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Level II: specialty care nursery that can care for mothers and infants at 32-plus weeks of gestation with problems to be resolved rapidly Level III: neonatal intensive care unit that can care for mothers and infants of all gestational ages with mild to critical illnesses Level IV: advanced NICU that can care for mothers and infants of all gestational ages as well as the most complex, critically ill infants
procedure that helps diagnose lung cancer and its stage, leading to early detection and improved quality of life for patients • 1500 S. Main St., Fort Worth • www.jpshealthnet.org Medical City Alliance Trauma level: III NICU level: III Number of beds: 117 Number of physicians: 425 Number of nurses: 375 New program or procedure: Behavioral Health opening in November
Levels of care
Trauma levels Level I: highest level of care with a full range of specialists and equipment in-house 24/7 Level II: offers specialists on call 24/7 and can transfer to Level I facilities Level III: offers resources for emergency surgery and intensive care but may have to transfer to higher-level facilities for more serious issues Level IV: provides initial evaluation, stabilization and diagnostic capabilities but may have to transfer to higher-level facilities for more serious issues Neonatal intensive care unit levels Level I: newborn nursery that can care for mothers and infants at 35-plus weeks of gestation with routine prenatal problems
Fort Worth
John Peter Smith Hospital Trauma level: I NICU level: III Number of beds: 582
• 3101 N. Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth • www.medicalcityhealthcare.com
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Trauma level: III NICU level: III
Number of physicians: 831 Number of nurses: 2,565 New program or procedure: Comprehensive Interventional Pulmonary, which includes robotic navigational bronchoscopy, a minimally invasive
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