Healthcare
Cherokee Medical Center
400 Northwood Drive
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-5531
Website: www.cherokeemedicalcenter.com
Cherokee Medical Center is a 60-bed acute care facility with 140 employees. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations with a medical staff of six primary care physicians and consultants. CMC is owed by Community Health Services.
Cherokee Medical Center provides intensive care, laboratory services, inpatient and outpatient surgery as well as 24 hour emergency care seven days a week.
Cherokee Health Clinic
395 Northwood Drive
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-4900
A Division of Cherokee Medical Center and Community Health Services
- Byron Nelson, MD 256-927-4905
- Ryan Rainer, MD 256-927-4906
- Robert Heuermann, MD 256-927-4909
- Sudha Challa, MD 256-927-4902
- Robert Ostendorf III, MD 256-927-9156
- Shelli Gilbreath, CRNP 256-927-4903
- April Connell, CRNP 256-927-4907
- Loren Bass, CRNP 256-927-4907
Floyd Urgent Care & Primary Care
391 Northwood Drive
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-7412
Website: www.floyd.org/primarycare/centre
- Kathleen Duryea, D.O.
- Sean Bohannon, MD
Perry Medical Clinic
401 Northwood Drive
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-3607
Website: www.perrymedicalclinic.com
- Barton Perry, MD
- Brian Perry, MD
- Clinton Allen, MD
Dr. Doyen Lau
280 Industrial Blvd
Leesburg, AL 35983
256-526-6926
Family practice is located in Leesburg, Centre, and Gadsden, Alabama. Dr. Lau graduated with a DO in 1993. Board Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. Language Support: Spanish
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center
877 Cedar Bluff Road
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-5778
Website: www.cchrc.net
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 185-bed skilled nursing facility, certified and licensed by Medicare, Medicaid, and the Alabama Department of Public Health. The Health and Rehabilitation Center is a non-profit facility, owned and operated by the Cherokee County Health Care Authority. Dr. Bryon Nelson serves as the facility's medical director and Jerry Culberson serves as the administrator. Twenty-four hour skilled nursing care is available, including wound care, pain management, hospice care, diabetic care and in-house mental health services. The Alzheimer's Unit is a 34-bed unit that provides care to residents with signs and symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's.
Cherokee Village & Assisted Living Specialty Care Unit
201 Dean Buttram Sr. Ave
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-4307
Cherokee Village is a 52-bed assisted living facility and specialty care assisted living facility. It is a non-profit facility, owned and operated by the Cherokee County Health Care Authority. Beginning in 1989 as an eight-bed facility, Cherokee Village was one of the first of its kind in the state. The current facility was constructed in 1997, and underwent a major expansion in 2003. Today, Cherokee Village provides a safe, caring environment for up Cherokee County citizens per day who require assistance with the activities of daily living.
Cherokee County Senior & Nutrition Center
229 Dean Buttram Sr. Ave
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-8432
CCHRC Employees Day Care Center for Children
877 Cedar Bluff Road
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-4615
Cherokee County Health Department
833 Cedar Bluff Road
Centre, AL 35960
256-927-3132
The Cherokee County Health Department is an excellent source of expert local medical attention for all ages. The department not only gives vaccinations and immunizations, it provides blood pressure clinics, diabetes clinics, chest X-ray clinics, prenatal clinics and family planning assistance. Among its other services are hearing, vision and dental testing of children and tubercular skin testing.

