Why choose WellMed? Take a moment to read our stories.

WellMed works with doctors, specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and staff who all have one important thing in common: they truly care about patients and their health.

Hear from some of our patients and health care team members as they share how they’ve received and delivered effective, quality care.

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Quality care for a healthier you.

Roland Bryant

Cancer survivor grateful for excellent Optum care

As a retired Marine, Roland was keen to observe the teamwork he sees among the clinic staff, citing how important character and integrity are to him. Read how Dr. Moussa, and the staff at Optum - Parkway, provide open and honest care to their patients.

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Maria Herrera

Home Care Dimensions team helps diabetic patient walk again

Maria Herrera of El Paso was scared to get out of bed when she was discharged from the hospital, but with the help of our Home Care Dimensions team, she was able to walk again.

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Consuelo Lopez

Family celebrates mother’s successful cancer treatment

Consuelo is a patient at WellMed at Weslaco in the Rio Grande Valley. Her daughter, Noemi Lopez, is regional manager of clinic operations in Harlingen, Texas. Noemi knows the benefits of an annual exam and regular screenings, and she had been trying to get her mom to take better care of her health. The results weren’t what the family had hoped for, but the exam saved her life.

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Dr. Dzung Dang

Podiatrist, WellMed Specialist for Health Shoreline, Corpus Christi, Texas

Dr. Dzung Dang was 16 when the North Vietnamese took over Saigon, which ended the Vietnam War. Now, 48 years later, Dr. Dang retells the story of his escape from Vietnam.

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Dr. Armando Osio

Physician, WellMed at Cross Roads, McAllen, Texas

Dr. Armando Osio shares what called him to medicine and how he feels blessed to serve the people of the Rio Grande Valley for 42 years.

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Judit Martinez

Case Manager/RN, Health Care Manager, WellMed at Edinburg, Rio Grande Valley

After a patient suffered a tumor in his bladder, Judit worked with him and his family step by step to navigate the process.

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Lesliejoy Sampilo

LPN, WellMed at Dr. Phillips/WellMed at Sand Lake Commons, Orlando

Often the challenge of helping patients with their treatments is to convince them to follow doctors’ orders. Lesliejoy built trust with one patient by encouraging him to participate actively in his own care.

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Shalesa Allen

Medical Assistant

Shalesa saved a patient who was desperate for help.

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Sirena Espinosa

LVN, Normoyle Senior Center, San Antonio

Sirena found a man unresponsive and without pulse at the Normoyle Senior Center. She quickly sprung into action.

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Beatrice Mason

LVN, WellMed

Beatrice realized the incident reporting system was not fully accessible to users. She stepped up to work with multiple teams to make sure the system was available to all.

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Maranda Laurie

LVN, Homecare Dimensions, Dallas - Fort Worth

When Maranda arrived at the patient's home for an appointment, she noticed warning signs indicating he was unresponsive.

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Leticia Gonzalez

WellMed Care Advocate, WellMed Care Coordination, Dallas - Fort Worth

Two flat tires left kidney patient Esther Barnett stranded on a Dallas-area highway with no purse or credit cards. WellMed Care Advocate Leticia Gonzalez was there for her.

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Olga Alvarez

Patient of Dr. Solangel Pollock, Optum - Westchester, Miami

Ms. Alvarez says the team at Optum - Westchester is like family and she feels protected. "I just want everybody to know that here, everything works the right way."

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Judy Bass-Elliot

Patient of Dr. Carol Stewart-Francisco, WellMed at Longwood, Longwood, Florida

Eighty-year-old Judy Bass-Elliot fancies whimsy with her talent for ventriloquism and her 13 unique “personalities.” Judy credits Dr. Carol Stewart-Francisco for seeing to it that she received the care and treatment she needed for breast cancer.

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James Gafford

Patient of Dr. Shailendra Chavda, NP Megan Freeman and MA Azucena Jimenez

James Gafford was diagnosed with kidney failure. He had no help at home, no shoes on his feet and was hungry with no means to buy food. This was no problem for the Dallas clinic team.

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