Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

Programs: Texas health harris methodist hospital fort worth (thfw) is a 640-staffed bed, magnet-designated regional referral hospital that has served the residents of tarrant county since 1930. The hospital's services include cardiovascular services, neuroscience services, high-risk and routine obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatal intensive care, kidney transplant services, and trauma/emergency medicine. Thfw is also home to the 100-bed texas health harris methodist heart center. The hospital was designated a level ii trauma center by the texas department of health, named as a cycle iii chest pain center by the society of chest pain centers for percutaneous coronary intervention and designated an acute heart failure center. Thfw is a designated comprehensive bariatric surgery program hospital and its brain injury transitional services program has been accredited by the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities as an outpatient brain injury specialty program. It was also certified as a primary stroke center, a spine program and a palliative care program by the joint commission. More than 4,000 employees work at this hospital and nearly 1,000 physicians are practicing on its medical staff. Thfw provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. The hospital provides care to persons covered by governmental programs including medicare and medicaid for reimbursement that does not always cover the cost of providing the care. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to both financially indigent and medically indigent patients. Community benefit is provided through many programs to the community. These services are essential to provide complete healthcare to the communities served. Thfw provides the resources and support to nurses participating in the faith community nursing (fcn) program. With special attention to congregations in underserved areas, the fcn program has covenants with over 50 congregations providing health screenings, health education and support for families of their congregations. Thfw is part of a child automobile safety initiative whose mission strives to educate and raise community awareness about child safety. During the year, thfw had 196,181 patient days, 36,108 discharges, 201,583 outpatient encounters, 156,666 emergency room visits and 3,541 births.