Fort Worth hospital receives national recognition for 10th year in a row
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth has earned a national certification for its brain tumor care for the 10th year in a row.
Joint Commissions has given the Fort Worth hospital its “Gold Seal of Approval.” The disease specific certification is proof the program “meets the rigorous standards of the world’s preeminent accreditation and certification organization.”
Joint Commission is a nonprofit that examines and accredits healthcare organizations in the U.S.
In 2016 Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth was the first in Texas to receive this certification for its brain tumor program.
“For the past 10 years, this certification has highlighted the dedication and tireless work ethic of our employees and physicians on the Texas Health Fort Worth medical staff,” said Jared Shelton, Texas Health Fort Worth president. “Recognition doesn’t drive us. Instead, it’s the commitment to continuously do the right thing for our patients.”
According to a press release from Texas Health Fort Worth, Joint Commission observed and analyzed the hospital’s brain tumor programs, clinical practice guidelines, patient outcomes, treatment options, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, radiosurgery, image-guided neurosurgery and cranial-based surgical procedures.
The press release stated that around 90,000 people a year are diagnosed with a “primary brain tumor” in the U.S., and more than 1.3 million are living with a brain tumor.
Adrian Harvey, D.O., Texas Health Fort Worth’s brain tumor program medical director and a member of North Texas Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists, said that more than 70% of those patients have noncancerous tumors, but nearly 30% are cancerous.
This year in Texas around 2,000 people will get a brain or nervous system cancer diagnosis, according to Texas Health Resources.
Texas Health Fort Worth’s “robust” brain tumor program includes neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, neurologists, pathologists and radiation oncologists, who collaborate to decide what course of action needs to be taken for patients.
The program also provides educational tools for patients and “comprehensive” rehabilitation options.
“Empowering patients to improve their quality of life is our most desired achievement,” Harvey said.
