Time has transformed science, technology, incidence of disease and facility design; however, Parkland's mission for the future is based on the same promise it was founded upon - the pledge to care for all in need..

• Founded in 1894
• Primary teaching hospital for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Now The Rees-Jones Trauma Center, Parkland was the first Level I Trauma Center in North Texas
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Dallas
• The first burn center in North Texas verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
• 40,000 visitors on campus every day
• Over 1 million outpatient visits*
• 19,989 surgeries*
• 205,548 emergency room visits*

*Fiscal year 2021

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

Mission
We will advance wellness, relieve suffering, develop and educate.

Vision
We will advance health equity through excellence as a public health system.