Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center will offer free back-to-school immunizations to Fort Bend children on Wednesday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center, 198 Kempner St. Sugar Land. Read more
Health News & Updates
Caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or other related dementias are invited to attend the Richmond-Rosenberg area caregivers’ meeting on Aug. 1. Read more
The Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is proud to announce two new leaders for the Memorial Hermann Life Flight® program. Lesley Osborn, MD, emergency medicine physician and assistant professor of emergency medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has… Read more
Five University of Houston College of Nursing faculty have been recognized with the 2019 Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Award. The award, given for the last 15 years, recognizes nurses who are leaders in service to patients, families, employees and students. All candidates w… Read more
Congressman Pete Olson (R-Sugar Land) hasacted to establish an advisory group to provide perspective on healthcare issues. Read more
Elizabeth Smart Read more
The Houston area is home to some of the nation’s most distracted drivers. How do I know this? Read more
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital will add 30 licensed patient beds and an observation unit to its campus by early 2020 as part of its continued commitment to enhance services and meet the growing healthcare needs of Fort Bend County. Read more
Dr. Cindy John Read more
Fort Bend Cares made a $10,000 grant to Texana’s Forward Together in Fulshear Capital Campaign to support expansion of Texana’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment for children with autism. Read more
Health Highlights from OakBend Medical Center
OakBend Medical Center is excited to announce that the 2019 Patchwork of Life event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Safari Texas Ranch. This year’s event will benefit OakBend’s Women’s Imaging Department. Funds raised from the event will be used to purchase a 3D mammography machine, bringing the gold standard for breast cancer detection to OakBend. This technology will enable doctors…
Updates from Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has been accredited with DNV GL — Healthcare.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital recently won a top honor in the 2019 Crystal Awards, presented by the Houston chapter of the American Marketing Association.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome palliative care specialist Channon Hudgins, M.D., to the medical staff, effective July 1.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is introducing an obstetrics (OB) hospitalist program at its Childbirth Center, improving the availability of care for moms-to-be. Hospitalists are specially trained physicians who only see patients only in the hospital, ensuring there is highly skilled care onsite 24/7.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome rheumatologist Mohammed Bari, M.D.
Doctors at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital are using innovative 3D mapping technology to identify lung tumors at their earliest stages, increasing the ability to successfully treat the disease.
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health care system, recently released the Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide.
Residents of Fort Bend and surrounding areas are invited to an open house and tour of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s expanded women’s services on Thursday, July 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
