Pittsburgh Audiology & Hearing Aid Center, Inc. is a private practice
specializing in hearing assessment, hearing aids, and aural
rehabilitation. The practice was established by Mr. Arthur Bartz in the 1940s
and was originally located on Fifth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh. The
practice name, at the time, was Pittsburgh Hearing Aid Center (the original
"Pittsburgh Hearing Aid Center" sign, shown above, is presently being
displayed at our Mt. Lebanon location).
"Pittsburgh
Hearing Aid Center" later found a new home in the famous (for
Pittsburgh natives) Jenkins Arcade Building (pictured, Left). When the
Jenkins Arcade was torn down we relocated to the Clark building (Liberty
Avenue, pictured Right) in downtown Pittsburgh. Over the next
16years and as the practice grew, more space was needed. Starting on the
12th floor of the Clark Building we then moved to the 22nd, the 14th,
and then back to the 22nd!
In the 1980s, with Mr. Bartz nearing retirement, Ralph DiPasquale, a
hearing aid specialist, joined the practice. Soon after, Mr. DiPasquale became
the owner of the practice. Our
long-time patients remember his daughter Laura, the little girl who was always
interested in helping her dad. Growing up, Laura followed in her dad's
footsteps, making a commitment to hearing healthcare: she graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Communicative Disorders and,
subsequently, received her Master's in Audiology from Clarion University.
She earned her Doctor of Audiology degree from A.T. Still University.
Dr. Laura DiPasquale-Gregory joined the practice to work alongside her dad, as a
full-time audiologist, in 1994. To reflect the expanding scope of practice,
"Pittsburgh Hearing Aid Center" became "Pittsburgh Audiology
& Hearing Aid Center, Inc." at that time.
Over the last 60+ years Pittsburgh Audiology & Hearing Aid Center,
Inc. has served Pittsburgh with an ongoing commitment to better hearing
healthcare. We have grown to 5 offices utilizing state-of-the art technology and
staffed by expert Doctors of Audiology. We are today, more than ever, able to realize the goals of true hearing
rehabilitation.
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