We want to set the record straight about Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. UT Southwestern was recognized as the best hospital in Dallas, the best medical school in all of Texas, and one of the best medical research institutions in the entire nation by U.S. News & World Report. Similarly, Parkland, the main teaching hospital for UT Southwestern, was recognized as one of the best hospitals in all of North Texas.
Don't believe all everything out there in the media because there's more than meets the eye. Like every other hospital out there, Parkland and UT Southwestern have their share of problems, but there is no institution that is completely immune from any trouble and beyond reproach.
Parkland serves an essential service in the Dallas community as the only safety-net hospital for all of Dallas County's poor, indigent, and uninsured. Parkland is also Dallas' only level-1 trauma and comprehensive burn center in all of North Texas. We have nationally recognized and certified programs for burns and trauma that is second to none anywhere in the nation. We formulated the famous Parkland formula for burn resuscitation.
This blog is dedicated to all the hard working staff members at Parkland who do the very best they can to serve as stewards of care and servant leaders for the most vulnerable sector of this community. Please support us in our vital mission to serve those who no one else would. Without us, these people would fall between the cracks. Our mission is more important to this community than any one single person because we serve so many in the community.
We encourage our supporters to speak out on our behalf as we have for those we have served for more than fifty years. Tell us what you think.
