Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital – Fort Worth

Great staff members very polite and friendly, the wait time in ER was more then 8 hrs. But we understand it was a very busy day, and still they were very helpful and professional thank you all

Emergency Department Visit 6÷28÷2015:
First and foremost I’m an ER nurse myself! I’m giving this place 2-​stars because of the wonderful nursing staff especially Jennifer Hampton, RN; but the Physician staff (Dr. Jason Disney, MD) could use some work!
I was monitoring my grandmother who is a diabetic that was experiencing a hypertensive crisis along with elevated blood glucose at home. Trying to avoid a trip to the ER. Vital signs every hour, giving her lots of fluids to keep her hydrated from nausea/​vomiting since that morning. Her blood glucose started at (Hi!) on the glucometer and her BP was elevated in the 140s/​80s. Ok, keep her home and give her plenty of liquids. Then, BP continued rising to the point of 200s/​110s, time for the ER! I chose to take to her Harris-​Methodist Ft. Worth because I’ve heard some good things from my fellow nurses! We arrived and was greeted by a security officer who immediately got us back to triage where we were met by a Registration Specialist, PCT, and RN. Things were going at this point and I was happy at that time.
We were immediately taken back to a room because of her unstable v itals. Physician comes into the room within 15 minutes of the nurses starting their standing orders. Spends about 2 minutes in the room asking about her problem today! So I state that she is here because of a hypertensive crisis and her blood sugar is elevated with the following symptoms: N/​V, Dizziness, Unable to keep food/​drinks down.
Here’s the kicker: He diagnosed her with Chest Pain. Where was that stated in her chief complaint? Does he have this patient confused with a different one? CTA Chest to rule out PE because her D-​Dimer is elevated. CTA Chest was negative (NO SURPRISE THERE!), no history of blood clots.
Close to discharge, an amazing nurse Jennifer H, assumes care and I talked to her about my concerns for the patient and that most of her symptoms are more in-​line with dehydration due to N/​V and a past history of this happening but it has been several years since. She tells me that her electrolytes were abnormal and that the doctors says she is good to be discharged with a BP in the 180s/​100s. Really?! What about her other symptoms? Ok, can we get a liter of fluids ordered (for the N/​V)!? She contacts the physician and he hesitantly gives her the verbal order. Jennifer starts the liter and brings her a meal to see if she could keep it down (since she hasn’t had anything to eat all day and night!) Awesome, she’s starting to perk up and her pain is decreasing and the intensity of her dizzy spell is decreasing as well. Wow! Dehydration (With a minor electrolyte imbalance) vs Chest Pain! If only the physician would have listened more carefully to the patient and the family member who is an ER Nurse in the first place and completed a quick head-​to-​toe assessment he would have figured that out! Her total ER Visit took 4.5 hours from registration to car! That’s average so no complaining there!
My little rant is to the physician (Jason Disney, MD): Please listen carefully to the patient and their family. They can give you the information you need to get your clinical picture to correctly diagnose your patient. I’m not a physician yet, but I am a medical professional and I happen to know your patient better than you do for the less than 5 minutes you spent in the room! Hopefully this rant will hit you where it needs to and helps you improve in your practice of medicine! Also, your bedside manners could use some work (Heard of AIDET?)! I know the ER can be very hectic and the patients come in for every little thing; I completely understand! But when a fellow ER colleague comes in or brings their family, it’s much more than your simple treat and street!

My son had surgery here. The people who work here are seriously the nicest. Everyone who I spoke to and gave us instructions were kind and helpful! Every single person! Highly recommend!!!

