Fort Bend’s OakBend Medical Center Receives American Heart Association’s

Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award 2010-2011

The Rapidly Expanding OakBend Medical Center Responds to Need for Community Cardiovascular Care - Provides Recognized Specialists, State-of-the-Art Technology to Fort Bend County

HOUSTON - Fort Bend – OakBend Medical Center receives recognition for excellence in cardiovascular care and their state-of-the-art Stroke Center with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.

 Providing the latest technology and treatment options to the Fort Bend community, OakBend Medical Center has the only designated primary stroke center in Fort Bend County.

As a recognized Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award Hospital, OakBend Medical Center has met the Gold Plus Performance standards established by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association - achieving 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Performance Achievement indicators for consecutive 12 month intervals and 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Quality Measures to impro ve quality of patient care and outcomes.

 According to OakBend Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Joe Freudenberger, the award confirms the commitment that OakBend has made to the Fort Bend county and serves as a standard for all areas of care the center brings to the community.

 “We are pleased to be recognized by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.  We are working hard to provide the highest standard of care to families in our community and are pleased when the excellent work of our center is recognized,” said Freudenberger.

 In order to better serve the needs of the community, OakBend Medical Center now has two campuses in Fort Bend county  and a new Emergency Care facility at Grand Parkway and West Bellfort.

 The hospital has provided healthcare to Fort Bend families for over 50 years and today has Fort Bend’s only accredited Cancer Center, an advanced Trauma Center and multi disciplinary Wound Care program with Hyperbaric treatment.  The center also has a recognized Women’s Center with full-service pediatric care, an integrated Health and Wellness Center and a top-rated laboratory onsite.

 To learn more about OakBend or schedule an appointment call 281-341-3000, or go to www.oakbendmedcenter.com.