Medical offices to be located at corner of Main and Maple / By Martha Knight

Olean Medical Group (Olean, N.Y.) will soon open offices in Port Allegany, according to CEO Daniel Strauch.

The location will be in a downtown landmark building across from the Square, at the corner of the south block of the business district. The building recently was acquired by a new entity called 28 Main. The company will lease part of Maple Street Commons, for sidewalk, ramp and entryway from the side of the building, where a new entry is being constructed.

Maple Street Commons is a corner plot of land where once stood Meacham’s Hardware, Port Allegany’s longest continuously operating retail business until fire claimed the wood frame structure years ago. The site was not large enough for construction of a replacement building under modern zoning and building regulations, but became part of a downtown revitalization and streetscape project, adding green space, decorative planters and benches and several parking spaces.

The medical services Olean Medical Group plans to offer  include endocrinology and cardiology. There will be a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner, with a primary care doctor expected to become part of the mix soon. Referrals and consultation with practitioners at the OMG base in Olean will be available as needed.

There will be three or four part-time staff persons, Strauch said. OMG hopes to hire from the Port Allegany area.

Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, by appointment, Strauch said.

Opening is at least two months away, he said. Meanwhile, renovations are proceeding inside, and a new main entrance on the Maple Street side is being constructed. There will also be a service entrance and secondary exit at the rear.

Bricks removed in creating new doorways were stockpiled for use in making pillar supports for the weather-protection roof over the main entrance, according to Mick Caulkins of 28 Main. The building has been a part of the business district for generations.

 

 

The former Lake Building in Port Allegany will soon be home to an outpost of Olean Medical Group. A recently formed entity called 28 Main, LLC is the new owner, and is renovating all of the ground floor and will lease it to the new medical service, reserving two front office spaces, fronting on North Main Street, for other tenants. Entry will be from Maple Commons, owned by Port Allegany Borough.  Martha Knight Photo