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Best hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth recognized in prestigious new national report

Texas Health Harris Southwest is one of the top hospitals in DFW.

Hospitals across Dallas-Fort Worth were ranked by their patient care, patient safety, outcomes, nursing, advanced technology, and reputation in an annual report that identifies the top medical facilities in the country.

Recently, U.S. News & World Report released its 31st annual best hospital rankings, which includes adult and children's hospital tracks across several categories. The report released both overall and local rankings after evaluating over 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties; 134 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty.

The top hospital in DFW is UT Southwestern Medical Center, which the report also ranks as the No. 2 hospital in Texas. In addition to local and regional honors, the hospital is recognized among the nation's best in 10 adult specialties:

Cancer — No. 32
Cardiology and heart surgery — No. 13
Diabetes and endocrinology — No. 24
Gastroenterology and GI surgery — No. 37
Geriatrics — No. 25
Nephrology — No. 18
Neurology and neurosurgery — No. 17
Orthopedics — No. 45
Pulmonology and lung surgery — No. 34
Urology — No. 25

At No. 2 in the Metroplex is Baylor University Medical Center, which ranks fourth statewide. The medical center also gains national recognition in two adult specialties: gastroenterology and GI surgery (No. 36) and gynecology (No. 24).

Rounding out the best hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth are Parkland Health and Hospital System-Dallas (No. 3 locally, No. 6 in Texas); Fort Worth's Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest (No. 4 locally, No. 10 in Texas); and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (No. 5 locally, No. 12 in Texas).

Coming in at No. 6 in DFW is Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, and close behind is Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth, at No. 8.

The top hospital in Texas, according to the report, is Houston Methodist. It's also the state's only hospital to earn a spot on the report's Honor Roll; it appears at No. 20.

The new report comes on the heels of another study that ranked a Fort Worth hospital No. 1 in the nation. Brookline, Massachusetts-based think tank The Lown Institute's annual Lown Institute Hospitals Index — which evaluated more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals based on civic leadership (inclusion and access), value of care, and patient outcomes (safety and satisfaction) — named Fort Worth's JPS Health Network first on the list of the top U.S. hospitals overall.

JPS received an A+ for civic leadership, an A for value of care, and an A for patient outcome, for an overall A+ grade.

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A version of this story originally appeared on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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Fort Worth's Trinity Metro TEXRail beefs up service during the day

Trinity Metro

Beginning Sunday, November 3, Trinity Metro TEXRail is beefing up its schedule. According to a release, the transportation agency will increase the frequency of trains running during midday service to every 30 minutes. It's currently hourly.

This service improvement will provide consistent half-hour frequency for the majority of service hours.

“We’ve studied ridership patterns and noticed a surge in passengers in the middle of the day,” says Vice President of Rail Reed Lanham in a statement. “With more customers traveling at the time, we chose to adapt the schedule to meet customer demand and provide greater convenience and to accommodate commuters.”

For passengers traveling from Fort Worth T&P Station to DFW Airport Terminal B Station, the first trip will be at 4:13 am, and the 30-minute frequency will continue through the 6:43 p.m. departure.

At that point, they'll move to a night train schedule, which will be hourly. The last train will leave at 10:43 pm.

Travelers heading west from the airport will enjoy the benefits of 30-minute frequency beginning at 5:10 am and continuing through 7:40 pm. At that point, it will switch to night-time service of once-an-hour, with the last full-route train leaving DFW Airport Terminal B Station at 11:40 pm.

An additional train from the airport leaves at 12:30 am and travels to Mercantile Center Station.

“The enhanced schedule makes it easier and more convenient for Trinity Metro TEXRail riders to travel,” Lanham says. “Customers won’t need to wonder when the next train is arriving because our new schedule will be consistent and easy to use.”

Trinity Metro TEXRail, which runs between Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, operates on the same schedule every day throughout the year. Its nine stations are located in Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, and Grapevine.

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