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North Country Family Health Center Opens 5th Community
Health Center Location in Lowville Following Acquisition of Lowville
Medical Associates
Published: June 19, 2025 at
11:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from North Country Family Health
Center
North Country Family Health Center Opens 5th
Community Health Center Location in Lowville
Lowville, New
York- North Country Family Health Center (NoCo)
has officially acquired Lowville Medical Associates, 5402 Dayan Street,
Lowville, New York. It is now operating the practice as Lowville
Family Health Center under its New York State Department of Health
Operating Certificate. This is NoCo’s 5th community-based location; NoCo also operates 14 school-based locations, totaling
19 locations across Jefferson and Lewis Counties.
NoCo, a 501(c)3 organization, acquired Lowville
Medical Associates, a private healthcare practice in December 2023 to
ensure the long-term sustainment of primary healthcare services in Lewis
County. In January 2024, all 23 staff members of the practice transitioned
to North Country Family Health Center employees. During 2024, the practice
underwent a variety of facility updates to align with NoCo’s
Department of Health operating license. Last month, NoCo
obtained its Operating Certificate from the New York State Department of
Health for this location, making it NoCo’s second
community-based location in Lewis County. NoCo’s
other community-based location in Lowville provides dental and WIC services
at 7785 North State Street in Lowville (within the Lewis County General
Hospital).
“Patients will
continue to see the same trusted providers and familiar faces they’ve come
to rely on at the Dayan Street facility,” said Joey Marie Horton, Chief
Executive Officer of NoCo. “Now, as part of the NoCo Community Health Center network, patients will
benefit from access to a comprehensive, patient-centered model of care that
includes a broader range of services and deeper support for their overall
health and well-being.”
Also in late May
2025, NoCo transitioned the electronic medical
record system at Lowville Family Health Center. The electronic health
record, athenahealth, which is the same system utilized by all North
Country Family Health Center primary care patients and allows patients to
view their medical records, review test results, and visit summaries via a
streamlined and easy-to-use patient portal.
“We welcome all
the facility updates, the new electronic medical record system, and the
name change that this year has brought to our group. We really want to
stress to our patients that they will continue to receive the same
high-quality care that they have relied on for decades,” comments Dr.
Steven Lyndaker. “My colleagues and I are now able to provide services in a
more modern, updated facility. But most importantly, our patients will now
have access to a Community Health Center model of care, which will ensure
high-quality healthcare for residents of Lewis County for decades to come.”
With the addition
of Lowville Family Health Center, in 2024, NoCo
served over 20,000 individuals within its Medical, Behavioral Health, and
Dental Programs throughout its 5 community-based health centers and 14
school-based locations; served more than 4,000 women, infants, and children
within its WIC Program, and assisted nearly 1,500 people with obtaining
affordable health insurance coverage. With the addition of the Lowville
Family Health Center practice, NoCo now serves 1
in 7 individuals in Jefferson and Lewis counties.
For more
information about North Country Family Health Center or its programs, visit
www.NoCoFamilyHealth.org.
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