Parkland Memorial Hospital

Description

Mandate
To furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the hospital district



Mission
Dedicated to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities entrusted to our care

Vision
By our actions we will define the standards of excellence for public academic health systems

Guiding principles
Our values and principles reflect our shared responsibility to achieve health care excellence for our patients and communities

In addition Parkland now has a set of seven guiding principles These describe the values that we should strive to live and work by We all share a big responsibility in our efforts to achieve health care excellence for our patients and the community The new principles describe positive behaviors that will help Parkland employees develop more positive relationships create positive results and most importantly provide positive patient care The guiding principles are easy to remember because together they make up the quotCIRCLES of Lifequot This stands for

C ompassion We will provide service in a spirit of empathy love and concern

I ntegrity We will be honest trust worthy authentic humble and transparent in all of our relationships We will demonstrate devotion to duty and to the service of others

R espect We will treat everyone fairly in recognition of their intrinsic worth

C ollaboration We will work together with our patients and partners

L eadership We will create a servantlead environment

E xcellence We will provide high standards of service and performance

S tewardship We will manage resources responsibly and bring value to patients and taxpayers

History

Theres an incredibly rich history in the buildings in and surrounding Parkland Hospital

Its a history of firsts both nationally and locally For decades Parkland Hospital led the way And its no accident that we are consistently honored with the title of one of the Best 100 Hospitals in the US by US News amp World Report

We hope to never lose the vision that made us a leader in the 20th Centurywe owe it to the public we serve to find those opportunities in the 21st Century as well

If you would like to be a part of making our visions reality please consider making a donation to the Parkland Foundation

The Early Years 18721894

1872 Three local physicians open the first permanent hospital in Dallas to care for indigent patients It is at Wood and Houston streets in the midst of the citys red light district

1872 The city of Dallas hires a physician who submits the lowest bid to care for prisoners Paupers often wait for him to finish his rounds so they may be treated on the jail house steps

1874 A new hospital on the northeast corner of Columbia and South Lamar streets comprises a oneroom 25by50foot house with an adjoining kitchen and privy

1879 An 18foot square wooden building is added for female patients

1885 The city buys a tworoom frame schoolhouse to enlarge the hospital

1893 Voters approve 40000 in bonds for a new hospital on 17 acres just outside the city limits at the intersection of Maple and Oak Lawn avenues

May 19 1894 Parkland Hospital opens in a group of frame buildings at Maple and Oak Lawn avenues

Decades of Changes 19361963

1936 The Dallas CityCounty Hospital System is founded after passage of a state law authorizing incorporation of two taxsupported institutions the general city hospital Parkland and the Convalescent Home in Hutchins It also establishes a third hospital Woodlawn for the care of tuberculosis patients

1939 Dr Edward Cary and other prominent Dallas citizens organize Southwestern Medical Foundation to promote medical education and research

1943 When Baylor University College of Medicine moves to Houston the foundation creates Southwestern Medical College and Cary becomes its first president

1949 Southwestern becomes the second statesupported medical school in Texas besting efforts from San Antonio and Temple

April 26 1952 Groundbreaking ceremonies for Parkland are held at the present location

1954 Parkland becomes the first civilian hospital in Texas to use an artificial kidney machine

Oct 3 1954 The new Parkland Memorial Hospital is officially dedicated

Dec 23 1954 Dallas County voters overwhelmingly approve creation of the Dallas County Hospital District

1955 Parkland establishes its first kidney dialysis unit

1955 Parkland performs the first corneal transplant in Dallas

1956 Parkland develops one of the first nuclear medicine labs in the United States

April 2 1957 Parkland cares for 175 patients in two hours after a tornado ravages Dallas

1957 Parkland acquires a cineangiofluorograph the first Xray machine in the United States capable of shooting simultaneous front and side views of a beating human heart and performs the first open and dryheart surgery in Dallas replacing a missing wall in a 7yearold girls heart

