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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: A faith-based organization whose mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves regardless of their ability to pay.
Programs: Located in the southwest sector of fort worth since 1987, texas health harris methodist hospital southwest fort worth (thsw) is licensed for 259 beds. Thsw provides a wide array of comprehensive services including: surgical and imaging services, 24-hour emergency services, a breast care center, orthopedics and sports therapy, adult critical care, a level iii neonatal intensive care unit, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiovascular services, cancer care, physical rehabilitation, and more. The hospital continually ranks among the area's preferred facilities to deliver babies, according to fort worth child magazine. During the year, thsw had 52,161 patient days, 14,927 discharges, 93,819 outpatient encounters, 65. 870 emergency room visits and 3,114 births. Thsw 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. These are some accomplishments and awards received by thsw in 2016: 1. Opened texas health hospital clearfork and the texas health southwest outpatient surgery center. 2. Received magnet recognition from the american nurses credentialing center. 3. Named 100 top hospital & everest award winner by truven health analytics. 4. Certified by the joint commission in chest pain and primary stroke. 5. Achieved an a rating from the leapfrog hospital safety score. 6. Awarded five-star rating for overall hospital quality by hospital compare. 7. Received quest finalist award for high-value healthcare from premier, inc.