New Convenient Care Serving the Cooperstown Area

Bassett Healthcare Network has opened a new Convenient Care Location, serving patients in the Cooperstown area seeking same-day, walk-in care for non-emergencies.

The clinic opened for patients on June 1, 2026, and the location will be open seven days a week.  The new Convenient Care is located at 4580 State Highway 28 in Milford, NY, inside the existing Bassett Hartwick Seminary Specialty Services facility.  It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  

Convenient Care is a critical point of access for patients to receive timely care for illnesses and injuries, including but not limited to coughs, colds, flu, fevers, sprains, rashes, and insect bites.  The clinic space has been renovated to include six exam rooms, a reception and waiting area, an X-Ray room (pictured left), and a nurses' station.  Prior to this Convenient Care being established, residents and tourists visiting Cooperstown either had to travel a half hour or more to be seen at a Convenient Care location or seek treatment at Bassett Medical Center's Emergency Department, where they might face longer wait times behind patients with more critical needs.  This clinic joins two existing Bassett Convenient Care Clinics, located in Oneonta and Herkimer. 

"Bassett is taking strategic and deliberate steps to grow services and improve access and this means connecting people with the right care, in the right place, at the right time.  Walk-in convenient care serves a specific purpose, and Cooperstown has felt this gap for some time.  This new location near the Village and adjacent to Cooperstown Dreams Park will offer accessible care to both full-time residents and visitors alike," said Staci Thompson, MHA, FACMPE, President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network. 

This new Convenient Care Location was made possible through funding awarded through New York's Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV. The award from which funding for the Convenient Care Clinic was pulled totaled $7,633.964.  This investment will also support renovations to Bassett Medical Center's Emergency Department and Inpatient Psychiatric Unit.

Philanthropic contributions, made through Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network, also contributed to the project.  We extend our deepest gratitude to Strategic Financial Services, EPIC Landscapes, Inc, Leatherstocking Credit Union, Nixon Peabody LLP, Terry and Keith Fulmer, and all who attended last summer's An Evening Lakeside reception at the Fenimore Art Museum.  In total, Friends of Bassett raised more than $140,000 for this project. (Pictured right:  Strategic Financial Services:  Alan Leist, Robert Hanft, and Nick Accordino) 

“A Convenient Care location central to our region has been a long-term need for both our patients and the network.  Providing our community with this acute-care option local to Cooperstown, but outside of the emergency room setting, will serve as a resource multiplier.  Patients who need and want immediate care will enjoy improved access for acute illnesses that don't quite require an emergency visit," said Matthew Kleinmaier, MD, Chief of Emergency and Trauma Services for Bassett Healthcare Network.”