Trinity Mother Frances Health System

Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics

Type	Non-Profit Organization
Industry	Health care
Founded	Tyler, Texas, United States (1937-Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler) (1995-Merged with Trinity Clinic)
Headquarters	Tyler, Texas
Number of employees	4,400+
Website	www.tmfhc.org

Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics is a non-profit regional health care provider headquartered in Tyler, Texas that operates six hospitals and 36 health clinics in north-central and northeast Texas.

History

In the early 1930s, the Sisters of The Holy Family of Nazareth recognized the need for a hospital in Tyler, Texas. Working with far-sighted physicians and city leaders, the Sisters transformed their vision for a modern medical facility into reality. The hospital was named in honor of Frances Siedliska, the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.^[1] The hospital opened on March 18, 1937—one day ahead of schedule to care for victims of the New London School explosion.^[2]

Several years later, in 1948, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth completed the purchase of the hospital from the City of Tyler and in October 1965, Mother Frances Week was celebrated in Tyler, dedicating a new 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m²) wing. This $4.5 million wing added 110 new patient beds and a new cafeteria to the hospital.^[3]

In 1934, The Trinity Clinic began as The Bryant Clinic. It was founded by two general practitioners, Dr. William Howard Bryant and Dr. Sidney W. Bradford. The Bryant Clinic received the first call for help in Tyler to treat the victims of the New London tragedy. In 1948, The Bryant Clinic changed its name to The Medical & Surgical Clinic and later, with the addition of two other Tyler-area medical practices, became Trinity Clinic.^[1] Today, Trinity Clinic is the area's biggest multi-specialty medical group, with over 300 providers representing 38 specialties in 36 clinic locations serving east Texas.

In 1995, Mother Frances Hospital and Trinity Clinic merged, creating Trinity Mother Frances Health System, one of the country's first integrated health care systems.^[1] In 2007, Trinity Mother Frances Health System changed its name to Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics.

Reputation

Recent consumer research appears to show that Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics are both leaders in preference and market share for the primary and secondary markets.^[4]

They have picked up a number of national awards for health care, including designations as a 100 Top Hospital by Thomson Reuters (2011); National Benchmarks for Success award winner by Soluticient 2006; HealthGrades 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety; winner of the 2007 Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award; designation as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Distinction Center for Cardiac Services and for Bariatric Services; National Research Corporation Consumer Choice winner; and among the top five percent in the nation for patient satisfaction by Press Ganey, Inc.^[5]^[6]

Facilities

Hospitals

Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler

The system's flagship hospital, Mother Frances Hospital–Tyler is a 404-bed acute care facility located in the heart of Tyler, Texas. The hospital has served east Texas residents since March 18, 1937. The hospital offers a wide range of services including emergency and trauma care, medical and surgical care, a Level IIIA neonatal intensive care unit, maternal and child care and advanced neurosurgical, orthopedic and cardiac care.^[7] The Ornelas Tower, opened in 2003, and is home to the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital (Phase I), the Surgery Center and 152 private patient rooms.^[8]

Mother Frances Hospital-Jacksonville

Trinity Mother Frances–Jacksonville is a 101,000 square-foot medical complex, that houses private patient rooms. The facility opened in 2001 and has been providing Cherokee County and surrounding area patients access to medical services offered by Trinity Clinic physicians and visiting specialists.^[9]

Trinity Mother Frances–Jacksonville includes a Health and Fitness Center, The Heart Center as well as a cardiac and pulmonary rehab program, The Women’s Center, an area caring for female patients that offers digital mammography, bone densitometry studies and other diagnostic and surgical services as well as interventional pain management and physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services, and Trinity Clinic Optical-Jacksonville, a full service optical center. Trinity Clinic Optical-Jacksonville is a division of Trinity Clinic Eye Center, which now includes ophthalmology, optometry and vision wear.^[9]

Mother Frances Hospital-Winnsboro

Trinity Mother Frances–Winnsboro is a 35-bed full service hospital and includes a 24-Hour Emergency Care Center. The hospital serves Camp, Franklin, Hopkins, Rains and Wood counties and surrounding east Texas areas. The hospital includes over 70 medical staff members and provides a wide range of medical services offered by Trinity Clinic primary care physicians and visiting specialists. Services include cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, physical therapy, specialized inpatient care for seniors, sleep medicine, urology, vascular, wound care, diabetes education, and imaging services.^[10]

Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital-Tyler

Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital-Tyler, affiliated with HealthSouth, is a 74-bed freestanding acute rehabilitation hospital. Serving the Tyler and East Texas communities since 1993, the facility is dedicated to the treatment of patients who require rehabilitation after serious illness or injury. The facility provides a transition from the acute care setting to the post-acute setting, offering the full continuum of care ranging from inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient therapy and home health services. Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital-Tyler claims to be a recognized "Stroke Center of Excellence".^[11]

Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital

Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital is a separate, fully licensed acute care "hospital within a hospital" located on the fourth floor of Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler. Since 2004, the facility provides care to acutely ill patients with intensive and complex medical treatments.^[12]

Medical services

Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics offers a wide range of medical services. Services offered include anesthesiology, audiology, bariatric, cancer, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, critical care, ear, nose and throat, emergency medicine, endocrinology, family medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, genetics, general surgery, hospitalists, imaging and radiology, internal medicine, long term care, mammography, neonatalogy, neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, occupational medicine, ophthalmology, optometry and optical services, orthopedics and sports medicine, pain medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, plastic surgery, podiatry, psychiatry, rheumatology, sleep medicine, trauma care, urgent care, urology, vascular, women and children and wound care. Services vary by location.^[13]