Exploring the frontiers of medical innovation
Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District is home to Tarrant County’s major hospitals, as well as dozens of independent medical clinics. This 1,200-acre area is located in the heart of the Near Southside neighborhood, adjacent to Downtown, and already employs more than 30,000 workers in the medical field. The district is also the site of TCU’s Burnett School of Medicine.
The Medical Innovation District (MID) includes several nodes of innovation which fall outside of the Near Southside, including the campus of Texas A&M-Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center, and UTA’s Research Institute.
• 64 large firms and 38 large medical establishment are located in Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District.
• 8 Fort Worth area universities and colleges offer life sciences programs, plus 10 more colleges and universities within commuting distance.
• 100+ health sector businesses and agencies are located in Fort Worth, including global players in medical research and devices.
• 60 companies and 27,000 jobs in biotechnology and life sciences are located in the North Texas Region.
The Regional Simulation Center at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center is a full-service, not-for-profit hospital that offers a broad range of medical services, including programs of excellence in cardiology, transplantation, neurosciences, oncology, and women’s health services through the Andrews Women’s Hospital. In 2006, the organization celebrated 100 years of service in Fort Worth.
Learn MoreBased in Fort Worth, Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit organization comprised of eight companies, including a medical center, a physician network, a home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and a health foundation. Cook Children’s has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best children’s hospitals in the country for over a decade.
Learn moreA fixture in Fort Worth since 1906, JPS Health Network operates JPS Hospital, which provides emergency services and trauma care, alongside services in family medicine, cardiology, oncology, geriatrics, and more. JPS is home to one of Tarrant County’s Level 1 trauma centers, and offers the county’s only psychiatric emergency services site. It is also a teaching site, supporting nine residency programs – including one of the largest hospital-based family medicine residency programs in the nation.
Learn moreMedical City Fort Worth offers comprehensive, cutting-edge diagnostic treatments services across a wide range of specialties and sub-specialties, including cardiology, gastroenterology, neurological care, oncology, orthopedic care, spine care, pulmonary care and more. Part of the Texas Stroke Institute stroke care network, the hospital is a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Joint Commission-certified chest pain center.
Learn moreThis nonprofit, community-based early detection and support center is part of UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center – the only National Cancer Institute-designated center in North Texas. The facility offers 13 major cancer care programs.
Learn moreTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital is a full-service medical center and the first hospital in the country to earn the designation of Joint Commission Primary Heart Attach Center. The facility is also a Level 1 Trauma Center. The hospital has seen a number of expansions over the years, including the Marion Emergency Care Center and Justin Tower.
Learn moreThe UT Southwestern Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center in Fort Worth is an outpatient facility that serves the medical needs of Fort Worth and Tarrant County. An expansion of the Moncrief Cancer Institute, this facility provides primary care and offers more than a dozen specialty clinics.
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Alcon
Alcon was founded in Fort Worth in 1945, and has since become the largest eye care device company in the world. The company has a presence in over 50 countries, and has complimentary businesses in both surgical and vision care. Alcon’s R&D teams have launched more than 50 new products since 2018, and currently have more than 100 products under development to continue delivering sight-correcting and sight-saving products and services.
Rendering of the TCU Burnett School of Medicine
The TCU Burnett School of Medicine was awarded full accreditation in 2023, and is committed to affirming the highest standards in the training of future physicians. The new school is expected to produce an annual economic impact of $4 billion by 2030, and construction continues on its new 100,000 square-foot medical education building in the Fort Worth Medical District.
Rendering of Texas A&M Fort Worth
Texas A&M-Fort Worth is the anchor campus for a technology and innovation district in Downtown Fort Worth. The 3.5 acre campus will be a backbone of Tier One research and education, combined with a diverse collection of education, workforce development, research, technology, and service programs offered by Texas A&M University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M School of Law, and Texas A&M engineering, agriculture, emergency management and health science programs.
UNT HSC Campus
As a node of Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District, University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) trains the health care providers of the future while expanding the frontiers of scientific discovery. HSC Health provides patient-centered care to people across Tarrant County, and is one of the nation’s top medical schools for primary care through the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. HSC also includes schools focused on biomedical sciences, public health, health professions; a college of pharmacy and a college of nursing.
Neuro Rehab VR
There is a dynamic ecosystem of high-growth, venture-backed companies operating in and around Fort Worth who are bootstrapping new technologies and making exciting discoveries in the healthcare and life sciences industry.
Many have flourished with the help of local incubators, accelerators, and supporting organizations.