Roughly 32.7 million patients were admitted to the
nation's hospitals in 2001, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. In the Dallas-Fort
Worth area, residents have plenty of options if they
find themselves in need of such care. The area houses
dozens of facilities.
Ariane Kadoch Swisa/DMN
Nurse Sharon
Howard holds up a day-old girl during a class for
new parents and siblings at Plano Medical Center.
Mothers-to-be,
in particular, seem to like Dallas. Parkland Memorial Hospital
delivered 15,910 babies in 2002, down slightly from 2001.
Dallas is also home to many
medical students. For example, the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas annually trains about 3,400 medical,
graduate and allied-health students, including clinical
residents and postdoctoral fellows.
Four hospitals are housed
on the UT Southwestern campus: Zale Lipshy University Hospital,
St. Paul University Hospital, Parkland and Children's Medical
Center of Dallas.
Following is a list of some
of the major hospitals in the seven-county metro area:
Arlington Memorial
Hospital:
800 W. Randol Mill Road, Arlington; 817-548-6100; www.arlingtonmemorial.org
Baylor All Saints
Medical Center at Cityview:
7100 Oakmont Blvd., Fort Worth; 817-346-5700; www.baylorhealth.com
Baylor All Saints
Medical Center at Fort Worth:
1400 Eighth Ave., Fort Worth; 817-926-2544; www.baylorhealth.com
Baylor Health Center
at Irving-Coppell:
400 W. Interstate 635, Irving; 972-579-8100; www.baylorhealth.com
Baylor Medical Center
at Garland:
2300 Marie Curie Drive, Garland; 972-487-5000; www.baylorhealth.com
Baylor Medical Center
at Grapevine:
1650 W. College St., Grapevine; 817-481-1588; www.baylorhealth.com
Baylor Medical Center
at Irving:
1901 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving; 972-579-8100; www.baylorhealth.com
Baylor University
Medical Center:
3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas; 214-820-0111; www.baylorhealth.com
Charlton Methodist
Hospital:
3500 W. Wheatland Road, Dallas; 214-947-7777; www.mhd.com
Children's Medical
Center of Dallas:
1935 Motor St., Dallas; 214-456-7000; www.childrens.com
Cook Children's
Medical Center:
801 Seventh Ave., Fort Worth; 817-885-4000; www.cookchildrens.org
Presbyterian Hospital
of Plano:
6200 W. Parker Road, Plano; 972-981-8000; www.phscare.org
RHD Memorial Medical
Center:
7 Medical Parkway, Dallas; 972-247-1000; www.rhdmemorial.com
Richardson Regional
Medical Center (formerly Baylor/Richardson Medical Center):
401 W. Campbell Road, Richardson; 972-498-4000; www.richardsonregional.com
St. Paul University
Hospital at Southwestern Medical Center:
5909 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas; 214-879-1000
