Texas Health Huguley
Texas Health Resources marked a milestone that it said will advance healthcare services to patients in south Fort Worth and beyond into the communities of Johnson County.
Texas Health Huguley Hospital cut the ribbon on its new five-story, 116,000-square-foot critical care tower last week, home to an expanded emergency department double the size of the previous facility.
The tower began admitting patients on Jan. 24.
“The grand opening of our new tower represents a significant milestone for Texas Health Huguley and the patients we serve,” said Penny Johnson, president and CEO of Texas Health Huguley. “As we planned for this new tower, we considered the needs of our growing community. The added space and technology, coupled with our team’s dedication to delivering exceptional and compassionate care, ensures that patients get the care they need close to home.”
Hospital officials are calling the expansion “an exciting chapter” in Huguley’s history, “reflecting its mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ by continuously enhancing patient care.”
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The existing oncology department has also been improved to offer an enhanced patient experience.
The hospital, opened in 1977, was the vision of Dr. Herbert Huguley of Dallas. Huguley gave $6 million to the Seventh-day Adventist church, inaugurating plans for the $16 million medical center. The facility would serve not only as an acute-care hospital but also in the area of health education and preventive medicine, which is in the tradition of the Adventists.
The complex is at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Farm-to-Market Road 1187, about 5 miles south of Loop 820.
Paul Pewitt, a Dallas philanthropist with extensive oil, ranching, and real estate interests, donated the property.
The hospital opened as a member of Adventist Health System, the largest not-for-profit Protestant healthcare organization in the U.S. In 2012, Texas Health Resources and Adventist Health System formed a partnership to own Texas Health Huguley Hospital.
Two stories in the new tower are shelled spaces for future growth.
The new tower increases the ER from 24 patient rooms to 44 and from three ambulance bays to six. Exam rooms are also larger and feature frosted windows to offer more privacy.
It is all designed to increase efficiency and reduce wait times to ensure quick attention to those in need.
Additionally, Texas Health Huguley is currently in pursuit of Level III Trauma status, which allows them to care for even sicker patients. That certification is expected this summer.
An enhanced medical intensive care unit (MICU) on the second floor of the new tower offers a comprehensive range of services to patients requiring specialized care. The MICU has 20 patient rooms equipped with the latest critical care technologies that are now more spacious, which is a 25% increase in capacity compared to the previous location.
The existing oncology department has also been improved to offer an enhanced patient experience. In addition to medical enhancements, Texas Health Huguley’s new critical care tower offers an all-new dining area.