Dr. Sarfraz Aly has been named OakBend Medical Center’s 2017 Physician of the Year. The presentation was made at the annual physician party held this year in home of OakBend Board Member Dr. May Tape. The hospital received several nominations for the Physician of the Year award. Dr. Aly, according to staff, exemplifies involvement, engagement,…

OakBend Medical Center is pleased to announce that it will open its fourth hospital in April 2018, located in Wharton, Texas. After a long journey and many detours, OakBend Medical Center – Wharton will open with services such as OakBend’s signature No Wait Hospital Emergency Room, observation, air ambulance and imaging, including x-ray, CT and…

Drs. Long Cao and Vijaiganesh Nagarajan (VJ) of OakBend Medical Group held a Cardiovascular Symposium for local EMS on Friday, November 17th at the Wharton Emergency Medical Services office. The symposium allowed EMS from Austin County, Colorado County, East Bernard and Wharton to learn about cardiovascular emergencies and what to watch for and how to…

OakBend Medical Group is proud to announce that Dr. Owen Capocyan, Dr. Gildardo Ceballos, Dr. Long Cao and Dr. Vijaiganesh Nagarajan have donated $64,000 to OakBend Medical Center’s Vision 2020. According to Donna Ferguson, VP and COO of OakBend Medical Group, “These four physicians are leading the way by showing their dedication to the hospital…

OakBend Medical Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Long Cao, Cardiologist and Dr. Sadia Durrani, OB/GYN will now have office hours in Wharton, Texas. Dr. Cao was born in Vietnam and raised in Houston. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease in addition to echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and vascular interpretation. He…

OakBend Medical Center is one of 482 facilities in Texas participating in the TMF Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) antibiotic stewardship (ABS) project. This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quality improvement initiative will promote the appropriate use of antibiotics, improve patient outcomes and decrease the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant…

During the month of October, OakBend Medical Center is offering mammograms for the low-cost of $75.00 for patients that want or need to pay cash. Insured patients will use their insurance to cover the cost of the mammogram. Every Friday during October, OakBend Medical Center’s staff will be wearing pink in support of finding a…

OakBend Medical Center has announced this year’s Patchwork of Life event. The event is dedicated to “Making Room to Heal” and will benefit OakBend Medical Center’s Jackson Street 4th and 5th patient floors. The honorees for this year are the nurses who work at OakBend Medical Center. Without their dedication to all the patients at…

As one of the only Level III Trauma Centers in the area, OakBend Medical Center remained open during Hurricane Harvey and operated normally for two days before calling a Code Grey Disaster. The Code parameters limited access to the hospital, reduced visitations and staff to essential personnel only, and closed all ambulatory surgery centers. Due…

William (Bill) Hamlyn, one of OakBend Medical Center’s ER nurses, has received his advanced certification as a Trauma Certified ER Nurse. While there are more than 33,000 Certified Emergency Nurses in the United States, there are less than 2,000 Trauma Certified Emergency Nurses. The three-month long training and testing to receive the certification was intense,…