Centerville Clinics to move to new Uniontown office, add pharmacy
Next spring, the Centerville Clinics practice in Uniontown will be moving to a larger location that its CEO said will allow it to offer more services to patients.
After 24 years, the practice has outgrown its existing site on McClellandtown Road, near WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, said Centerville CEO Barry Niccolai. The new office being built at 97 Delaware Ave. will be significantly larger.
“We’ve been looking for additional space for the last two or three years to be able to properly fit the services that were required,” he said. “And as well, we’re expanding, in that in an era where many pharmacies are closing, we’re running into the fire and opening the pharmacy.”
The full-service pharmacy will also have a drive-through window, giving patients a more convenient way to pick up their prescriptions.
Traditionary primary care services will also be accompanied by dedicated behavioral health programs. It will host caseworkers who provide in-home services, and hopefully expand to face-to-face counseling as well, Niccolai said.
Centerville is planning to open the new clinic sometime in the spring. An official opening date, as well as that of a community open house, will be announced in the next few weeks.
“Construction is well underway,” Niccolai said. “Everything’s on time so far, so we’ve been lucky in that respect.”
When the clinic is transitioning to Delaware Avenue, patients will get detailed communications about their scheduled appointments.
They should experience little to no disruption in service, Niccolai said. The plan is to move in over the weekend before opening on a Monday.
Centerville Clinics operates 14 medical, five dental, and 10 behavioral health sites throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. The clinics have physicians, nurse practitioners, and run lab tests in-house.
They also see all patients regardless of ability to pay, offering a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.
With changes to Medicaid that could end coverage for more than 300,000 Pennsylvanians, Niccolai expects the clinics will see even more patients.
Services like the clinic are especially needed in areas like Fayette and Greene counties, which typically rank at the near bottom of state indexes for health and income, Niccolai said.
“Uniontown has gotten so busy that it has now passed up our Centerville location to be our second-busiest office,” he said. “So you know the services are needed.”