St. Mary’s opens Charlton Family Health & Specialty Center
St. Mary’s Healthcare opens Charlton Family Health and Specialty Center
New, convenient location for comprehensive health care
CHARLTON, N.Y., May 12, 2025—With the opening of Charlton Family Health and Specialty Center, St. Mary’s Healthcare brings primary care, laboratory and other specialty services to a new, convenient location.
The center, at the intersection of Routes 67 and 147, offers primary care for patients of all ages and walk-in lab services five days a week. Specialists in general surgery, pulmonology and gastroenterology will also have a presence at this location, where St. Mary’s previously operated an urgent care center.
“We saw an opportunity to rethink our strategy for Charlton and put an existing asset to better use for that community—to increase access to services that have not been readily available here,” said Matt Guzielek, senior director of medical group operations at St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s closed the urgent care center during the COVID-19 pandemic due in part to staffing and other pandemic-related challenges. The building has remained “dark” ever since.
“Given our prior investments at this site, we were committed to bringing the building back online, with the right mix of services,” said Jeff Methven, St. Mary’s president and CEO. “We believe this new business model is sustainable and fills a care gap in this part of our region.”
The new Charlton center is the latest example of St. Mary’s emphasis on investments in services that drive growth, enhance patient satisfaction, and better serve the region. In the past two years, St. Mary’s has added programs, providers and associates, and has invested in services facilities, technology and people.
“We are extremely familiar with the challenges facing today’s community hospitals, but we also are confident in our ability to grow past these challenges over the long term,” Methven said. “Already, we’re seeing progress. Volumes are up almost across the board as more and more patients choose St. Mary’s for their care.”
Charlton Family Health and Specialty Center is located at 2370 State Highway 67 in Charlton and is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center is accepting new primary care patients. For an appointment, call (518) 839-0606.
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About St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam: St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare system offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. For more information: (518) 842-1900, www.smha.org or www.facebook.com/smha.org.
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