Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington now offers advanced TAVR procedure ARLINGTON, Texas, February 1, 2018 — Last month, Pat Kidd’s spunky attitude and infectious smile suddenly began to wane. If Kidd walked just a few steps, she was out of breath. It was a completely foreign feeling that the 81-year-old knew she needed […]
Veteran executive to chair Information Management group ARLINGTON, Texas – January 10, 2018 — Diann H. Smith, vice president of Health Information Management Services & Clinical Documentation Improvement at Texas Health Resources, was recently elected as the 2018 president/chair of the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) Board of Directors. The AHIMA Board is comprised […]
Veteran executive returns to facility after five years at Texas Health Southwest FORT WORTH, Texas – January 2, 2018 — Joseph DeLeon will become president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth effective Jan. 21, 2018. It’s a return back to Fort Worth for DeLeon after almost five years as president of Texas Health […]
Texas Health providing innovative technology for patients suffering from arrhythmia ARLINGTON, Texas – December 19, 2017 — Smart technology has become the norm, from devices catering to your needs at home, to vehicles guiding your route along unfamiliar roadways. Richard Sanchez opted for technology that navigates more than his path from inside a car. After […]
Condition often proves fatal for half of victims within 48 hours FORT WORTH, Texas – December 18, 2017 — Many patients with an aortic dissection die before making it to a hospital. “Unfortunately, an aortic dissection is a dire, if not fatal, situation for most patients,” said Dr. Michael Nazarian, a cardiothoracic surgeon on the […]
Bustling Emergency Department cares for an average of 352 patients every day FORT WORTH, Texas – December 18, 2017 — Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has received notification from the state that the hospital has earned a Level II Trauma Re-designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services and the American College […]
New aromatherapy program initiated to help patients heal FORT WORTH, Texas – December 13, 2017 — Patients in the Cardiac Rehabilitation program at Texas Health Fort Worth are not losing much sleep over their recovery — thanks to Brenda McDonnell, B.S.N., R.N., CCAP, PCCN-K. McDonnell, who has been a nurse at Texas Health Fort Worth […]
New space offers more rooms, is phase one of bigger expansion FORT WORTH, Texas – December 7, 2017 – Growth is everywhere you look in North Fort Worth, and to respond to the ever-expanding population of young families and new businesses, Texas Health Alliance is doing a little growing of its own. The hospital today […]
American Heart Association welcomes Chinese STEMI delegates to North Texas DALLAS, Texas – December 7, 2017 – According to the American Heart Association, each year in the United States, approximately 250,000 people have a STEMI, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, caused by a complete blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires time-sensitive treatment. […]
Texas Health Fort Worth becomes first hospital in Tarrant County to offer innovative technology FORT WORTH, Texas – December 1, 2017 — Paul Johnson suffered from a widow-maker, one of the most common and most lethal kinds of heart attack, last November. He now has a Bluetooth loop recorder that constantly monitors his heart rhythm, […]