Huguley Memorial Medical Ctr

Description

Huguley Memorial Medical Center opened in 1977 with the mission to further the healing ministry of Christ

As a member of Adventist Health System Huguley is operated in a tradition of healthcare that recognizes that total health is achieved through the proper balance of physical mental social and spiritual wellbeing

Huguley Memorial Medical Center located on I35W in south Fort Worth includes a 213bed acute care hospital two intensive care units progressive care unit open heart surgery center behavioral health center and emergency department available 24 hours a day seven days a week More than 350 primary care and specialty physicians provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services The Mobile Health Services Bus provides complete examinations and other healthcare services throughout Tarrant and Johnson counties

Huguleys 16bed intensive care unit for patients with medical care and respiratory needs and the 12bed intensive care unit concentrating on cardiovascular patients are staffed by intensively trained critical care nurses A 4bed dialysis center is available for renal patients with critical needs

The 33bed Progressive Care Unit is designed to bridge the gap between the Intensive Care Unit and the medicalsurgical units When patients are ready to be moved out of the ICU but still need frequent monitoring or acute medical treatment the Progressive Care Unit will provide the level of care they need The Progressive Care Unit is staffed by Advanced Cardiac Life Supportcertified registered nurses and other highly trained personnel

Our Mission
The Mission of Huguley Memorial Medical Center is to further the healing ministry of Christ by

Identifying and meeting the health needs of our community
Providing quality customer oriented and cost effective services
Ensuring access to those services
We will act ethically fairly and honestly recognizing the value of individual diversity and our role as a Christcentered organization

History

Huguley Memorial Medical Center a part of Adventist Health SystemSunbelt was opened in February 1977 It is named after Herbert T Huguley MD a dentist and a real estate investor from Dallas Texas who left his 6 million estate to the Adventist Church to build a hospital in honor of his parents Dr Huguley was a dentist who studied at Tulane University He served in his profession 34 years He always had a big heart for those in need He was very devoted to his mother and to other family members of the family During World War II he was a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy For several years he played the violin in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra where he held the coveted firstchair position Dr Huguley died on May 22 1967 at the age of 69 He left a legacy that will continue to bless humanity

After Dr Huguleys initial donation more than 325 million was contributed by foundations individuals and corporations The Fort Worth Leadership Committee chaired by Louis J Levy MD in concert with the Adventists conducted the successful capital campaign The campaign which culminated in 1977 was the largest voluntary support effort for a hospital Fort Worth had seen until that time

Nearly 25 million was contributed to the project by seven major funding sources the Amon G Carter Foundation Paul G Pewitt the J E and L E Mabee Foundation the Kresge Foundation the Fort Worth Clearing House Association and the Texas Electric Service Company There has been a continuing partnership between the communities and Huguley ever since

Milestones in Huguleys History
February 1977 Huguley Memorial Medical Center opened
1984 Huguley Fitness Center opened
1979 First CT Scanner
1988 Huguley Place Retirement Center opened
1992 The Elscint nuclear medicine camera
1989 Huguley Nursing Home opened
1991 MRI technology came to Huguley campus
1992 Renovated ICU
1992 Cardiac Cath Lab was added
1996 Moncrief Radiation Center
1996 Texas Cancer Care opened
1997 Emery J Lilge Hospice House was opened
2000 New Emergency Department
2002 First Open Heart Surgery
2003 Walking Trail Completed
2004 Medical Intensive Care Unit opens
2006 Huguley Prayer Garden
2006 Added Second Cath Lab
2008 Campus Picnic Pavilion