Employees Support Blood Drive to Honor Santa Fe High School Shooting Victims
OakBend Medical Center held a blood drive on June 13th to honor the Santa Fe High School Victims. Employees across the OakBend campuses came to Jackson Street to give blood to help replenish the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center’s blood supply. Donations included whole blood, plasma and double red cells. In fact, every donation received…
OakBend Medical Group welcomes new OB/GYN
OakBend Medical Group is pleased to welcome its newest ob/gyn Dr. Amber Dobyne. Originally from Birmingham, AL, Dr. Amber Dobyne graduated Cum Laude from Florida A&M University where she majored in Biology/Pre-medicine. She moved to Washington D.C. where she earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her residency training at…
OakBend’s Wharton Hospital Opening a Great Success
On June 4, 2018, at 7AM, OakBend Medical Center opened the door of its hospital in Wharton, Texas. Within the first 24 hours of opening, the emergency room saw 21 patients, beginning shortly after the doors opened for business. The Wharton Hospital Campus opened with services that include OakBend’s signature No Wait Emergency Room with…
OakBend Medical Center Receives Gold Plus Stroke Award for both Jackson Street and Williams Way campuses
OakBend Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for both its Jackson Street and Williams Way locations. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific…
Volunteers Donate $24,000 to OakBend Medical Center
During the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon held in the Joe and Doris Gurecky Atrium, the Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary presented a check to Joe Freudenberger, CEO of OakBend Medical Center in the amount of $24,000 to use toward the renovations of the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility. Each year proceeds from sales from the Gift Shop,…
Several of OakBend Medical Center’s Board of Directors become Certified Healthcare Trustees
OakBend Medical Center is proud to announce that all of its eligible trustees have received Texas Healthcare Trustees (THT) Certified Healthcare Trustee designation. This designation is earned through a voluntary program designed to help healthcare board members become better leaders and show their commitment to good governance to their hospital and community. Ruthanne Mefford, Tom…
OakBend Medical Center Set To Open Wharton Hospital Campus on June 4th
OakBend Medical Center is pleased to announce that it will open its fourth hospital on June 4, 2018, at 7AM in Wharton, Texas. After a long journey, our Wharton Hospital Campus will open with services such as OakBend’s signature No Wait Emergency Room with air ambulance support, including x-ray, CT and Ultrasound, endoscopy services, day…
OakBend Medical Center’s NICHE Designation Renewed
For the fourth year in a row, OakBend Medical Center has earned the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) designation. This designation recognizes OakBend’s ongoing commitment to geriatric nursing care. The NICHE program is designed to upgrade the quality of care for older adult patients by increasing awareness of geriatric issues, improving staff competence…
OakBend Medical Center Installs CT Scanner at Wharton Campus
OakBend Medical Center completed the installation of the CT scanner at the Wharton hospital location. The machine will provide special X-ray tests that produce cross-sectional images of the body using x-rays and a computer. The CT scan images allow doctors to look inside the body much like one would look at the inside of a…
OakBend Medical Center is First to Offer New Device to Predict Worsening Heart Failure
New technology in implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) is now available at OakBend Medical Center. Dr. Siddharth Mukerji of EP Heart implanted the first Resonate™ ICD designed to not only shock a patient out of a life-threatening rhythm but can also give physicians important information to potentially reduce heart failure readmissions. Developed by Boston Scientific and…
OakBend Medical Center Signs 22 Restaurants for Second Annual Restaurant Week
OakBend Medical Center has signed up 22 local restaurants to participate in its second annual Restaurant Week. The event will take place beginning Friday, April 20 – Sunday, April 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…
OakBend Medical Center’s Stepping Out Against Stroke 3K Exceeds Previous Record-Breaking Years
OakBend Medical Center’s annual “Stepping Out Against Stroke 3k” is growing and going strong. This year over 400 people registered to walk the 3K and support the stroke program at OakBend. The Stroke Walk, held at George Park in Richmond, included breakfast snacks, health screenings for blood pressure and a DJ to entertain the crowd…
OakBend Medical Group Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon
OakBend Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Fred L. Speck III. Dr. Speck was born in John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. His family then moved to Kerrville, Texas where he was raised on a small farm. While a student at Texas A&M University, he coached both the collegiate and local…
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…
OakBend Medical Center Announces 2017 Physician of the Year
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,…