1958 Parkland opens a fourstory outpatient clinic

1959 Parkland begins the first medical service in Texas specializing in pediatric infectious diseases

1961 Parkland opens one of the largest civilian burn units in the United States designating four fourbed wards as a burn treatment area The area is officially dedicated in 1962

1962 Parklands Emergency Room becomes a model system for the nation when it is reorganized into six treatment areas and under the direction of Head Nurse Doris Nelson begins the nations first nursedirected triage system

1962 Parkland offers the first sevenday 24hour staffed operating room in North Texas

Nov 22 1963 President Kennedy is brought to Parkland after he is shot by an assassin

Great Strides 19641994

Nov 5 1964 A team led by Dr Paul Peters performs the first successful kidney transplant in Texas transplanting a new kidney into 10yearold Mary Freeman from her identical twin Nancy

1966 The surgery and anesthesiology staffs at Parkland and UT Southwestern publish the first medical text on trauma

1968 Parkland opens the fourth Surgical Trauma Unit in the United States

1968 Parkland opens its first premature nursery

1969 Parkland opens a fourbed Cardiopulmonary Intensive Care Unit

1971 Parkland opens the first High Risk Maternity Unit in the nation the first Pediatric Burn Unit in North Texas and a new acute stroke unit

1972 Parkland opens a new Surgical Intensive Care Unit and a new adult Burn Intensive Care Unit

1973 Parkland begins using nuclear medicine imaging for heart attack victims Parkland opens the first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Dallas Parkland opens the first NeurologyNeurosurgery Intensive Care Unit in Dallas

1973 UT Southwestern establishes the first and largest clinically oriented skin bank in the nation to provide grafts for burn patients

Aug 15 1973 Parkland opens its new Emergency Room at 6 am with no service interruption

1973 Parkland the medical school and Dallas police begin providing free 24hour emergency medical care for rape victims The service offers women prompt welldocumented medical exams that stand up in court as evidence

1973 The Dallas Fire Departments Emergency Medical Services a centralized system coordinating Dallas ambulances and emergency vehicles begins operations with medical control at Parkland The system dramatically improved survival rates from serious trauma and lifethreatening emergencies

January 1974 The old hospital at Maple and Oak Lawn avenues and its 143 beds are closed with all services transferred to Parkland

1974 Pioneering studies are performed on heart patients to show how damaged hearts function

1977 Dr Charles Mullins becomes liaison to coordinate patient care and teaching programs between Parkland and the medical school

1978 A patient care committee is formed to review Medicare and patient service studies and to look at ways to ensure Parklands longterm viability

1979 Parklands diabetic patients became the first in North Texas to use insulin infusion pumps

November 1979 The Board of Managers under the leadership of Ralph Rogers asks County Commissioners to call an 80 million bond election to build the north tower and a new outpatient clinic and to otherwise modernize the hospitals aging facility Voters approve the package in 1980 and construction begins in 1981

Jan 1 1982 Dr Ron Anderson is named chief executive officer

1982 The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit enlarges to 85 bassinets

1983 Parkland is certified as the first Level One Trauma Center in Texas

1983 Parkland is the first hospital in the Southwest to clinically use nuclear magnetic resonance imaging by evaluating a patient with kidney failure

1984 Parkland opens the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the United States planned and designed specifically for treating seriously injured children

1984 Parkland opens the Epilepsy Treatment Center as one of a handful of places in the country to do depth electrode studies

1984 The North Texas Poison Center begins a 24hour hotline staffed by registered nurse specialists

1985 Parkland plays a leading role with state lawmakers Jesse Oliver and Ray Farabee and Farabees wife Helen in passing legislation to ban patient dumping the practice of transferring medicallyunstable patients because of inability to pay The document became a model for national legislation signed into law April 7 1986 by President Reagan

Aug 2 1985 Parkland treats 21 patients from the crash of Delta Flight 191

Dec 10 1985 UT Southwesterns Drs Joseph L Goldstein and Michael S Brown receive the Nobel Prize for landmark research into cholesterol metabolism

