Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital
Sit mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body), wrote the ancient Roman poet, Juvenal. This philosophy is shared today by Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, a private, not-for-profit, 700-bed tertiary care facility that serves the residents of Tarrant County and nearby communities in Texas. About 800 physicians provide both in-patient and out-patient care.
“We believe that providing excellent medical care is not just for the body. It is also taking care of people’s minds, putting their minds at ease,” said hospital spokesperson, Whitney Jodry. Harris Methodist’s philosophy makes it a cut above its competitors.
Families are allowed to be along side of their loved one during a “code” or crisis situation to help make decisions on behalf of that individual. Culturally appropriate care is another important aspect. Pastors and priests are provided for Christians, Imams for Muslims, Monks for Buddhists, and Rabbis for Jews. The need of Middle Eastern women to avoid being touched by male caregivers is honored. The desire of Jehovah’s Witnesses to not receive blood transfusions because they believe that the spirit is in the blood is respected. Kosher food is provided for Jews as well as halal meat for Muslims. Arrangements are even made during surgery on a Scientologist to not speak unless doing so is absolutely necessary because Scientology technology has revealed that unnecessary conversation in the presence of an unconscious person can cause aberrations when the person is conscious later on. Noise is monitored at nursing stations to keep the level down to 30 to 40 decibels. Ms. Jodry noted that, “We have been doing some research and found that part of taking care of mind, body, and spirit is paying attention to the fact that, if a patient has a quiet environment, they heal faster, they’re able to deal with the diagnosis better.”
Harris Methodist in Fort Worth also has every right to boast of its cutting edge technology and services inasmuch as their Cyber Knife system, a method of delivering radiotherapy for cancer patients with the intention of targeting treatment more accurately than standard radiotherapy, provides local cancer patients with state of the art treatment. Recognized throughout the United States as being among the top hospitals for nursing care, Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital offers cardiovascular care, high risk and irregular obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, neurosurgery, back and spine, orthopedics, sports medicine, and is a Level II trauma center, among other services. “We really have a very designated comprehensive programs for all of our service lines,” Ms. Jodry said.
But what really separates the men from the boys or, in this instance, Harris Methodist Fort Worth from its competitors is its unique ability to care for high-risk pregnancies. Its women’s services and neonatology high-risk units have a corridor that connects Harris to Cook Children’s Medical Center. If a newborn baby is in trouble and needs surgery, they go right across a bridge to surgery and come back to Harris Methodist’s neonatal ICU, which is a unique service no other hospital provides.
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