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Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South

Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South

Hospital in Texas, United States


Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South is a non-profit hospital in Burleson, Texas that is part of a joint venture company created by Adventist Health System and Texas Health Resources.

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History

Burleson Surgery Center at Huguley

Huguley is named after Herbert T. Huguley, a dentist and a real estate investor of Dallas, Texas who left his $6 million estate to the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the building of a hospital in honor of his parents.[2] On February 1977, Hugeley Memorial Medical Center opened,[2] it was one of the first hospitals in the United States to have all private rooms.[3]

In 2012, Adventist Health System and Texas Health Resources created a joint venture company that owns and operates the hospital.[2][4] On April 18, 2013, Huguley Memorial Medical Center changed its name to Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South.[2][4] On May 16, 2014, construction workers began the construction of a $95 million square foot six story patient tower. The hospital would get bigger spacious rooms with 136 hospital beds, women's services department, medical and surgical floors, lobby and registration areas, an outpatient radiology center, gift shop and chapel.[3] In August 2016, the new patient tower was opened.[5]

In February 2022, a heliport was built at Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South.[6] On February 22, 2022, construction workers began construction on a $75 million 116,000 square foot five-story patient tower. The tower will double the size of the emergency department. It will also have medical imaging and oncology treatment areas, a intensive care unit and a dining room. Construction will be completed in late 2023.[7]

Awards and recognitions

Awards

  • Mission: Lifeline (STEMI) Award - Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South received the Mission: Lifeline (STEMI) Award from the American Heart Association in August 2020.[8]
  • Pulmonary Care Excellence Award 2022 - Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South received the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades for its COPD and pneumonia care.[9]

Recognitions

  • Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating - Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South received the Over Hospital Quality Star Rating in spring of 2021, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[10]
  • Gold Seal of Approval Accreditation - Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South has received four Gold Seal of Approval Accreditations from the Joint Commission.[7]

See also


References

  1. "Texas Health Huguley Hospital Jobs". AdventHealth. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. Graham, A. (2013-04-18). "Huguley Hospital adds Texas Health name". Fort Worth Business Press. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  3. Nash, Tammye (2014-05-16). "High-level expansion". Cleburne Times-Review. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. "Texas Health Huguley Expansion Nears Completion". Fort Worth Magazine. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. "56XA Texas Health Huguley Hospital Heliport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. Maddox, Will (2020-08-14). "14 Texas Health Hospitals Recognized for Heart and Stroke Care". D Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

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