William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is a

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in the

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, United States. It is one of the main teaching hospitals of the

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern or UTSW) is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas. With approximately 18,800 employees, more than 2,900 full-time faculty, and nearly 4 million outpatient vi ...

History

The hospital is named in honor of former Texas Gov. William P. Clements Jr., who in 2009 made a landmark $100 million contribution to the

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, the largest single gift in the foundation's history. The hospital's three towers were built on a total $1.2 Billion budget between 2014 and 2020. The Zale Lipshy Pavilion – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital at 5151 Harry Hines Blvd. is part of William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.

Rankings

In 2019 the hospital was ranked as the top hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by U.S. News & World Report.

References

{{authority control Hospitals in Dallas Southwestern Medical District Teaching hospitals in Texas University of Texas System Hospitals established in 2014