Little Falls Hospital getting ready to build primary care clinic in Dolgeville

DOLGEVILLE — Little Falls Hospital is preparing for a new primary care center that will replace the existing facility on Gibson Street in Dolgeville.

The hospital in Herkimer County is anticipating a spring groundbreaking for the new 5,000-square-foot clinic.

The project’s estimated cost is about $3 million and will rely on grants, foundation support, and donations from the greater Dolgeville community, the hospital said in a news release.

Little Falls Hospital initiated design work for the new primary care center following the purchase of 1.28 acres from the Dolgeville Central School last fall, according to Michael Ogden, president of Little Falls Hospital, which is a part of the Cooperstown–based Bassett Healthcare Network. 

Little Falls Hospital is developing a certificate-of-need application that it will submit to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for approval before construction can start. 

Pending NYSDOH approval, Little Falls Hospital expects to complete the project six months after the groundbreaking.

AOW Associates Inc. of Albany will be the contractor on the project, Kate Reese, director of community relations and regional marketing for the Bassett Healthcare Network, said in an email response to a CNYBJ inquiry.

The design work on the project continues and current plans call for a one-story, medical office building that can accommodate four practitioners. 

The new space will feature eight exams rooms, offices and a laboratory, and “many other related ancillary spaces.” 

The design also includes a 2,000-square-foot addition for the purpose of hosting space for community health and “wellness-related purposes.” This space will be available for health and wellness education, lifestyle classes, and to support other community-based organizations “whose goals are to provide positive health benefits for the community.”