PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM

Acute Care Hospital in Dallas, TX 75235

PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM PROFILE

Parkland Health And Hospital System is an acute care hospital located in Dallas, TX 75235 that serves the Dallas county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM

5200 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: (214) 590-8000
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.

Fair

ABOUT THIS PROVIDER

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?
An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.

Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District Or Authority

Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.

Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.

General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.

Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or procedures.

Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.


Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.

PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

The hospital patient survey at Parkland Health And Hospital System is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.

Doctor Communication: Fair

Quiet Rooms: Poor

Cleanliness: Fair

Pain Management: Fair

Discharge Information: Average

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at Parkland Health And Hospital System show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.

ER Wait Time: 1 hour 28 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 5 hours 42 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 8 hours 20 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 4 hours 49 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 1 hour 26 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Parkland Health And Hospital System has better average ratings than other hospitals in Texas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

NEARBY HOSPITALS

The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
Hospital Name Address Emergency Services Distance
UT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-ZALE LIPSHY5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
No0.09 miCompare
UT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST PAUL6201 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
Yes0.87 miCompare
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT UPTOWN2727 East Lemmon Avenue Building I
Dallas, TX 75204
Yes2.49 miCompare
PINE CREEK MEDICAL CENTER LLP9032 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
Yes2.7 miCompare
METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER1441 North Beckley Avenue
Dallas, TX 75203
Yes3.61 miCompare
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER3500 Gaston Ave
Dallas, TX 75246
Yes3.63 miCompare
BAYLOR HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL621 North Hall Street
Dallas, TX 75226
Yes3.65 miCompare
NORTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER LLP9301 North Central Expressway Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75231
Yes5.79 miCompare
TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR SURGERY AT PRESBYTERIAN HOSPIT7115 Greenville Avenue Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75231
Yes6.26 miCompare
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231
Yes6.43 miCompare
WALNUT HILL MEDICAL CENTER7502 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Yes6.73 miCompare
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER7 Medical Parkway
Dallas, TX 75234
Yes7.37 miCompare

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