By Andis Robeznieks for Modern Healthcare The emergency, urgent-care, and labor and delivery departments at the new Parkland Memorial Hospital opened in Dallas at 6 a.m. Thursday. A half-hour later, the three-day process began to move some 650 patients from the old hospital, built in 1954, over to the new $1.3 billion, 2.5 million-square-foot facility. Parkland, which… Continue reading Parkland Opens New $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas
By Parkland Hospital Staff Accessing care can be a major challenge for patients with diabetes. A complex disease, diabetes is difficult to manage and patients often need frequent interaction with medical providers. But the average patient spends less than six hours a year with a health care provider for diabetes management. With diabetes’ rates soaring, health… Continue reading Parkland’s New Global Diabetes Program Improves Patient Access, Care
By Matt Goodman for Dallas/Fort Worth D Healthcare Daily In late July, days before Methodist’s flagship hospital in Dallas began seeing patients at its new, $123 million trauma tower, Denton Wilson, the health system’s fast-talking assistant vice president of design and construction, asked me to close my eyes and imagine being wheeled through an ICU on… Continue reading Why Dallas Is Building So Many Hospitals