Lemak Health moving into former Cadence Bank

Chelsea’s Cadence Bank is currently under construction and will soon be the home of Lemak Health and Drayer Physical Therapy.

Matthew Lemak, the CEO of Lemak Health, said his company bought the building at Chelsea Point Drive in April. It consists of about 3,000 square feet inside the bank building and 2,800 in the drive-through. The original building will be the new Drayer offices and the drive-through will be walled in for Lemak’s use.

Lemak Health, formerly Lemak Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, has several locations south of Birmingham, including a new location preparing to open on Cahaba River Road in early 2016. However, Lemak said none of his offices are near Chelsea, forcing some patients to make a lengthy drive.

“We like to go to our patients and we like to be in their community,” Lemak said.

Drayer will move in at the end of August and Lemak Health will follow in early September. Each will have around five staff members in the office, including one physician at Lemak Health. Drayer offers outpatient and athletic physical therapy, while Lemak Health offers orthopedics and treatment for acute injuries in soft tissue.

With these injuries, Lemak said it’s easier for patients to have close parking with no stairs between them and the physician’s office.

“It’s about us being convenient and patient-centric to the folks that we serve,” Lemak said.

While the Chelsea location prepares to open, Lemak said appointments can be made through the Alabaster office at 358-9120. For more information, visit lemakhealth.com.