Health & Wellness

MAJOR HEALTHCARE HUB

BY PATTI PARISH-KAMINSKI

FORT BEND NOT ONLY BOASTS THE BEST IN HOSPITAL FACILITIES, IT IS A MAJOR HEALTHCARE HUB WHEN IT COMES TO STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL FACILITIES RANGING FROM PATIENT CARE TO CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.

Direct Patient Care

Patient care involves much more than routine doctor visits and hospital stays. Fort Bend offers an array of direct patient care, comparable to any major city, all accessible and close to home.

NEXT LEVEL URGENT CARE

Next Level Urgent Care provides walk-in care for non life-threatening illnesses and injuries, such as sprains, strains, fractures, lacerations, allergies, rashes and congestion issues. With convenient locations throughout Fort Bend, they are open until 9 pm, seven days per week.

MOBILITY PLUS SUGAR LAND

Mobility Plus Sugar Land provides solutions to assist and empower those with mobility challenges. Whether faced with a disability, anticipating a recent injury or surgery, or wishing to age in place, this Sugar Land company has a wide range of mobility scooters, power wheelchairs, fall prevention products, lift chairs, ramps, vehicle lifts, bathroom products, rollators and more.

DEE’S MOBILE PHLEBOTOMY SERVICE, LLC

Dee’s has the capabilities to offer services such as routine labs, standing orders and STAT requests with or without a physician order. They are available for a multitude of services, including servicing group homes, hospice care, physician offices and immigration testing for US citizenship.

CARTERA HEALTH

Cartera Health is committed to improving the accessibility of healthcare through the application of technology and innovative approaches to healthcare delivery. They are focused on being leaders in the Extended Care category of healthcare, including providing innovative tools, services and care within home health, physical therapy, hospice and long-term care.

FIRST PRIMARY CARE

Membership with First Primary Care gives your family convenient, unrestricted, and unlimited access to a physician they know and trust for a set monthly fee. Patients can call, text, send pictures and video chat with their doctor from anywhere. Or, they can come in for a same/next day office visit with no wait time.

SUGAR MILL CHIROPRACTIC AND ACUPUNCTURE

The doctors and their specialized staff at Sugar Mill Chiropractic utilize safe and natural procedures to provide effective treatment for most pain symptoms. Sugar Mill is available to help with acute pain, chronic pain or a specialized pain syndrome.

CBD AMERICAN SHAMAN – STAFFORD

CBD American Shaman Stafford is dedicated to bringing wellness to their customers through ultra-concentrated terpene rich CBD oil derived from all natural, high quality industrial hemp. It is legal in all 50 states and is 100% organic, gluten-free, non-GMO hemp, has no heavy metals or insecticides, and is batch tested using Ultra Performance Convergence Chromatography. Their product is known to support and bring relief to the body and mind. This includes maintaining focus, pain management, and much more.

Biotechnology

Cutting-edge technology is the future of healthcare, and Fort Bend is home to companies dedicated to utilizing biotechnology to treat patients both now and in the future.

HOPE BIOSCIENCES

Hope Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing adult stem cell-based therapeutics for a variety of indications. They are also the only clinical grade stem cell banking facility in the nation that banks both adults and newborns. Hope Biosciences’ core technology lies in you — stem cells that come from one’s own body to defend and protect from disease and degeneration.

MODERN VASCULAR

Modern Vascular is the only nationwide leader with state-of-the-art technology and expertise to restore blood flow to lower limb extremities affected by Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), down to the toe. Left untreated, PAD can result in worsening symptoms and eventually even limb loss (amputation). However, up to 90% of amputations are preventable.

Modern Vascular aims to advance regular screenings, early diagnosis and successful screening of PAD. Their name defines their approach, technique, and commitment to saving toes, feet, legs and lives.

We know what kind of impact this technology has to patients. We are determined to see our therapies used regularly—to treat and prevent the very conditions that affect every person on this planet.

—Donna Chang, Founder & CEO of Hope Biosciences

Nutrition

ROCKY’S NUTRITION

Rocky’s Nutrition specializes in healthy drinks, such as loaded teas packed with vitamins and energy, beauty drinks containing collagen/ biotin with energy, specialty drinks for a quick protein snack drink, iced protein coffees, meal replacement shakes and kids’ hydration drinks. The company offers 50+ flavors that are all healthy and delicious with options for everyone in the family.

Audiology

FORT BEND HEARING

Did you know approximately 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss? Hearing health is rapidly gaining recognition as an important pillar of overall health.

Dr. Christie Spencer and her team have over 30 years of experience providing hearing care in the greater Houston area. As an independent audiology practice, they put patients first at all times by providing the highest quality services and products and working with each patient to find the best solution for their hearing care needs.