Two locations will be renovated and expanded at Ossining Open Door Family Medical Center, a medical services provider that helps people with limited access to health care.
The two Church Street and 165 Main Street buildings face each other in the village's downtown, and both will house medical space and offices when construction is complete, LeChase Construction Services said in a news release. Renovation and expansion.
The 25,000-square-foot Church Street building is currently being constructed primarily for administrative offices and a wellness center, according to a release. The 1970s stucco structure has been replaced with a modern glass façade and the building will undergo a complete renovation. The 3,000-square-foot glass addition will include a wraparound staircase to Church Street and public seating facing the Old Croton Aqueduct promenade, according to a release. The staff entrance leads to the staff patio. Church Street will house outpatient care and behavioral health services and is expected to be completed by early 2025.
And the plan, starting in 2025, is to renovate the 22,000-square-foot Main Street Medical Center, where most of the medical care has been provided, according to the release. In this work he will preserve the facade of the 19th century building. It will include expanded dental, podiatry and optometry services, as well as large group meeting spaces for wellness and nutritional counseling. There will also be a women, infants and children's section, a cancer support group, prenatal education classes and digital literacy support.
The Main Street project is expected to be completed by mid-2026. Originally a department store, it was renovated for open doors.
“That building is three stories high, and we're going one story at a time, doing gut renovations floor by floor,” LeChase Construction Services project director Steve Coletta said in a statement.
“We know that many families in the region rely on Open Door to solve their health care needs, and we are leveraging our expertise and commitment to quality construction to expand the center’s We are proud to enhance our services,” said LeChase Vice President David Campbell. in his statement.
New York City's Cannon Design designed both the building's renovation and expansion, according to the release.
Open Door Family Medical Center is a federally qualified health center serving Westchester and Putnam Counties. We have locations in Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, and Putnam's Brewster. There are also school-based health centers in Port Chester and Ossining.
The Journal News reported in 2019 that two-thirds of Open Door patients live below the poverty line. Open Doors he started in a church basement in 1972 with the goal of “bringing health care to those most inaccessible, regardless of their ability to pay.” In many cases, we serve patients who may not otherwise receive care. “We serve families with income and uninsured individuals,” Lindsey Farrell, Open Door's president and CEO, said in a statement on its website. “We reach 63,000 people each year. We are proud to be able to provide medical facilities to more than 1,000 patients,” he added.
Michael McKinney covers the growth and development of Journal News/lohud.com and the USA Today Network in Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley.
