Hospital history

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations has accredited it since 1982. In retaining this status, the hospital is acknowledged by the premium hospital accreditation agency in the nation as meeting or exceeding established health care standards. This further documents the desire and efforts of the hospital Board of Governors, Medical Staff, Hospital Administration, and Employees on staff to offer the finest health care available.

In 2004, construction began in Decatur for a $54 million expansion of Wise Regional Health System, known as the East Campus, now Medical City Decatur. The East Campus opened in August 2006 to add 99 acute medical and surgical beds, 10 operating rooms and a total of 176,000 square feet.

In November of 2006, the West Campus of Wise Regional Health System was converted to provide long term care, inpatient rehabilitation, and inpatient adult and geriatric behavioral health.

Parkway Surgical & Cardiovascular Hospital, formerly Wise Regional Health at Parkway, and now Medical City Surgical Hospital Alliance, a Campus of Medical City Alliance, offers the rare combination of the most technologically advanced facilities and a friendly and welcoming environment. The facility was designed with physician input and guidance, thus creating spacious, leading edge surgical suites equipped with the newest technology.

Opened in 2018, Wise Health Surgical Hospital at Argyle, now Medical City Argyle, a Campus of Medical City Denton, provides residents of Denton County and surrounding areas easy access to a dedicated surgical facility. The technologically advanced facility performs a wide range of surgical procedures and has a full complement of imaging services, including CT, MRI and X-ray.

Wise Health System has officially become part of Medical City Healthcare, a division of HCA Healthcare. This partnership represents our strong commitment to ensuring the ongoing delivery of top-quality healthcare services. It aligns with our mission to enhance and transform lives in our evolving community for the next half-century and beyond.

As part of this transition, our WHS East campus will be rebranded as Medical City Decatur, a campus of Medical City Denton, while our two surgical hospitals will be renamed as Medical City Argyle, a Campus of Medical City Denton, and Medical City Surgical Hospital | Alliance, a Campus of Medical City Alliance. Additionally, the Wise Health Emergency Center will be known as Medical City ER | Argyle, a Department of Medical City Denton.

Committed to the care and improvement of human life, Medical City Healthcare strives to deliver excellence always, providing high-quality healthcare in the communities it serves. With the resources and strength of HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of quality healthcare services with 182 hospitals in the United States and England, Medical City Healthcare is one of the North Texas region’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare providers. It includes 16 hospitals with 3,696 licensed beds, nearly 5,000 active physicians, 6,000 nurses, 17,000 employees, 12 ambulatory surgery centers, 4 off-campus emergency rooms and 47 CareNow Urgent Care clinics. Three Medical City Healthcare hospitals are accredited comprehensive stroke centers, 10 hospitals “A” safety-rated by the Leapfrog Group and 6 hold prestigious Magnet Recognized® designations on 10 campuses from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.