OakBend Named Finalist for Hospital Charitable Service Awards

OakBend Medical Center has been named one of 26 finalists across the country for the Hospital Charitable Service Awards. OakBend, the only Texas hospital to be named a finalist, was nominated for the hospital’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. In 2012, OakBend Medical Center began...

AccessHealth Appoints Chief Development Officer

After serving as director of marketing and development and development officer for AccessHealth, Cindy Reaves has been promoted to chief development officer of the non-profit health center. A native of Fort Bend County, Reaves has 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, the last 14 years working in...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Physical Therapy Residency Program Achieves National Milestone

The board certified physical and occupational therapists at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital do more than help patients improve mobility and return to active lifestyles. They are also training the next generation of specialized therapists in areas such as orthopedic physical therapy, sports physical...

OakBend Medical Group Adds New Cardiologist

Dr. Long Cao is the newest doctor to join the OakBend Medical Group family of physicians. Born in Vietnam and raised in Houston, Cao joins the team of cardiologists in the OakBend Medical Group. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease in addition to echocardiography, nuclear...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Offering Free Flu Shots to Benefit Santa’s Exchange

With the holiday season around the corner, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is once again offering Fort Bend residents the opportunity to “give a gift and beat the flu.” Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, in collaboration with the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, Fort Bend Exchange Club, Rotary Club...

OakBend Medical Group Announces New Interventional Cardiologist

OakBend Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Sachin Jain as the newest doctor to join the OakBend Medical Group family of physicians. Jain comes to OakBend Medical Group as an interventional cardiologist. An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Ranked Among Top Hospitals in Texas in Annual Survey

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is one of the leading hospitals in the Houston area and the state of Texas in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s prestigious “Best Hospital” annual rankings. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is ranked No. 9 in the Houston area and No. 23 in Texas in the...

New Program Adds Round-the-Clock Care to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s Most Critical Patients

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is the one and only hospital in Fort Bend County to implement an innovative program that places critical care physicians, also known as intensivists, in the intensive care unit (ICU) 24/7. “As our hospital has grown to the largest in Fort Bend County with 347 beds, the...

OakBend Medical Center Board President Receives Statewide Recognition

Jeff Council of OakBend Medical Center is the recipient of the 2016 Founders’ Award, Texas Healthcare Trustees’ (THT) highest honor. The awards presentation took place July 29th during THT’s 2016 Healthcare Governance Conference in San Antonio. Trustees are leaders who go above and beyond as they work...

Nader Ayub, DO, Joins Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Sugar Land is pleased to announce that Nader Ayub, DO, recently joined the group and began seeing patients in August. Ayub is a primary care sports medicine physician whose office is located at Houston Methodist Primary Care Group’s new building...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Honored with Quality Achievement Award for Stroke Care

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes Houston Methodist Sugar Land’s commitment and success in...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Adds New Technology to Surgical Suites

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is investing in new technology to offer patients more minimally invasive surgical options. The new 1588 Advanced Imaging Modality (AIM) Platform by Stryker is a surgical video system that provides a range of video enhancing technologies, including near-infrared imaging...

Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center at Sienna Plantation Prepares Children for Sports While Supporting Community

Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center at Sienna Plantation is offering physicals free of charge to all student athletes with a donation to help recent Fort Bend County flood victims. With a team of highly-trained doctors, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital offers comprehensive, world-class orthopedic and...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s Cancer Center Celebrates National Cancer Survivors Day

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital joins nearly 14.5 million American cancer survivors in celebrating the 29th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day® this year. Also being recognized are the many family members, friends and health care providers whose contributions to and support of cancer survivors help...

Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute Opens Doors in Sugar Land

The Sugar Land community now has access to a dynamic array of sports medicine experts and comprehensive testing and training for competitive and recreational athletes of all ages with the opening recently of the Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute on the campus of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land...