ConnextCare to expand services to Central Square

CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — ConnextCare, an Oswego County health-care provider, says it plans to open a new office located in Central Square that will offer primary care and mental-health services.

The Central Square location will operate out of the Oswego Health Central Square Medical Center located at 3045 East Ave. Minor renovations are underway and the new location is anticipated to open its doors this winter, per its news release.

The expansion to Central Square supports ConnextCare’s ongoing mission to provide health care to Oswego County residents and surrounding communities.

“We are excited to announce the establishment of a ConnextCare health center on this side of the county,” Tricia Peter-Clark, president and CEO of ConnextCare, said. “The addition of the Central Square practice further strengthens our ability to deliver high quality health services to new and existing patients at a location that is most convenient for them. We will now be more ‘connexted’ than ever before, with our network spanning across the entire county, providing a medical home for more than the 27,000 patients we already serve today.”

This will continue to strengthen the ongoing partnership between ConnextCare and Oswego Health to work together in providing the community with accessible locations that offer a wide variety of services under one roof, the organizations contend. Currently, ConnextCare and Oswego Health jointly operate out of facilities in Pulaski, Fulton, Mexico, Oswego, Parish, and Phoenix.

“Oswego Health’s mission is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents in our community,” Michael Backus, executive VP & COO of Oswego Health, said. “Our goal is to ensure the safety net of care in Oswego County, and we are always looking for ways to collaborate with other providers. We strongly value our partnership with ConnextCare and when they approached us about expanding their primary care in Central Square, we knew we had an opportunity that could benefit the community in that area.”

ConnextCare is a federally qualified health center currently operating six health centers and seven school based health centers throughout Oswego County offering primary care, mental health and dental services.