As chief clinical officer for Mercy Health–Toledo, Dr. Tita oversees clinical operations across seven hospitals, outpatient facilities and emergency departments within one of the largest markets in the Bon Secours Mercy Health ministry. His leadership spans a diverse range of healthcare settings, including a level 1 trauma center, rural hospitals, and specialized services like behavioral health and labor and delivery. A longtime member of the Toledo medical community, Dr. Tita has played a key role in advancing patient safety and service excellence, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, when he helped establish the region’s first extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program to treat severe respiratory cases. With over 40 years of experience, board certifications in multiple specialties, and a background in pulmonary and critical care, Dr. Tita is also a noted educator and researcher, contributing to numerous medical publications and protocols while serving as a clinical professor at the University of Toledo and Ohio University.
