FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Oct. 16, 2026 – Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has once again earned the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for achieving high marks in three or more 2026 Get With The Guidelines® clinical areas. Texas Health Fort Worth is the only facility in Tarrant County to earn the recognition and just one of 222 facilities nationally.
The award is part of the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program, which recognizes facilities that meet specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and cardiovascular patients. Texas Health Fort Worth earned the following Get With The Guidelines honors:
- STEMI Receiving Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction care)
- NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (for Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction care)
- Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Heart Failure Optimal, Target: Type 2 Diabetes
- Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Target: Advanced Therapy Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes
- North Texas 2026 Regional Mission: Lifeline Award
“Earning the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for the second year in a row demonstrates our dedication to consistently providing compassionate patient care. It takes a village, too — from the physicians on the medical staff to nurses to each and every hospital employee,” said Jared Shelton, FACHE, Texas Health Fort Worth president. “It’s also another testament to how those dedicated individuals collaborate seamlessly to care for some of the most critical heart and stroke patients.”
Stroke ranks as the No. 4 cause of death in Texas, and some of the highest rates of stroke prevalence are in North Texas.
“Considering those concerning statistics, treatment and rehabilitation both play vital roles in combating this devastating disease,” said Moneeb Ehtesham, M.D., a vascular neurosurgeon and Stroke Program co-medical director on the medical staff at Texas Health Fort Worth.
“Offering patients 24-hour neurocritical care is essential in their survival,” added Ehtesham, who is a member of Texas Health Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists, a Texas Health Physicians Group practice*. “The multidisciplinary care team can immediately manage medical complications affecting other organs, such as the heart and kidneys, that stroke patients sometimes face.”
In fact, Texas Health Fort Worth cares for the highest number of stroke patients** in North Texas. It’s the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in Tarrant County with advanced certification from the Joint Commission. The hospital also has the prestigious Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification from the Joint Commission.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association.
“Providing patients with advanced technologies that address heart and vascular disease is imperative,” said Nina Asrani, M.D., FACC, a cardiologist on the Texas Health Fort Worth medical staff and executive medical director of the Heart and Vascular Service Line for Texas Health Resources.
“Texas Health is committed to improving the health and well-being of patients so they can return to enjoying life and their loved ones,” added Asrani, who is also a member of Texas Health Heart and Vascular Specialists, a Texas Health Physicians Group practice*. “When that commitment also earns national recognition, that’s a gratifying bonus.”
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*Physicians employed by Texas Health Physicians Group practice independently and are not employees or agents of Texas Health Resources hospitals.
**Source: Statistical information provided by the Texas Health Care Information Collection.
About Texas Health Resources:
Texas Health Resources is a faith-based, nonprofit health system that cares for more patients in North Texas than any other provider. With a service area that consists of 16 counties and more than 8 million people, the system is committed to providing quality, coordinated care through its Texas Health Physicians Group and 29 hospital locations under the banners of Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley. Texas Health access points and services, ranging from acute-care hospitals and trauma centers to outpatient facilities and home health and preventive services, provide the full continuum of care for all stages of life. The system has more than 4,400 licensed hospital beds, 6,400 physicians with active staff privileges and 30,000 employees. For more information about Texas Health, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.TexasHealth.org.