Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital Named 'Best Place to Have a Baby'
11/26/2008
FORT WORTH, Texas — When it comes to having babies, readers of Fort Worth
Child magazine turn to Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital first.
For the 15th consecutive year, the hospital has been voted the "best place to have a
baby" and "best place for parent and baby classes" in the magazine’s
“Best for Families” 2008 readers’ survey.
“We are very pleased that mothers in the Fort Worth area continue to trust Harris
Methodist Fort Worth Hospital with their deliveries,” said Amy Hailey, director of
women and infant services. “This honor can be credited to our nurses, employees and
doctors on the medical staff who are committed to providing excellent care.”
Having delivered more than 300,000 babies since the hospital first opened in 1930, HMFW is
the regional referral center for high-risk deliveries in Tarrant and surrounding counties.
It is one of only two hospitals in Texas participating in a major, new safety initiative to
change how U.S. hospitals treat high-risk pregnancies. Throughout the 21-month national
collaborative, called the Premier Perinatal Safety Initiative, the hospital is among 16 of
the country's leading hospitals working to redefine perinatal care and eliminate
preventable birth injuries.
About Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital
Opened in 1930, Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital is a Magnet-designated
hospital, and Tarrant County's largest and busiest hospital and regional referral
center. A member of Texas Health Resources, HMFW is licensed for 724 beds and provides the
following services: cardiovascular; high risk and routine obstetrics and gynecology;
neurosciences; orthopedics and sports medicine; rehabilitation; adult critical care and
neonatal intensive care; trauma and emergency medicine; cancer care; medical/surgical;
kidney transplants; occupational health; and more.
The campus is home to almost 1,000 members of the medical staff, more than 4,000 employees,
200 volunteers and the 100-bed Harris Methodist Heart Center. For more information, please
call 1-888-4-HARRIS, or visit www.TexasHealth.org/HMFW.
About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health care delivery
systems in the United States and the largest in North Texas in terms of patients served.
THR’s system of 13 hospitals includes Harris Methodist Hospitals, Arlington Memorial
Hospital and Presbyterian Healthcare System, and a medical research organization. THR is a
corporate member or partner in six additional hospitals and surgery centers. For more
information about Texas Health Resources, visit www.texashealth.org.
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