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Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital is a full-service medical center offering specialized capabilities in many areas, including oncology, trauma, cardiology and women’s services. More than 800 physicians are affiliated with the hospital, which is equipped with more than 600 beds. For six straight years, Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital has been named one of the “Top 100 Hospitals in America,” one of only four hospitals in the nation to make the list for six years in a row. The hospital received the 2003 ICU Design Citation Award for new construction for the David E. Bloxom Sr. Tower for critical care patients. The Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Institute of Architects sponsor the award.
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Dr. James Harper is the chief of anesthesia, and Pat DeBusk is a staff nurse in the medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU), at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital where 34 BIS monitors are is use in operating rooms and 50 BIS monitors are in use in critical care units throughout the hospital. Aspect spoke separately with Dr.Harper and Ms. DeBusk about their clinical experience with BIS technology and its impact on patient care. They reaffirmed the value of BIS across the continuum of patient care where anesthesia and sedation are used.
