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Welcome to Your Hospital Have you ever wondered what it would be like to receive care at a hospital that was built for you, using input from you and your friends and neighbors? Wonder no more: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance is here. In September, Texas Health Alliance opened its doors to residents of North Tarrant County after a planning and preparation process that included holding focus groups to seek ideas from former hospital patients and compiling evidence-based practices from facilities around the country. These steps — combined with recruiting outstanding physicians and utilizing the latest health care technologies — make Texas Health Alliance a health care destination unlike any other in the region. Texas Health Alliance is a full-service hospital featuring emergency services, medical imaging, surgery, therapy and rehabilitation, and women and infants’ services, including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. “One of the things I’m most proud of is how we’ve integrated technology into the care environment,” says Winjie Tang Miao, president of Texas Health Alliance. “Patients, for instance, can view portions of their care plans and daily schedules via touch-screen computers next to their beds. This is just one way Texas Health Alliance makes the patient experience as pleasant as possible.” Texas Health Alliance would love to hear from you! Visit Facebook.com/TexasHealthAlliance to share your ideas or receive information from the hospital. Better Together When administrators and physicians work together to shape and fulfill a hospital’s vision, patients win. This culture of collaboration is a hallmark of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance. T his culture didn’t develop by accident. It started with an organization committee of physicians and staff brought together by Texas Health Alliance president Winjie Tang Miao to shape the direction of the future hospital. As committee member and general surgeon on the medical staff at Texas Health Alliance, Nabeel Shabout, M.D., says, “We set out to find not only the highest qualified physicians, but physicians who wanted to help us set a higher standard of patient care.” The collaborative spirit fostered between administrators and physicians envisioned by the committee soon made Texas Health Alliance a hospital where physicians wanted to practice. “As a physician, being able to provide the best care for patients is what my job is all about, so knowing I have direct input into how Texas Health Alliance is managed puts my mind at ease,” Dr. Shabout says. “I know what my patients’ needs are, and with this system of governance, I know these needs — such as imaging tests and personalized care from nurses — will be met. The enthusiasm everyone at Texas Health Alliance has for working together truly enhances the patient experience.” Visit TexasHealth.org/Alliance to learn more about the services Texas Health Alliance has to offer.