For the past 25 years, innovation has been a hallmark of Texas Health Resources’ commitment to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve. Texas Health’s bold clinical innovations in the past – including those that earned first-in-Texas and first-in-the-country clinical recognitions – inspire us to create new solutions for future needs.
Take a look at Texas Health’s clinical innovations and recognitions, and let us know in the Conversations section below what other innovations come to mind. In a few weeks, we’ll take a look at Texas Health’s innovations in organizational culture.
1998 – OR of the future: Texas Health joined Baylor Healthcare System to sponsor the OR of the Future at the State Fair of Texas with a focus on minimally invasive care and groundbreaking advancements in diagnostics.
2006 – BrainSUITE™ technology: Neurosurgeons on the medical staff of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas were the first in the United States to use BrainSUITE™ technology, thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Nancy B. Hamon.
2006 – Inflatable surge capacity unit: Texas Health unveils the first portable inflatable surge capacity unit in the nation.
2006 – Electronic health record: Texas Health launched the electronic health record at the first hospital to use the new system, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. The system, now called CareConnect One, was fully implemented across the organization in 2012.
2006 – Rapid Response Teams: Texas Health launched Rapid Response Teams throughout the system to help expedite care for patients who demonstrate signs of deterioration.
2009 – Chest pain advances: Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital became the first hospital in Texas and one of a handful in the world to be named a Cycle III Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The hospital also became the first hospital to be named an Acute Heart Failure Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
2010 – Center of Excellence for gynecological surgery: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas was the first hospital in Texas — and one of only three in the United States — to be named a Center of Excellence for gynecological surgery by the American Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS).
2010 – SpineAssist® Surgical Robot: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano and Texas Back Institute offered the SpineAssist® Surgical Robot. One of three in the United States and the only one in Texas, it was the only surgical robot designed specifically to operate on the spine.
2014 – Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI): RQI training was adopted systemwide, after Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas was the first hospital in the world to adopt full-scale hospital implementation of the American Heart Association’s lifesaving training.
2018 – DispatchHealth: Texas Health began a collaboration with DispatchHealth to provide modern-day house calls to consumers.
2019 – Heart-Check mark for Primary Heart Attack Center: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Heart Attack Center Certification. Texas Health Fort Worth was the first facility in the nation to earn the prestigious award.
2019 – Hospital2Home: Texas Health launched Hospital2Home, a service that allows patients who were recently discharged from a Texas Health emergency room (ER) to message, share images and video chat questions related to their ER visit with a medical staff ER physician.
2020 – Texas Health Breeze Urgent Care: Texas Health opened the first Texas Health Breeze, a new urgent care model that offers patients fast, convenient and personalized care with upscale amenities and transparent, affordable pricing.
2020 – Virtual visits: Virtual visits began connecting patients with THPG physicians and advanced practice providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 – GME: The graduate medical education program expanded to Texas Health Fort Worth, bringing new surgical residents into the system to prepare for the future of care.
2021 – Pharmacy kiosks: Texas Health Medical Support launched its first pharmacy kiosk in a Texas Health Breeze Urgent Care location, allowing patients to receive medications without having to go to a retail location.
2022 – Virtual patient observation: Texas Health launched the virtual patient observation program that features virtual companions monitoring patients who are at risk of falls via video.
2022 – Gold Seal of Approval® for Neurotrauma Certification: Texas Health Fort Worth was the first facility in the United States to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Neurotrauma Certification.
2022 – Level I Trauma: Texas Health Dallas was designated as a Level I Trauma Center.
Published August 23, 2022
