One Oak Medical Complex

Healthcare converges at One Oak Medical Complex

STORY BY CALEB TURRENTINE PHOTO BY DANIEL DYE

It is hard to miss one of the latest additions to the Wetumpka area as a brand-new, three-story building is complete along Highway 231. What was once a vacant lot filled with trees and tall grass is now home to the One Oak Medical Complex, giving residents of Elmore County a major upgrade to health services located closer to home.

The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the end of June and everyone inside has hit the ground running. Business partners Dr. Spencer Coleman and Dr. Rocky Lyons were integral in creating the project and they will have their practices located on the first floor of the building with several other services surrounding it.

“For the almost 10 years I’ve been here, most of our specialty care had to drive to Montgomery,” Lyons said. “That distance, especially with elderly patients, would inhibit them going in a timely manner plus the financial burden it would take. We’re eliminating those obstacles and I think that’s important.”

Joining Lyons and Coleman on the first floor will be Wetumpka Pharmacy plus X-ray and ultrasound services.

On the second floor, two businesses will be open five days a week and work out of the facility fulltime.

Montgomery Cardiovascular Associates is in Suite A with Dr. Paul Moore and Dr. Scott Sims leading the practice in Wetumpka. Alabama Orthopedic Specialists also moved its local offices into the new facility. Phoenix Rehab will be providing its services five days per week on the third floor.

“One of the things that makes us unique is that we pulled the best of the best,” Lyons said. “We’re not tied to one system or another. It’s one of the newest and certainly best laid out facili

ties. I don’t think you’ll see a better one in the Southeast. I think that’s been a big selling point to these specialists.”

The rest of the space in the facility will be taken up by other specialists, including Baptist South Vascular Surgery and Jackson GI Medical, who will take patients one day per week. The facility will also have services for dermatology, urology, OB-GYN, endocrinology and ENT.

Lyons said this facility would be a game-changer in health services in the county and could help the cities attract even more people and business.

“When corporations and even indi

viduals are looking at cities and counties to move to, they consider school districts and health care services,” Lyons said. “We’re fortunate to have a great school system but we had fallen behind the times in medicine, so I think this will be an attribute to selling the community.”

While this facility certainly draws attention because of the services it can provide in one place, the doctors, the business partners and even the local government hopes this facility is just the start of even more improvements to come down the road.

“The local government has been outstanding and wants this growth,” Lyons said. “We’re going to continue to work with city officials to try to expand on this momentum.”

One Oak Medical Complex is located at 277 Huntress St. in Wetumpka next to Lowe’s Home Improvement and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

The facility can be reached by calling 334-567-3309.

“Come out here and look at it,” Lyons said. “Do a tour and a walkthrough. It’s still impressive to me, so I hope it is to residents too.”