As you try to navigate through Medicare plan choices during open enrollment, we’re here to help. A Medicare broker will be here at Helms Healthcare throughout the month of September to handle any questions you may have.
If you’re unsure about the changes for 2026 and would like information, we are offering five opportunities to schedule a one-on-one session with a Medicare broker to assist with coverage options, how to enroll, timelines, plan comparisons and any other questions you may have.
Sessions will be September 9th, 15th, 23rd, 29th and 30th. They are free and open to all with refreshments provided.
Call 205-612-0582 or 334-596-7653 to schedule an appointment.
As flu season approaches, it’s time for Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV immunizations. We offer all types of preventive medicine Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call for an appointment at 205-417-1977. Walk-ins are welcome, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
COVID-19 hospitalizations during the fall and winter typically peak in late December or early January nationally. Influenza seasons typically peak nationally between December and February each year, but timing within this range is less predictable.
The RSV national peak tends to occur in late December or early January, but peaks have historically varied by Health and Human Services region, with the Southeast U.S. region peaking earlier than North and West U.S. regions.
In today’s corporate-driven medical care climate, Pell City’ s Dr. Rock Helms is forging a new path in healthcare for the region by returning to the days of old – ways from which he never wavered.
Dr. Rock Helms takes care of tiny patient
He opened Helms Healthcare in Vincent in March and in less than 90 days, 1,000 patients had come on board. And they’re still coming.
It has been an ideal match for the tiny town of Vincent, population 2,500, and Helms Healthcare. The town had been without a doctor for 20 years. The closest medical facility was in Harpersville but for the most part, residents traveled to Sylacauga, Birmingham, Pell City and Chelsea for major medical needs, according to Mayor Jim Lattimer.
Helms Healthcare locating a block from the city’s main street has been “a big benefit for everybody,” the mayor said. “He’s part of the community. That’s what we want for every business.”
Helms lauded the efforts of the mayor and council. “I am super appreciative. The city has been amazing. They made it very, very easy to come here, and we owe them a debt of gratitude.”
To make the partnership come to fruition required some investment by the city to prepare. The long vacant building on Florey Street that the city owned needed repair. “We looked at it and saw the potential, but it needed quite a bit of work, and it needed it quickly” if Helms was to open in March.
