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City Profile

Northeast, Southeast, and Northwest Campuses; Texas Christian University; Texas Wesleyan University; Texas A&M
University School of Law; the University of Texas at Arlington; and the University of North Texas Health Science
Center. The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine is scheduled to open in July 2019 and will have classes on both
university campuses.

HEALTH SERVICES
With award-winning medical care and community-wide wellness programs, Fort Worth offers the full spectrum of
health options and medical care. Fort Worth’s Medical District houses the region’s single largest concentration of
medical jobs. Each of the award-winning six major hospitals in Fort Worth functions as a lead institution for a network
of health care facilities, providing the full range from acute care to neighborhood clinics and affiliated physicians.
Fort Worth hospitals have received awards and recognition for their specialties, from the Level 1 Trauma Center and
Comprehensive Level 1 Stroke Center at John Peter Smith Hospital; to the award winning general services offered
by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, ranked number 5 in the Dallas-Fort Worth region overall by US News and
World Report 2017-2018 Hospital Rankings; to the specialized care offered by Cook Children’s, with top rankings for
children’s cancer treatment, cardiology, neurology, and orthopedics.

Throughout Tarrant County there are approximately 44 conveniently located hospitals with nearly 5,837 beds,
including one children’s hospital licensed for 457 beds and four public hospitals.

MILITARY
Fort Worth is the home of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base, a navy reserve base since
October 1994. Fort Worth has a proud history of supporting military facilities, missions, and families back to the
establishment of the early fort that gave the city its name and Camp Bowie during World War I. Today, NASFW JRB
operates approximately 40 separate commands with over 10,000 active duty military, Guardsmen, Reservists, and
civilian employees. The Texas Comptroller estimates that the NAS contributes $6.6 Billion to the Texas economy
through over 47,000 direct and indirect jobs. Service, retail, and construction businesses around the base continue
to grow to serve the region. Within the base, the PX Mart continues to operate the Base Exchange store and the
grocery store for the benefit of active duty military and retired military in the Metroplex.

The Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base has the capacity for additional units. In the near future, multiple
additional missions are expected to move to the base from other stations which will increase its economic influence.
Housing units will be needed for the growth in direct and indirect employment. Multiple infrastructure projects
including recently improved access onto the base and the planned redevelopment of major roads further the
investment in the area. As a major cultural, social, and economic core in the region, the City of Fort Worth and
surrounding cities continue to fully support the health of the base and the strength of its missions.

THE ECONOMY

Fort Worth is consistently ranked among the top places in the nation to live, work, and play. With a growing
workforce, top educational facilities, low cost of doing business, high quality of life, and prime location and climate,
the city is an attractive choice for companies looking to expand their operations.

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