1986 Parkland is the first hospital in North Texas to establish an Arrhythmia Management Center for heart patients

1986 Parkland establishes a photopheresis program for treatment of Tcell lymphomas a type of skin cancer

1986 Parkland opens a chronic dialysis center for patient care teaching and research

1988 Parkland opens an Acute Stroke Research Unit

1988 Parkland formally institutes a Trauma Department to coordinate trauma care from the accident scene through rehabilitation

1989 Parkland begins the Community Oriented Primary Care Program COPC the first neighborhood clinic is constructed in South Oak Cliff

1991 Magnetic resonance imaging building opens

1993 Methodist Hospitals of Dallas gives Parkland a 10 million gift Methodist Hospital in Pleasant Grove facilities become part of COPC network

Recognition amp Respect
19952000

1995 R J Anderson MD presented with National Association of Social Workers Public Citizen of the Year Award 1995

Dallas Unit of the Nationnal Association of Social Workers Public Citizen of the Year for the State of Texas Award 1995 to R J Anderson MD

R J Anderson MD awarded the Jewish National Funds Tree of Life Award 1995

1996 Community Council of Greater Dallas Distinguished Human Service Professional Award 1996 Dr Laurette K Dekat MPH Associate Medical Director Community Oriented Primary Care deHaroSaldivar Health Center and West Dallas Youth Center Dr Dekat is a boardcertified pediatrician who learned to speak fluent Spanish to communicate better with her high risk adolescent patients Dr Dekat dedicates herself to holistic care of children and youth who are predominantly low income formerly medically underserved minorities in West Dallas

Public Employees Roundtable Public Service Excellence Award 1996 County Category for Community Oriented Primary Care and its work in improving the health of medically underserved individuals through primary care and health maintenance programs

Texas Department of Health 1996 Texas Community Health Promotion Award for Community Oriented Primary Care a system which ensures accessible accountable and comprehensive health care for low income residents

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems 1996 Safety Net Healthy Communities Award Honorable Mention Parkland Health amp Hospital System in recognition of the Greater Dallas Injury Prevention Center for successfully demonstrating a multifaceted approach to injury prevention by using community coalitions to reduce injuries in areas identified as high risk for automobile accidents

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems 1996 Safety Net Health System Innovation Award Honorable Mention presented to Parkland Health amp Hospital System in recognition of Consolidation of Inpatient Pediatric Services for consolidating services with Childrens Medical Center of Dallas which resulted in one system of care for children of all socioeconomic levels and eliminating operational duplication and barriers to care

1997 American Hospital Association NOVA Award 1997 Greater Dallas Injury Prevention Center for its efforts to improve community health and safety

Dr Ron J Anderson Torch of Conscience Award American Jewish Congress 1997

1998 Dallas Concilio Parkland Health amp Hospital System Community Oriented Primary Care Community Based Organization of the Year 1998 during the 1998 Sam Good Samaritan Awards This award was given for increased accessibility to preventive and primary health care in the Hispanic community through deHaroSaldivar Health Center Cinco de Mayo health outreach and language translation services

American Institute of Architects AIA Dallas Chapter selected the renovation of Woodlawn as their 1999 LEGACY PROJECT

Dallas Market Center Rotary Clubs Paul Harris Fellowship Award 1998 presented to R J Anderson MD

1999 COPC Initiative was recognized October 1 1999 by the American Cancer Society Texas Divisions annual meeting as a model program to reach atrisk and medically underserved populations

R J Anderson MD received Childrens Defense Fund Award for Child Advocacy 1999

2000 Named one of the nations Top 100 Hospitals for 1999 by HICASachs Institute Parkland Health amp Hospital System was among 15 hospitals with 400 or more beds designated as Benchmark Hospitals based upon measurements of lengthofstay adjusted for severity of each case expense per adjusted discharge and share of revenue from outpatients

