Cook-Fort Worth Child Medical Center, Fort Worth
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth
Who We Are
Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization comprised of six entities—a Medical Center, Physician Network, Home Health company, Northeast Hospital, Health Plan and Health Foundation.
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, the integrated system has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout north Texas. Its service region includes Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties, with an additional referral area encompassing nearly half the state.
Cook Children's traces its roots back to 1918, but throughout its continual change and robust growth, it still embraces an inspiring promise—to improve the health of every child in its region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury. To live up to this promise, Cook Children’s combines the art of caring with the use of leading technology and extraordinary collaboration to provide exceptional care for every child, every day.
Cook Children’s has over 60 locations that include specialty clinics, primary care offices, urgent care centers and two surgery centers to help us serve children throughout north Texas. We also have four neighborhood clinics placed in areas of the community that have a high concentration of low income families who may not otherwise have access to medical care. It is our goal to make sure those children not only get the treatment they need when they are sick, but also get preventative care like immunizations to help them stay healthy.
Prevention is a key emphasis in our promise. At Cook Children’s, we want to make sure the healthy kids in our community stay that way. An important aspect of prevention is, of course, education. We want to teach parents and adults in our community to protect the ones we hold dear—our children. Cook Children’s Community Health Outreach plays a leadership role in community education programs such as Safe Kids Tarrant County. Since its formation in 1992, Safe Kids Tarrant County has checked more than 4,000 car seats for correct installation and distributed 13,500 child safety seats. Last year alone, our Community Health Outreach distributed more than 300 life jackets to community centers or directly to children to help prevent incidents of drowning or near drowning.
Cook Children’s will continue to benefit our community by leading the monumental task of identifying children’s health priorities within our six-county region. The effort, known as the Community-wide Children’s Health Assessment and Planning Survey or CCHAPS, is the first known project of its kind in the country and will focus entirely on identifying children’s health needs so we can implement solutions. The information gained from CCHAPS will not only benefit Cook Children’s, but will also be a significant community resource that can help frame public policy, support expansion of children’s health services and drive fund-raising efforts on behalf of children.
For nearly 100 years Cook Children’s has been a dedicated member of our community. We are proud of our history and we take our responsibility to the children we serve very seriously. We believe each child deserves our love and comfort in the healing process. We place our patients' needs above our own and involve families in their child's care. We offer mutual respect, trust and honest communication to honor the uniqueness of each child and the cultural gifts of each family. We are an advocate for quality health care and ethical treatment of children in our society. We speak in a clear, strong voice for those not able to speak for themselves.
Services and Special Capabilities
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Cardiology
This program provides heart and cardiovascular care through state of the art medical, interventional and surgical treatment for patients with heart disease they are either born with or develop later. -
Endocrinology
Provides care for children from birth to 18 years with conditions that affect the hormonal balance of the body. We incorporate the latest technological advances in diabetes treatment and education. -
Gastroenterology
Provides diagnosis, treatment and education for children with digestive diseases and disorders. This program is one of a few to offer therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy, including pyloric balloon dilation. -
Hematology and Oncology
Through various services this program can effectively care for children with cancer and diseases of the blood using a team approach and state of the art therapies and clinical research. -
Neonatal ICU
Our NICU is recognized for its extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program. This level III-D unit also offers nitric oxide and hypothermia therapies, as well as oscillatory and jet ventilation. -
Neurosciences
Includes Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology and Neuropsychology. This program houses the first dual room IMRIS iMRI in the world and provides comprehensive care such as deep brain stimulation, epilepsy and neuro-rehab. -
Orhopedics
Provides care for injuries and conditions that affect children’s bones through comprehensive treatment for sports injuries, traumatic injuries and problems of the extremities and spine. -
Pediatric ICU
Caring for children with life-threatening illnesses or injuries such as trauma, respiratory distress/failure, infections and shock. This unit also cares for children recovering from surgeries of the heart, brain or spine. -
Pulmonology
Provides care for children with diseases and disorders of the pulmonary system such as asthma, cystic fibrosis or sleep apnea. Respiratory services are also offered including pulmonary function tests. -
Research
Cook Children’s Health Care System will foster a research environment that promotes the development, application and dissemination of cutting edge scientific knowledge to improve quality health care outcomes in children.
Awards and Recognition
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Magnet Recognition
Cook Children's Medical Center's nursing services rank in the top 5% of the nation's hospitals for nursing excellence. The American Nurses Credentialing Center honored Cook Children's with Magnet designation, a coveted award of excellence in nursing. -
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program
The Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program at Cook Children's Medical Center has been recognized internationally as an ECMO Center of Excellence. -
The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval
Cook Children's Medical Center and Home Health have repeatedly earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. This recognition means that we have undergone rigorous on-site evaluation and are committed to national quality and safety standards. -
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services
Cook Children's Teddy Bear Transport is one of a few children's transport teams in the world that is certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services.