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County opens vaccine registration portal

WEBFort Bend County Health and Human Services (FBCHHS) has opened its new vaccine registration portal, Fort Bend County Judge KP George announced Friday. …

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County receives new shipment of COVID vaccine

WEBAfter its COVID-19 vaccine preregistration system reached capacity and closed Jan. 21, the online tool Fort Bend County Health and Human Services …

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Medical students and residents to be trained at Richmond …

WEBThe Ibn Sina Foundation, OakBend Medical Center, and Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM), along with Fort Bend County …

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County officials receive new COVID-19 vaccine shipment

WEBGeorge said the 5,000 people pre-registered for the vaccine will be contacted by phone to schedule their appointments. The county judge’s tweet said the county’s pre …

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Coming back strong: OakBend CEO recovering from bout …

WEBFreudenberger is recovering from a recent bout with COVID-19. (Contributed photo) Joe Freudenberger has seen many COVID-19 patients inside OakBend Medical …

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Kelsey-Seybold to develop new campus in Sugar Land

WEBLast week’s announcement is the second major project Kelsey-Seybold administrators have begun in Fort Bend County in recent years. Crews in March broke …

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Local nonprofit, county provide support for seniors

WEBKahlenberg is the director of You Are Not Alone (YANA), a local nonprofit organization geared toward providing aid and comfort to seniors who are disabled and/or …

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Michael Garcia named new CEO of Houston Methodist …

WEB0. Michael Garcias has been named the new CEO of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. Courtesy Houston Methodist. Houston Methodist’s Michael Garcia, …

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Houston Methodist Sugar Land lands on top national …

WEBYIN. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has been named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list, according to a news release from …

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Aurum Wellness senior care clinic opens in Missouri City

WEBThere is a new clinic specializing in care and wellness for seniors in Fort Bend County now open in the southern part of the county. On Nov. 1, Aurum Wellness …

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Memorial Hermann Sugar Land announces $231 million expansion

WEBThis latest expansion builds upon current projects previously approved for Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, including a $10 million operating room expansion, …

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Serenity Mental Health Centers opens Sugar Land-area location

WEBSerenity Mental Health Centers announced Friday the opening of its new clinic in the Sugar Land area located in the Three Sugar Creek Center just off Highway …

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Houston Methodist Sugar Land to host National Cancer Survivors …

WEBHouston Methodist Neal Cancer Center at Sugar Land the 36th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day on Thursday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. with a …

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Kelsey-Seybold opens expanded, renamed Fort Bend Campus

WEBKelsey-Seybold Clinic has officially opened the expanded Fort Bend Medical and Diagnostic Center, now named Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Fort Bend Campus. Kelsey …

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Local officials encourage public to use COVID-19 vaccination clinics

WEBLocal officials across Greater Houston are encouraging area residents to get a COVID-19 vaccination to help the region achieve herd immunity. The Fort Bend …

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Memorial Hermann, Helix partnering on genome testing program

WEBJames LaCombe. A new genome-testing initiative is in the works which aims to catch potential health problems at earlier stages, and it will be available to patients …

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Local doctors note uptick in opioid numbers in Fort Bend County

WEBLocal health leaders after Missouri City opted into the settlement acknowledged they didn’t have expertise in the area of opioid addiction. “HHS does not …

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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital achieves NICU Level III

WEBAccording to the state, a hospital that earns Neonatal Level III designation provides care for mothers and comprehensive care for infants of all ages with mild to …

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Richmond home healthcare owner charged with Medicare fraud

WEBA Richmond home healthcare owner has been arrested and charged with making false statements in an attempt to defraud Medicare, according to a Monday …

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