Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkland Health
Parkland Health is the public safety-net health system for Dallas County, Texas, providing trauma, cancer, cardiac, maternal and community care across more than 1 million annual patient visits.
Parkland Health, legally the Dallas County Hospital District, is the public safety-net health system for Dallas County, Texas. Founded in 1894, it has operated for more than 130 years and employs more than 12,000 people. The system records over 1 million annual patient visits and serves as the primary teaching hospital for UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Its clinical services span trauma care, oncology, cardiology, and maternal and neonatal care, alongside whole-person care and community health programmes built around prevention, education and accessible services. Parkland provides care regardless of a patient's ability to pay. The system holds Magnet Recognition with Distinction for nursing excellence.
Operations are concentrated in Dallas County, Texas. The organisation describes its culture as mission-driven, with an emphasis on health equity, compassion, dignity and respect in patient care, and on innovation and world-class expertise. Its teaching partnership with UT Southwestern Medical Center anchors an academic environment across the system.
Vacancies are listed at parklandcareers.com.