Texas Health Harris Methodist Hosptial - SURG

Acute Care Surgery Program:

• 722 bed Acute Care Facility
• Current level II in pursuit of level I
• 123,000 Annual ED visits
• 4000 Trauma Visits annually 3300 trauma admissions annually
• 20 bed Trauma/surgical ICU
• 22 bed Neuro ICU

Trauma Surgeon Criteria

• Board Certified Surgery with Trauma/Surgical­Critical Care Fellowship Preferred
• ATLS Required
• Willingness to work at on-site clinic for pre-op/post-op visit

Facility Information
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has a longstanding history of providing advanced medical care. Serving North Texas as a designated Emergency Center of Excellence by Emergency Excellence, the hospital has also been awarded the highest advanced certification by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and is the first hospital in the country to earn the prestigious designation as a Joint Commission Primary Heart Attack Center. Additionally, it is only the second hospital in the nation to earn the Gold Seal of Approval for Brain Tumor Certification by The Joint Commission. We also offer outstanding care for growing families and have been voted the "Best Place to Have a Baby" 20 times by readers of Fort Worth Child magazine. After 90 years of service, our commitment to the growing community remains strong.

Community Information
Fort Worth — the most typically Texan of all Texas cities — began as a tiny outpost on a lonely frontier. Today, this metropolitan area of more than 800,000 people blends its cattle and oil heritage seamlessly with an ever-growing, diverse array of new businesses and industries.

Fort Worth was established through the efforts, the courage and the sacrifices of countless men and women; and the story, even in barest outline, is an American saga.