From staff reports
Tionesta Health Center will open Wednesday, April 10, at 111 Bridge St., Tionesta. It is a joint venture through the Tionesta Health Committee and Titusville Area Hospital.
The health center will operate as a family medicine clinic providing care for people of all ages.
Lara Johnson, physician assistant, will be the primary health care provider. She is a native of Titusville.
Johnson received a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Slippery Rock University, a master of science degree in exercise science and health promotion from California University of Pennsylvania and a master of health science degree as a physician assistant from Lock Haven University. She also is board certified as a physician assistant.
Dr. Mary Joan Gidor will be in the Tionesta office on a limited basis, providing pediatric care. She received her medical degree from CEBU Institute of Medicine. She completed her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and a fellowship at Hope Children’s Hospital. She has been providing care at Oak Street Pediatrics in Titusville since 2013.
The clinic will begin taking calls on April 1. It can be reached at (814) 755-3631.