Allegheny Health Network Launches Cancer Program at Grove City Hospital

GROVE CITY, PA (July 29, 2020) – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has further extended the reach of its cancer program with the recent opening of AHN Cancer Institute -Grove City, bringing expanded, high-quality cancer care closer to home for residents of Grove City and surrounding communities.

Located at 631 N. Broad St. Extension, AHN Cancer Institute – Grove City offers complete medical oncology and hematology services, including infusion therapy. The center’s location within AHN Grove City Hospital provides patients with convenient access to other complementary medical resources such as imaging and laboratory services.

“Cancer treatment can be a difficult process for patients and their families.  Accessing care conveniently should always be the least of their concerns,” said David Bartlett, MD, Chair, AHN Cancer Institute. “At AHN Cancer Institute, we are committed to offering comprehensive services in local communities throughout western Pennsylvania, and to providing compassionate, personalized care through a patient’s diagnosis and treatment and into survivorship.”

AHN Cancer Institute Grove City is staffed by medical oncologists Ali Amjad, MD; Aiman Daghestani, MD, and Mohammed Islam, MD, as well as nurse practitioner Jennifer Martello, CRNP.  All of the physicians are board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology-oncology, and bring many years of experience in cancer care to the community.

AHN and Highmark Health have invested more than $300 million in new cancer facilities over the past few years, including the just-opened AHN Cancer Institute – Allegheny General, a state-of-the-art, $78 million center which will serve as the hub of AHN’s clinical, academic and cancer research collaborations with the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.  AHN has opened five new,  comprehensive community cancer centers throughout western Pennsylvania over the past two years, including facilities in Beaver, Butler, Hempfield, Monroeville and Erie.

AHN Cancer Institute – Grove City, becomes another key access point in the Institute’s hub and spoke model for cancer care that makes important clinical resources more readily accessible to those in need.

The former Grove City Medical Center became part of AHN in January 2020.  AHN plans to invest more than $40 million in the hospital over the next decade to strengthen its clinical programs, technological capabilities and physical infrastructure.

Grove City’s cancer services were formerly provided by UPMC.  The new AHN Cancer Institute on the campus has been completely renovated with both aesthetic and technological upgrades.

Patients seeking more information about the services provided at AHN Cancer Institute – Grove City can call 724.450.7010