system also operates a network of physician
clinics through the HealthTexas Provider
Network.
Known for its quality initiatives, Baylor
became the first healthcare system in Texas
receive the National Quality Healthcare
Award from the National Quality Forum.
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
has also been named in US News & World
Report’s “Best Hospitals” guide for the last
18 years and, according to Consumer Reports,
has the highest patient satisfaction ratings of
any teaching hospital in the country.
Headquartered in Dallas, Tenet Healthcare
Corporation is one of the largest inves-tor-owned health care delivery systems in
the U.S., operating 49 acute care hospitals
in 11 states and 84 outpatient centers. With
57,000 total employees – and more than
10,000 in the DFW area – Tenet is also one
of the area’s largest employers.
The JPS Health Network in Tarrant County/
Fort Worth includes the flagship John Peter
Smith Hospital on Fort Worth’s Main Street
licensed for 567 beds; a five-story acute care
facility (Patient Care Pavilion); an outpatient care center; and a dedicated facility for
psychiatric services. The JPS Health Network
also operates multiple general practice clinics
and specialty service facilities throughout
Fort Worth and Tarrant County, including a
cardiology center, ambulatory surgery clinic,
the Healing Wings AIDS Center, family
medicine and pediatrics, and urgent care, as
well as other specialized services.
Parkland Health and Hospital System is
one of the most acclaimed public health
systems in the country; Parkland Hospital
is the main hospital of the Dallas County
Hospital District, and the system includes
multiple locations, affiliates, and clinics. The
main hospital is licensed for 861 adult beds
and 107 neonatal beds. The Parkland system
is also a major economic engine for Dallas
County with more than 9,700 employees
and as a generator of $2.4 billion in business
activity in Dallas County each year. Park-
land’s 11 community-oriented primary care
health centers and outreach programs are
aimed at education and prevention. Park-
land provided more than $762 million in
uncompensated care in fiscal year 2013.
Methodist Health System facilities in the
Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex include Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist
Charlton Medical Center, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, Methodist Richardson
Medical Center, Methodist Midlothian
Health Center, and Methodist Family
Health Centers. All are part of the nonprofit
Methodist Health System, an affiliation by
covenant with the North Texas Conference
of The United Methodist Church. In 2010,
Methodist Dallas Medical Center ranked
among the top 10 medical facilities in the
Dallas-Fort Worth region, according to
US News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
metro area rankings.
Long recognized as one of the best medical
facilities in the southwest, UT Southwestern Medical Center provides inpatient
care to nearly 100,000 with 1. 9 million
outpatient visits each year. Physicians
provide care to patients at UT Southwestern University Hospitals (St. Paul
and Zale-Lipshy); the Parkland Health &
Hospital System; Children’s Health; and
the VA North Texas Health Care System,
as well as the Aston Building, the Harold
C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer
Center, and other affiliated hospitals and
clinics in North Texas.
Children’s Health is a private, not-for-profit
hospital that is also one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the U.S. It’s
the only academic healthcare facility in
North Texas dedicated exclusively to the
FINDING A DOCTOR
Moving to a new city is exciting, but it also requires finding the grocery
store you like, the schools your kids will attend – and the healthcare
practitioners that fit the needs of your family. The following is list of local
and national physician resources, including the American Medical
Association – where you can search for general practice physicians by
location, specialty, and more.
American Medical Association | www.ama-assn.org
Resource for general health information, as well as a search function for
local physician resources under the “Patients” tab of the site
American Academy of Pediatrics | www.aap.org | www.healthychildren.org
National website for children’s health resources; separate “Parenting
Corner” website is comprehensive site for health-related news, questions,
and other topics.
Dallas County Medical Society | www.dallas-cms.org
Local resource for physicians and patients for healthcare information,
updates, and local medical news.
Texas Medical Association | www.texmed.org
Listing of member physicians across the state, as well as information on
general health resources; go to the “Find A Physician” tab to search by
specialty or location.
