Power of the Purse 2020
The Power of the Purse is an annual luncheon that will benefit the Technology Fund at OakBend Medical Center. The event will take place on Thursday, April 30, 2020 from 11:00am-1:00pm at Safari Texas Ranch. High-end purses that have been donated for the event will be part of a silent auction, followed by a program…
Job Fair
Looking for a new opportunity? Come by our Job Fair on Thursday, March 26, 2020 from 10:00am-2:00pm at our Jackson Street Hospital Campus (1705 Jackson Street, Richmond, TX 77469) to learn about the available positions we have open at all three campuses of OakBend Medical Center The hiring managers of the units will conduct on-site…
Brews & ‘Cue
Join us for the official Kick-Off Dinner for OakBend Restaurant Week on April 16, 2020 at The Swinging Door! The dinner will include barbecue from The Swinging Door, paired with local craft beers. Buy tickets here.
OakBend Restaurant Week
Join us for the fourth annual OakBend Restaurant Week! Participating restaurants will make a donation to OakBend Medical Center for every meal ordered from the restaurant’s special Restaurant Week menu from April 17 – 26, 2020. These donations will help OakBend continue providing the highest quality of care to the residents of Fort Bend County,…
OakBend Medical Center Volunteers Participate in “Little Hats, Big Hearts”
OakBend Medical Center volunteers have joined the American Heart Association, in connection with The Children’s Heart Foundation, to celebrate American Heart Month by knitting and crocheting red hats for babies born in February. Little Hats, Big Hearts™, honors babies, moms, and heart healthy lives in a very special way. Volunteers knit and crochet red hats…
Ask OakBend: Coronavirus
Are you worried about the coronavirus? Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Aly talks to us about spread, prevention and risk in this edition of Ask OakBend.
OakBend Medical Center’s Roots Run Deep
On January 15, 2020, OakBend Medical Center celebrated its 70th Birthday. During the past 70 years, the hospital has continued to service the community and to expand and grow. Today it is the largest healthcare system in Fort Bend County, and the only remaining independent hospital in the Greater Houston area. The hospital’s roots run…
Don’t Diet Yourself Thin
Every January thousands of people flock to the gym and vow to diet and lose weight. And, like everything else, there is a week dedicated to having a healthy weight. It is designed to celebrate healthy, diet-free living habits that will last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems. But, half-way through the month…
OakBend Medical Center Receives Wharton Chamber Business of the Year Award
OakBend Medical Center has received Wharton Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year Award. The award was started in 2009 to recognize excellence in businesses whose practices make a positive impact on the Wharton economy and wellbeing. Over the past eleven years, the award has earned respect and admiration among the Wharton community. “We are…
January 12th is National Pharmacist Day
On January 12th the nation recognizes the importance of pharmacists and it honors how much they impact the health and well-being of the nation. According to the WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ancient man learned from instinct, from observation of birds and beasts. Cool water, a leaf, dirt, or mud was his first…