Honorable Mention Safety Net Award from National Association of Public Hospitals to HIVAIDS Program

Dallas YWCA The 2000 YWCA Mentors and Allies Award to R J Anderson MD

Champions of Health Award 2000 from Texas Medical Association Foundation to R J Anderson MD

Turtle Creek Manors Vision of Hope Award 2000 to R J Anderson MD

R J Anderson MD appointed to membership in Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences 2000

Recognition amp Respect
2001present

2001 The Human Rights Initiative of North Texas presented the 2001 Angel of Freedom award on November 21 2001 to the Violence Intervention and Prevention Center for its work helping people seeking political asylum as part of the Second Annual Human Rights Initiative Thanksgiving Celebration

The American Public Health Association Award was presented to R J Anderson MD in recognition of an individual for exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of the health of the people and honors creative work in the application of scientific knowledge that has proven to be particularly effective or innovative organizational work that has led to the betterment of community health

R J Anderson MD was a recipient of the 2001 Dallas Baptist UniversityOak Cliff Good Samaritan Award presented May 3 2001 during the 13th Annual DBUOak Cliff Partnership Dinner

2002 Palliative Care Program received the Circle of Life Celebrating Innovation in EndofLife Care Citation of Honorsponsored by the American Hospital Association in conjunction with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging the American Medical Association and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

The First Annual Ron J Anderson MD Healthcare Servant Leadership Award was presented to Dr Anderson by the Alliance of Healthcare Excellence on May 23 2002 This award recognized Dr Andersons outstanding dedication and leadership in the promotion of access to quality affordable health care

The members of the University of Texas at Arlingtons Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha inducted Ron J Anderson MD on April 12 2002 as an honorary member Selection was based on outstanding record of service as a former Parkland intern resident and chief resident in Internal Medicine and continuing commitment to public service As a member of the executive committee of the State Task Force on Indigent Health Care Dr Anderson played a major role in the passage of landmark legislation In addition R J Anderson MDs service as CoChair of the Attorney Generals Task Force to study notforprofit hospitals and unsponsored charity care as well as many other memberships in commissions and boards demonstrate that you are an individual who has achieved great distinction in the field of public administration and who possesses the distinguished qualities that Pi Alpha Alpha fosters

In February 2002 the Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas was honored as a finalist for the Premier Cares Award given by the Governance Education Conference The award is given to nonprofit organizations for exemplary efforts to improve the health of the medically underserved

2003 Ron J Anderson MD ASHP Board of Directors Award of Honor American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists

Ron J Anderson MD Citizen of the Year Dallas Fort Worth Indian Lions Club

Ron J Anderson MD named J Erick Jonsson Ethics Award recipient Cary M Maguire Center for Ethics amp Public Responsibility from SMU

Ron J Anderson MD Modern Healthcares 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named the 2003 Champion of Community Hospital award given by the Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Geriatrics program

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named in US News amp World Report 10th consecutive year named as One of Americas Best Hospitals Recognized in 10 categories

Parkland Health amp Hospital System Honorable Mention from the National Association of Public Hospitals in June 2003 Safety Net Award Accountability amp Quality Improvement in Reducing Infant Mortality

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named one of the nations Top 100 Hospitals by Solucient for clinical and financial effectiveness

The Mexican Consulate honored Dr Ron Anderson by presenting him the prestigious Ohtli award September 29 Ohtli meaning the path of wisdom is the highest honor given to US residents who help to improve the lives of Mexicans living abroad The Mexican Consulate awards such recognition to individuals who have made extraordinary efforts in the advancement of the Mexican community

2004 Ron J Anderson MD Texas Geriatrics Society received the following award Texas Geriatrics Society Community Service Award for Leadership Dedication and Commitment

Ron J Anderson MD Modern Healthcares 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare

The Diabetes SelfManagement Program at Parkland Health amp Hospital System is awarded the Education Recognition from the American Diabetes Association

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named one of Modern Healthcares25 busiest community hospital emergency departments

