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Posted on Feb 9, 2010 | Tagged in: Healthcare , health and wellness
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is offering a free way to protect your family from the flu and at the same time supporting the Houston Food Bank.
With the donation of a non-perishable food item to the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, area residents 18 years of age or older will receive a free H1N1 vaccine. This is a way to serve the whole Fort Bend County community in multiple ways as residents get prevention from the flu and the Houston Food Bank gets donations to continue helping those in need.
Area residents can take advantage of this opportunity on February 18th from 9am-1pm in the atrium of the new hospital. No appointments are necessary but there is a limited supply of vaccinations. Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is located at 16655 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, TX.
Posted on Dec 15, 2009 | Tagged in: Healthcare
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open four new outpatient clinics in the Houston area, and to serve the Veterans of the Richmond and Rosenberg areas a medical office and outpatient clinic will open in Richmond, TX. This is according to a release issued from the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston on Tuesday December 8.
The nearly 10,000 sq ft facility is set to open during the summer of 2010, just southeast of the OakBend Medical Center Williams Way Campus which opened in October 2009 on U.S. 59. The new Richmond clinic will be staffed by VA personnel and will offer outpatient services to veterans, including primary health care, laboratory and x-ray services, and mental health care.
With 78 physicans from the MEDVAMC being recognized by the medical knowledge company, Best Doctors, Inc. as The Best Doctors in America this is just another opportunity for the VAMC to offer quality care to Texas Veterans. “I am very pleased with this recognition of our physicians’ clinical excellence by Best Doctors,” said J. Kalavar, M.D., MEDVAMC chief of staff. “This is yet another indicator the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center continually strives to offer the highest quality health care possible for veterans living in southeast Texas.”
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 | Tagged in: Lamar C.I.S.D. , Healthcare , education
Texas kids are getting ready to go back to schools, and for many children, preparation includes getting a few more immunizations. This year, big changes have been made in immunization requirements which will impact incoming kindergarten and seventh grade students.
The changes to the requirements were made to bring Texas into line more closely with what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory committee on Immunization Practices recommend. These changes started on August 01 and include:
- Hepatitis A Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten will be required to have two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.
- Measles, Mumps, Rubelle (MMR) Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten will be required to have two doses of the MMR vaccine.
- Varicella (chickenpox) Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten and 7th grade will be required to have two doses of the Varicella vaccine. However, a written statement from the parent/guardian, school nurse or physician attesting to the child already having had chickenpox may replace the vaccine.
- Tetanus, Diptheria and acellular pertussis-containing Vaccine (Tdap): All students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of Tdap vaccine. Students in the 7th grade are required to have a booster shot of Tdap only if it has been five years since their last dose. Students in grades 8-12 are required to have a booster shot of Tdap if it has been ten years or more since their previous dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine.
- Meningococcal Vaccine: All students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
For more information on immunization requirements for Texas kids:
Posted on Mar 15, 2009 | Tagged in: Lakemont , Healthcare
Known for its prime location adjacent to the entrance of the Westpark Tollway, Lakemont is home to lakes, parks, to recreation centers and top builders. In addition to Lennar, Lakemont features new homes by Perry Homes, Brighton Homes, J. Patrick Homes. Prices start in the $130,000s.
Enhancing its prime location is a long and growing list of conveniences close home, and minutes away for residents of this growing community.
Christus St. Catherine Hospital
The Christus St. Catherine Hospital on South Fry Road has recently completed a $50 million expansion. The hospital has more than 400 physicians and 664 employees of which 244 are nurses. The expansion has yielded a new women's imaging center, a second catheterization lab and the only positron emission tomography in Katy. It has recently added two additional floors on our new tower that are already shelled.
This nonprofit hospital is also the only hospital-based Sleep Center in Katy.
