Parkland Facts

Dallas County Hospital District – d/b/a Parkland Health & Hospital System:

“Safety net” provider.

Primary teaching hospital for UT Southwestern Medical School.

Major regional resource in the event of a disaster.

Operating:
• 1 million patient visits a year.
• 720 inpatient adult beds and 90 neonatal intensive care beds.
• A Level I trauma service.
• A regional burn unit.
• A network of community-oriented primary care clinics.
• The Dallas County Jail health system.

A Typical Day...
• As many as 650 patients will be cared for on the inpatient units
• More than 1,600 people will receive primary care
• Nearly 1,700 people will be cared for in the outpatient setting by specialists
• Approximately 45 babies will be born
• More than 40 surgeries will be performed
• Nearly 400 people will be seen in the Emergency Department
• Approximately 15,000 prescriptions will be filled
• Over 22,000 laboratory tests will be performed
• Nearly 1,000 radiology examinations will be performed