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named for the 11th consecutive year as one of U SNews amp World ReportsBest Hospitals Parkland was ranked in seven categories

Parkland Health amp Hospital System was awarded the prestigious Certification of Recognition from the American Diabetes Association for its program of Healthy Living with Diabetes Program at East Dallas Health Center

Ron J Anderson MD received the Safety Net Leadership Award from the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

Parkland Health amp Hospital System Geriatrics Departments Senior Outreach Services program received Honorable Mention in the Community and Patient Service category during the annual Safety Net Awards luncheon from the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

Parkland Health amp Hospital System received three awards for inpatient care in the Surgical Pavilion Renal Transplant and Diabetes Center The received the PRC 5Star Award

Parkland Health amp Hospital System had two nurses named Lydia Secor and Pauline Hendler Pagel to the Great 100 Nurses by DallasFort Worth Hospital Council and the Texas Nurses Association

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named by Verispan as one of the top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks systems in the countrys 568 regional nonspecialty health care systems

Ron J Anderson MD nominated for the Linz Award in Dallas

Ron J Anderson MD nominated for the 2004 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Award through the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development

Ron J Anderson MD recipient of the American Hospital Associations Award of Honor by unanimous vote of the board The highest honor an individual can receive from the AHA

Ron J Anderson MD recipient of the 2004 National Association of Public Hospitals Safety Net Leadership Award

2005 Deborah Torres has received the 2005 Healthcare Educator Hero of the Year Award from the Alliance for Healthcare Excellence

Parkland Health amp Hospital System is the recipient of the Texas Hospital Associations 2005 Excellence in Community Service Award The health system was recognized for it Homeless Outreach Medical Service program that takes healthcare directly to the homeless

Ron J Anderson MD named by Modern Physician as Number 1 of 50 most powerful physician executives

Parkland Health amp Hospital System named for the 12th consecutive year as one of U SNews amp World ReportsBest Hospitals Parkland was ranked in five categories

Ron J Anderson MD is receiving CONTACTs 2005 award Spirit of CONTACT

Ron J Anderson MD received the Max Cole Leadership Award by the Dallas County Medical Society

2006 Parkland Health amp Hospital Systems Violence Intervention ProgramRape Crisis Center is recipient of the Human Rights Initiative HRI of North Texas 2006 Angel of Freedom Award

Parkland is a 2006 Professional Research Consultants Excellence in Healthcare award winner for Patient Perception and Overall Quality of Care The Corporate Communications Department received three Healthcare Advertising Awards from the Healthcare Marketing Report Silver Award for its employee magazine Parkland Highlights a Bronze Award for its external newsletter Parkland Today and a Merit Award for the 2004 Parkland Annual Report

The Corporate Communications Department received a Bronze Telly Award for a commercial showing life through the eyes of a toddler to promote the Parkland Community Health Plan

Ron J Anderson MD was selected one of Modern Healthcares 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives

Ron J Anderson MD selected as he recipient of the Hall of Fame HEALTH Award from the DFW International Community Alliance

Ron J Anderson MD received a Mastership from the American College of Physicians

Parkland Health amp Hospital Systems units and clinics have won the Awards for Patient Satisfaction Performance at the PRC Client Conference in June The 5Star designation is 90th percentile or higher among PRCs clients and 4Star is 75th percentile Womens Outpatient Clinics WH Maple Plaza Clinic 4 Star for Outpatient Clinic Primary Inpatient Renal Transplant10E 5 Star for Medical Inpatient Surgery Pavilion7N 5 Star for Surgical Inpatient Epilepsy 8 South South 5 Star for Medical Inpatient OB4W 5 Star for MedicalSurgical Inpatient 9 South South 5 Star for Medical

Parkland Health amp Hospital System is the recipient of the American Diabetes Associations Education Recognition Certificate The health system was recognized for it Homeless Outreach Medical Service program that takes healthcare directly to the homeless for a Healthy Living with Diabetes Program