OakBend Medical Center’s Modern-Day Heroes Battle COVID-19 on a Collaborative Front

COVER STORY | By M.G. Angulo  | Photos by Alisa Murray Photography – When asked to leave a message for those who will undoubtedly study the coronavirus pandemic decades from now, OakBend Medical Center CEO Joe Freudenberger, offers a rare one — it comes from the perspective of both an everyday...

Ideal Carpet and Flooring, Inc.: The Dream Team of Flooring Professionals for Over 20 Years

COVER STORY  | Photos by Kelley Sweet Photography – Remember the days when someone asked, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Honestly, back then the founders of the family-owned Ideal Carpet and Flooring, Inc. (ICF) thought five years was unimaginable. Now, 20 years later, they are...

When Baby Comes Early

BRAZOS | COVER STORY – Houston Methodist Childbirth Center at Sugar Land Offers Outstanding Care for High-Risk Pregnancies and Premature Babies Pregnancy is supposed to be a wonderful time for moms-to-be. Planning for your baby’s arrival – and dreaming of the day your little bundle of joy is born...

Don’t Let COVID-19 Fear Postpone Your Cancer Screening The hospital is safe, and coming in for a screening can save your life.

Cover Story – Cancer has not stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what has come to a stop – almost completely – is regular cancer screening. One study, from the electronic medical records system Epic, found that screening mammograms across the U.S. dropped 94 percent in March when concerns...

Your Health is Essential Physicians Offer Tips on How to Live a Healthier, Happier Life

BRAZOS | COVER STORY – The COVID-19 crisis has been a wake-up call, causing us to reexamine our lifestyles and to redefine what’s truly important. Many of us want our “new normal” to be better than our pre-COVID normal. And we’re resolving to take better care of ourselves and to live our lives...

Planning for a Healthy Future: Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Continues Growth in Facilities, Services, Outreach

Focus Cover – Looking around the expansive Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital campus, it’s difficult to imagine that today’s regional medical center began as a small community hospital – with just 22 beds and 160 employees. That was 1998, when the hospital welcomed its first patients. The...

10th Annual Sugar Land Home & Outdoor Living Show: An Exhibition of Impressive Home Improvement Ideas

COVER STORY  |  By M.G. Angulo – KonMari Consultant Ashley Barber spends her days as the founder of Simply Maven showing people how to organize their homes in ways that enhances their lives. “Everyone should have a home, or at least a space, they love,” said Barber, Houston’s first KonMari...

Saving Moms . . . and their Babies Houston Methodist Childbirth Center at Sugar Land

  COVER STORY | Photos by Mary Favre – When an obstetrics emergency occurs and minutes count, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital provides the highest standard of care close to home. Sevinch Serverovna Mamedova never expected to give birth that August day. She was only 33 weeks pregnant with...

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Leads The Way With New Prostate Cancer Screening Technology

COVER STORY | By M.G. Angulo Photos by Alisa Murray Photography – Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital consistently strives to provide Fort Bend County residents with premier health care services, so when technology that can enhance such services is introduced, Memorial Hermann strives to be at the...

Larry Caldwell, D.D.S. and Associates: A Special Place For Special People

Cover Story | By Anne Pencak  |  Photos by Alisa Murray Photography – After more than 30 years, Dr. Larry Caldwell still has a quick step and warm smile when he sets out for his Sugar Land dental office each workday morning.  “I still enjoy it as much today as I did the first day I went into...