheny Health Network’s 67-bed AHN Grove City Hospital, in Grove City, Pa. A family practice physician, he is the hospital’s first physician president.
Dr. Tupponce has led AHN Grove City since January 2021, when he returned to Pittsburgh after serving as Executive Vice President of Central Maine Healthcare and President of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, a 234-bed acute care hospital.
Dr. Tupponce earned his medical degree from George Washington University and a Master of Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He was a family medicine chief resident at UPMC, and his clinical background includes service as a hospitalist and family practice physician.
Before joining Central Maine, Dr. Tupponce was CEO of Tenet Healthcare’s Abrazo Scottsdale Campus, a 120-bed acute-care hospital in central Arizona. Prior to Tenet, Dr. Tupponce was Chief Medical Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of Paradise Valley Hospital, part of Vanguard Health in Phoenix, Arizona.
Upon becoming AHN Grove City’s top leader, Dr. Tupponce assumed responsibility for resourcefully and effectively guiding the hospital through the height of the pandemic, balancing the needs of the community with those of the hospital staff and physicians. He continues to expand the hospital’s physician team, attracting talented specialists and creating new programs in fulfillment of a promise made to the community when AHN acquired the hospital in January 2020.
Dr. Tupponce and his wife, Jaye, have two children.
Chief Nursing Officer
As chief nursing officer, Ruth Lovitz supports and facilitates patient-focused care throughout AHN Grove City’s nursing units, with an emphasis on quality patient outcomes, while actively participating in the growth and development of the next generation of nurses and health professionals.
Ms. Lovitz joined AHN Grove City in 2021, bringing 13 years of diverse nursing management experience across various levels on the care continuum to her new role. Additionally, she served as quality director for AHN’s West Penn Hospital and the AHN Medicine Institute quality director liaison.
Ms. Lovitz earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, both in Nursing from Youngstown State University, in Ohio. She is certified as an ANCC Nurse Executive and was honored as the 2018 Cameos of Caring Advanced Practice Nurse Manager for West Penn Hospital.
Director of Finance
Joshua Miller is the Director of Finance for Allegheny Health Network’s Grove City Hospital. As the finance director, Mr. Miller is responsible for overseeing and sustaining the financial performance of AHN Grove City, as well as budget planning, business forecasting, and funding for capital investments.
Mr. Miller joined AHN Grove City in 2022 and has over 13 years of progressive financial leadership experience, primarily within the health care industry. Prior to joining AHN, Mr. Miller served as Chief Financial Officer for Willamette Valley Medical Center in western Oregon, a hospital owned by LifePoint Health headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn.
Previous to LifePoint Health, Mr. Miller also served as Chief Financial Officer for Linton Hospital, a community and critical access hospital outside of Bismarck, North Dakota.
Mr. Miller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Penn State Behrend and his Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Louisiana State University Shreveport.
Director of Operations
Adam Critchlow is the director of operations for Allegheny Health Network’s Grove City Hospital.
Mr. Critchlow establishes strategic priorities and leads business operations for the facility. He works with the hospital’s administrative and clinical leadership teams and network executives to strengthen the hospital’s operations and provide oversight of the hospital's capital infrastructure.
Mr. Critchlow joined AHN in November 2020. Before coming to Grove City, he served in leadership and supervisory positions at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio and at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.
Mr. Critchlow earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Slippery Rock University and a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He also received his Lean Black Belt certification through Purdue University.
Our history
In 1978, Grove City made national headlines with the merger of Grove City and Bashline Memorial Hospital. Both hospitals were founded in the early 1900s. Grove City was staffed by allopathic physicians, and Bashline was home to osteopathic physicians. When both hospitals were open, members of the community were often loyal to one method of care over the other. Alvin Schell, a chair of the hospital’s board of directors summed it up for the Wall Street Journal: “You were a Republican or you were a Democrat. You went to an osteopath or you went to a medical doctor.”
Despite those strong feelings, the boards of directors for both hospitals explored the possibility of a merger in 1976. Separately, Grove City and Bashline hospitals were operating at 54% capacity. Neither could get government approval for capital improvements to meet state and professional health and safety codes. Faced with those difficulties, the hospitals decided to merge. A campaign resulted in local residents naming the new hospital United Community Hospital, which officially opened its doors in 1981.
At the time of the merger, the hospital’s physician staff had 15 medical doctors and 11 doctors of osteopathy. Today, close to half of AHN Grove City’s staff are DOs. What was once a contentious relationship has evolved into a mutually respectful physician culture at AHN Grove City.
Joining Allegheny Health Network
In January of 2020, Grove City Medical Center joined Allegheny Health Network (AHN), becoming the eighth Pennsylvania hospital for AHN. AHN is investing in the hospital to make it a vital health care facility between Erie and Pittsburgh. Key areas of development include cardiology, neurology, oncology, behavioral health, orthopaedics, and primary care, in addition to building out capabilities for virtual health services, and the work is ongoing.
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Call (724) 450-7000 for more information about AHN Grove City medical services, or visit our Physician Directory to request an appointment with a specialist.
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631 N. Broad Street Ext.
Grove City, PA 16127
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