Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Name :

Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Address  :

3500 W. Wheatland Road

Town  :

Dallas

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

75237

Phone  :

214 947 7777

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

lynettewilkinson@mhd.com

Description

Methodist Charlton modern teaching and community hospital serving southwest Dallas County since 1975

Located in suburban southwest Dallas Methodist Charlton Medical Center is a modern teaching and fullservice general acute care community hospital that has served the thriving community in far southwest Dallas County since 1975

History

Methodist Health System A history of caring for our community

Methodist Health System is one of Dallas oldest nonprofit health systems Weve gone through many changes over the decades but our mission has always been the same commitment to the health and wellbeing of our community

The Methodist vision started in 1924 with a group of Methodist ministers and civic leaders devoted to bringing quality health care to the growing city of Dallas With the support of the Methodist Church local congregations and other donors our founders built Dallas Methodist Hospital a 100bed facility south of the Trinity River overlooking downtown Dallas

After persevering through the early years and the Great Depression Dallas Methodist Hospital began to truly thrive and expand in the 1940s and 1950s In 1951 a threestory student nurses residence was constructed near the hospital and in 1966 the Martin and Charlotte Weiss Educational Building opened providing classroom space for nursing education and a large auditorium for community programs By the 1960s wed grown to include 420 beds more than four times our original size

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Methodist Hospitals of Dallas continued to grow In 1975 Charlton Methodist Hospital opened its doors to serve the growing communities of southwest Dallas County This dedication to the community was further evidenced in 1985 when Methodists board of directors made the decision to remain a viable entity in southern Dallas County The board rededicated itself to the Oak Cliff community and its people and initiated a 100 million building program As a result Methodist Charlton and Methodist Dallas Medical Centers continue to grow alongside the communities they have served for so long

In addition to the onsite care available at both hospitals in 1995 Methodist extended our mission beyond our hospitals opening community Family Health Centers Currently there are five Methodist Family Health Centers located in Grand Prairie Cedar Hill and on the campus of Methodist Mansfield Medical Center We continue to expand the availability of primary care physicians in the community with several more Family Health Centers slated to open in the coming year

In May 2003 Methodist Hospitals of Dallas began operating the system under the name Methodist Health System Methodist Medical Center began operating under the name Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Charlton Methodist Hospital began operating under the name Methodist Charlton Medical Center These name changes allowed us to give the public a strong recognizable element to reference

Growth has been the hallmark of the past several years for Methodist Health System In the spring of 2005 we opened Methodist Midlothian Health Center a new imaging center and medical office complex to provide a broader offering of specialized care to Midlothian In December 2006 we opened the new patientcentric 80bed Methodist Mansfield Medical Center to serve the vibrant Mansfield community and the surrounding communities of south Arlington and south Grand Prairie In the spring of 2007 we began a 116 million renovation project on the campus of Methodist Charlton Medical Center reflecting our longstanding commitment to the citizens and communities of southern Dallas County

As part of an affiliation between Methodist Health System and Centerre Healthcare 40bed Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital opened as a distinct legal entity in 2008 to offer specialized care to patients recovering from strokes brain and spinal cord injuries multitrauma neurological disorders cardiopulmonary procedures and complex orthopedic surgeries

In 2008 ground was broken on Methodist McKinney Hospital a 15bed hospital which will be operated by a distinct legal entity created through a joint venture between area physicians Methodist Health System and Nueterra Healthcare

GROUNDED IN FAITH

Our original hospital was envisioned funded and supported largely with the help of the United Methodist Church and our covenant agreement with the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church stands to this day Throughout our history weve operated consistent with the United Methodist Churchs healing ministry The ties to the United Methodist Church have been strengthened further by the presence of Methodist ministers and church members on governing boards an ongoing commitment to pastoral education 24hour chaplain services and health ministries at local churches

COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY

Methodists continued commitment to the community is represented in a number of outreach activities including its emergency care program Methodist Dallas Medical Center serves as one of only three hospitals in Dallas providing emergency care for trauma victims and Methodist Charltons emergency department is one of the busiest in the area In addition to mobile mammography and health screenings maternity services at Methodist Dallas Medical Center and several of the independent physicians who provide care at Methodist Dallas work in partnership with Los Barrios Unidos a local clinic created to provide much needed pregnancy care to Spanishspeaking mothers

In 2000 Methodist launched an early prostate cancer screening initiative that helps minority men primarily AfricanAmerican and Hispanic to learn whether they have prostate cancer while the disease is in an early and therefore more contained and treatable state Since inception the program has screened more men than any other program in the United States and has been recognized by President George W Bush and the American Cancer Society for its leadership in early cancer detection and education

KEEPING PACE

Our patients have always been our first priority and we believe that innovative and specialized care is an essential component of that commitment We are the proud home of one of the largest and most active transplant programs in the United States where the worlds first successful heartkidneypancreas transplant was done Weve continued to secure our position on the leading edge of medicine through a wide variety of highly specialized services and facilities and a teaching program that draws physicians from medical schools across the nation

A BRIGHT TOMORROW

Our first hospital served a population of 158000 Today our service areas cover a population of well over one million people We believe that the innovation dedication and vision that have helped us thrive over the past decades will help ensure our strength well into the future We look forward to serving our community for generations to come