I was brought into the ER via ambulance. The doctor was quick to discharge me with zero antibiotics despite my blood and urine tests showing an infection, me still being in extreme pain, and my fever rising while I was there. I kept being told to see my primary care doctor. This was a Friday, I wouldn’t be able to get into my doctor until Monday. After questioning the doctor on my discharge, I was told that her life as an ER doctor is difficult because she doesn’t always have the answers in front of her to make a diagnosis… that she could do further testing to find out what was wrong with me, but I needed to just go see my primary care doctor. She said to come back if I was in pain, had a fever, or passed out again (all of the reasons I was in the ER in the first place).
My doctor got me into her office first thing that Monday. She was shocked that I was released from the ER with the blood/​urine results I had, especially with no meds. I ended up getting an ultrasound and they immediately found a ruptured ovarian cyst. I was also diagnosed with a severe UTI. Both things that should’ve been found in the ER. I’ll stick with Baylor for my hospital needs from now on.

Besides being terribly confusing to find your way anywhere, this place is great. I delivered a baby in the «large» tub room and it was awesome. The nursing staff went out of their way to make sure all my wishes were met and went over every item on my birth plan. Everything went according to plan, luckily and then we were sent to our recovery room. They had a pull out bed for hubby, didn’t try to take baby away and check ups were all on normal schedule. Night was a little loud, but it is a hospital.

Had a chance to visit the café late last night and very happy they were open for business. Lots of things to choose from. I had the roasted pepper hummus and chocolate chip cookie. I know healthy, right? But, both were great.

This hospital employs fantastic nurses and has a great team of neuro surgeons. Dr Siadati is the best. So compassionate and smart and truly listens. It’s great to have a team of healthcare providers that truly love their job and being apart of the THR team.

Unfortunately I had to pay a visit to the ER.
It’s fairly easy to locate. It seems a pretty secure place, police will check you up at the entrance. Right after the security check it’s the lobby and reception. I got admitted right-​away, no wait. It cost me $ 100.00 admission fee (but this depends on your insurance)
The room I was admitted was clean, had a TV, table, chair for guest and of-​course the bed for the patient and it did not have the penicillin smell. The nurse was very polite, she talked to me on a commons man language rather than medical language. Like most of us, I’m also scared of needles, she was careful, slow, I barely felt it.
The only thing I did not like was the waiting time before you’ll discharged. I had to wait about two hours after my first shot. I thought that was a bit too much.
I don’t think I’ll like to go back there anytime soon buy it’s always good to know where your ER is located and how professional they are. Thumbs up for this one.

This place has grown into being a small city. Still pretty easy to get around, but big!!! Outside of Cooks children, this hospital has the best food choices hands down.
And oh yeah, the care is good also:)

My first time at the new ER and I love it. More parking, more space in the waiting room, and the doctors and nurses took great care of my mom. Only thing I didn’t like is when I got turned around and went out the wrong door trying to get to the waiting to get get my sister I had to get another band just to get back to my mothers room. Add more signs so people know where to go.

I was a direct admit to the emergency room from a totally incompetent urgent care facility. I didn’t even sit in the waiting room, I was taken right back and checked in while I was already in the room. The staff there was amazing, everyone, from the nurses, and technicians to the physicians and even the medical student who took care of me while I was there. I have never had a more pleasant trip to an emergency room. (Unfortunately, I have been in a lot of emergency rooms!) I highly recommend Harris, the care was excellent. My only complaint is they had no ginger ale. I was there for food poisoning and water or apple juice just didn’t sound like good re-​hydraters at the time. If they started carrying ginger ale for their patients, this place might be perfect!

My wife was checked in here yesterday afternoon. Thanks to my sister-​in-​law, Sarah, & her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson. For helping with EVERYTHING!
This all started this pasted Sunday afternoon. Out of nowhere… BOOM! Doubled over, crying, PAIN! ER, doped up, sent home. Follow up with urologist next day. 5.5mm stone, to big to pass is diagnosis from ER Dr. That evening, had lots of support from her sweet brother, Matt, & her parents (who had a 7:00 am flight to Las Vegas the next morning). They were Ssssssssoooooooo helpful with our children! Unfortunately, wasn’t a urologist on call to deal with her stone there at ER. The following day she was sick all day, vomited about 9 times before urologist appointment. Dr. looked at her and told her she needed to be hospitalized.
So, here we are!
EVERY person here has been GRRRRREEEEAAAAAATTTTTT! Really really impressed with the professionalism, and bedside manner is second to none.
Don’t «like» coming to hospitals.
But, when I do… I prefer Harris Methodist!

