By HFT Staff

LeChase Construction Services is building a four-story addition to UHS Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton, New York, that will consolidate services into a state-of-the-art Medical Neighborhood. 

The structure, with a façade of insulated metal panels and aluminum-framed glass, will become the tallest building in the town upon its completion, expected in fall 2027. Once finished, the Medical Neighborhood will bring expanded primary and specialty care, advanced diagnostics, modernized clinical spaces, and new wellness and education programming all under one roof for the people of Delaware County. 

Chianis + Anderson Architects is designing the project, which broke ground in October. 

LeChase also recently completed renovations and construction of the new tower at the UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, New York. That expansion received a 2025 Regional Best Project award in the healthcare category from ENR New York. 

The Medical Neighborhood will include: 

• a new medical unit housing 25 private rooms with full ensuite bathrooms 
• primary care and specialty services with 12 additional exam rooms  
• an expanded physical and occupational therapy facility that will include a skills lab complete with a model apartment and vehicle 
• an updated and expanded laboratory 
• a simulation lab for training and enhancing critical skills 
• collaborative community space 

UHS says the addition will consolidate a wide range of services, including: 

• primary medical care 
• specialty medical services 
• physical, occupational, and speech therapy 
• laboratory and blood-draw services 
• building services and support functions 

The services are now provided in buildings located throughout the campus along Stockton Avenue (Route 206). Once the Medical Neighborhood is completed, crews will raze the current primary care building.