The Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as the Parkland Health & Hospital System, is the hospital district of

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, United States. Its headquarters are in the

Parkland Memorial Hospital Parkland Memorial Hospital is a public hospital in Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the main hospital of the Parkland Health & Hospital System and serves as Dallas County's public hospital. It is located within the Southwestern Medical Dis ...

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.Clinic Sites and Services:
" Parkland Health & Hospital System. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "Parkland Memorial Hospital 5201 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75235" Parkland Health provides medical care to indigent patients in Dallas County. Parkland Memorial Hospital is the primary hospital of the district.

History

In 2009 the Greater Dallas Planning Council awarded the Dream Study Award to the district due to the district's master plan for its hospital. In 2009 Parkland Health & Hospital system began analyzing electronic medical records in order to use predictive modeling to help identify patients at high risk of

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. Initially the hospital focused on patients with congestive heart failure, but the program has expanded to include patients with diabetes, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia.

Community clinics

The district operates several community clinics. The locations elsewhere are: *Bluitt-Flowers Health Center (

) *deHaro-Saldivar Health Center (Dallas) *Employee Physician Office (Dallas) *East Dallas Health Center (Dallas) *Garland Health Center ( Garland) *Irving Health Center (

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) *Oak West Health Center (Dallas) *

(Dallas) *Pediatric Primary Care Center (Dallas) *E. Carlyle Smith, Jr. Health Center (

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) *Southeast Dallas Health Center (Dallas) *Vickery Health Center (Dallas) - In

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Youth and family centers

The district has several youth and family centers in area schools.youth & family center locations
" Parkland Health & Hospital System. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. *

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**Amelia Flores Youth & Family Health Center -

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**Eddie Bernice Johnson Youth & Family Health Center - Lincoln High School **Fair Oaks Youth & Family Health Center -

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**Kiosco Youth & Family Health Center - Cary Middle School **North Oak Cliff Youth & Family Health Center - Greiner Middle School **Red Bird Youth & Family Health Center - T.W. Browne Middle School **Seagoville Youth & Family Health Center - Seagoville **Spruce Youth & Family Health Center - Spruce High School **West Dallas Youth & Family Health Center - Pinkston High School **Woodrow Youth & Family Health Center - Woodrow Wilson High School/J.L. Long Middle School *

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** Vivian Field Youth & Family Health Center - Vivian Field Elementary School (

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Parkland Health & Hospital System
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History

Community clinics

Youth and family centers

See also

References

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