The staff has gone out of their way to treat Mother exceptionally well. Can’t name just one because they were all great. Her cardiologist is Dr Kalaria and he’s been fabulous too. Very pleased with the team. Things that have been a problem at other facilities in the past were nothing but a bump for this crew.

When I was in nursing school, I did my labor and delivery (as well as ICU and foundations) clinicals here. I knew then as a 19 – 20 year old kid that this was where I was going to have my future baby. The staff was dedicated! I wholeheartedly recommend this place for childbirth. It’s the only hospital in Fort Worth that has a chunnel to Cook Children’s. So if anything is wrong with your baby, they will be promptly transported to the children’s hospital.
HM also has four birthing tubs if you so desire a water birth (I had one and wholeheartedly recommend it). It’s the only hospital I personally know of that has these capabilities, and the only one in Ft. Worth for sure. All of the nurses I had, from observation, delivery, to postpartum, were very knowledgeable and kind. I didn’t want to be discharged until I had breastfeeding down pat. They understood and agreed. I called the lactation consultant multiple times and she was prompt with her help. After two days I felt confident in my ability to breastfeed and care for my baby. The nurses I had the second day also taught me how to use the breast pump and gave me some supplies to take home. I was very grateful for this because my insurance company wouldn’t even ship my breast pump until AFTER the baby was born. The nurse I had my last night insisted my baby sleep in the nursery so my husband and I could get some much needed shut eye. I was super grateful for her consideration the next day.
A couple other little niceties: They put my baby in a Halo sack and let me take a brand new one home. They also gave me a little bag of snacks from the nutrition department, complete with a silver spoon.
My only word of caution is minor, but I’ll share it: They do not allow latex balloons in the hospital. So let your family/​friends know in advance before they send you a balloon bouquet. One of my friends thought she got stiffed when she saw the one she sent me in person.

I love the nurses in the maternity bedrest ward. They were so kind, that it made my stay very enjoyable. I wasn’t particularly happy with my female doctor, though, who kept my stay unnecessarily long (even though tests proved I could stay at bedrest at home because I wasn’t going into labor anytime soon). The only reason I wouldn’t give this hospital 5 stars is because of their menu – very bland, unappealing, tasteless food. After 2 weeks you can order from their «special menu» which is actually what they serve downstairs in the cafeteria. That food is pretty good, but the patient food is not very great. For new moms or moms on bedrest, they do have a secret food stash of sandwiches, cookies, juices, etc, (which is nice when you are starving!) The hospital has a great NICU, and great staff, and if it weren’t so far away from our home, I would have had my baby here. One perk of my stay: they allow dogs on leashes to come visit me bedside – I was missing my dog terribly, so my husband brought her to see me every other day. As any hospital, the staff will come in and take your vitals all night, but one plus was I told them between 11 and 5 to let me sleep, and they did. Overall, great place!

Not impressed with this hospital. Most of the staff, not all, are cold and not very informative. Also, very limited amount of parking for the Emergency Room. Twice I had to drop my wife off at the ER while I find parking which was a block away. This wouldn’t be a problem if it was a normal visit. I’ve been to another hospital in the north east where they had valet parking for the ER. Very nice.

Having spent 5 nights with my wife (and our son spent 7 nights here), I am fairly certain I can give an accurate review of Harris.
First thing first, the staff here from the lady that cleans your room to every doctor we encountered is top notch. In particular we loved the Neonatologist that oversaw the care of our son for 7 days — she was caring, explained everything but also meant business when it came to his care.
Oh, and the cafeteria is awesome. The food is actually really good, the options are plentiful and the prices are amazing. Turns out they don’t want to rip you off so a meal is generally $ 5. We actually were turning down food from the outside because we liked the cafeteria food. Kudos to them for that.

Convenient to the hospital