OakBend Medical Center Wound Care Unit Reaches 10 Year Milestone
OakBend Medical Center celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Wound Care Center last week. Hospital employees and guests commemorated the anniversary with hors d’oeuvres, cake and cookies. Jeff Council, President of OakBend’s Board of Directors, welcomed guests and spoke about the importance of the Would Care Department. He thanked all of the staff and doctors…
OakBend Medical Center Announces Second Annual Restaurant Week
OakBend Medical Center has announced the dates for its second annual Restaurant Week. The event will take place this year from April 20 – 29, with participating restaurants offering a special OakBend menu during that time. A portion of the sales from the special menu will then be donated back to the hospital. This year’s…
OakBend Medical Center holds Health Fair for Seniors
OakBend Medical Center will hold a mini-health fair for seniors on Friday, February 23, 2018. The event will take place at the First United Methodist church of Wharton located 1717 Pioneer Avenue in Wharton, Texas. The event offers blood pressure, glucose testing and balance and strength testing. Allscripts, a leader in healthcare information technology solutions…
OakBend Announces Annual Stepping Out Against Stroke 3K Stroke Walk
OakBend Medical Center will hold its annual “Stepping Out Against Stroke” 3k walk on Saturday, March 23th with registration and t-shirt pick up beginning at 8:00 AM and the festivities beginning at 8:30 AM. Registration must be done online at bit.ly/strokewalk2018 or by calling 281-341-3053 by March 9th to guarantee participants receive their free t-shirt….
OakBend Medical Center Adds New Board Member
OakBend Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Abby King as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Abby is a native of Wharton, Texas and is very active in the community. In addition to her new role on the Board of Directors of OakBend Medical Center, she also serves as Past…
OakBend Medical Center Holds Ribbon Cutting for Newly Renovated 4th Floor
Over 100 community leaders attended the ribbon cutting for OakBend Medical Center’s newly renovated fourth floor at its Jackson Street campus. The renovation is part of the hospital’s Vision 2020 campaign designed to bring the most advanced concepts for a healing environment to OakBend. These funds were supplemented by funds raised from last year’s Patchwork…
OakBend Medical Center Volunteers Participate in Little Hats, Big Hearts™
Several of OakBend Medical Center volunteers along with other volunteers around the country 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…
OakBend Medical Center and Cardiologist Long Cao Named in Senior Resource Guide’s Best of 2017 Readers’ Choice
OakBend Medical Center has been named the Best Hospital in the Houston area by the readers of the Senior Resource Guide. Each year the publication polls its reader on various businesses and services that are used by active aging adults. The results of the 2017 Houston poll were released this week. In addition to OakBend…
OakBend Weathers Ice Storm
While the Post Office claims the motto “Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” that same motto could be used by hospitals its doctors. Before the temperatures began to plummet and overcast skies began to produce rain, sleet and snow, the medical staff…
OakBend Medical Center Volunteers set date for “Power of the Pur$e” Fundraiser
The Volunteers of OakBend Medical Center are holding their third annual Power of the Pur$e fundraiser to raise money that will be donated to the ongoing renovation of the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit. Each year, the volunteers donate money that has been raised through various events such as craft and bake sales and through the…
