Parkland Health & Hospital System

The Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as Parkland Health, is the hospital district of Dallas County, Texas, United States. Its headquarters are in the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.[1]

Parkland Health provides medical care to indigent patients in Dallas County.

Parkland Memorial Hospital is the primary hospital of the district.

History

In 2009 the Greater Dallas Planning Council awarded the Dream Study Award to the district due to the district's master plan for its hospital.[2] In 2009 Parkland Health & Hospital system began analyzing electronic medical records in order to use predictive modeling to help identify patients at high risk of hospital readmission. Initially the hospital focused on patients with congestive heart failure, but the program has expanded to include patients with diabetes, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia.[3]

Parkland Community Health Centers

Parkland Health operates several community clinics. The locations elsewhere are:[4] [5]

  • Bluitt-Flowers Health Center
  • C.V. Roman Health Center
  • deHaro-Saldivar Health Center
  • E. Carlyle Smith, Jr. Health Center
  • Family Medicine Clinic
  • Garland Health Center
  • Garland Pediatric Health Center
  • Geriatrics and Senior Care Center
  • Hatcher Station Health Center
  • Internal Medicine
  • Irving Health Center
  • Jubilee Park Community Clinic
  • Oak West Health Center
  • Pediatric Primary Care Center
  • Southeast Dallas Health Center
  • Vickery Health Center
  • Vivian Field Youth & Family Center

Youth and family centers

The district has several youth and family centers in area schools.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Home
  2. ↑ Miller, Robert. "Parkland Health and Hospital System wins award for new health care campus master plan." The Dallas Morning News. December 30, 2010. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hospital Uses Data Analytics and Predictive Modeling To Identify and Allocate Scarce Resources to High-Risk Patients, Leading to Fewer Readmissions". Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Clinic Sites and Services: Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine" Parkland Health & Hospital System. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "Parkland Memorial Hospital 5201 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75235"
  5. ↑ "." Parkland Health. Retrieved on May 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "." Parkland Health. Retrieved on May 4, 2026.
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