Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.

TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS ("THD") IS AN 566-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION PROVIDING CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1966. THD IS DEDICATED TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE AND HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S BEST HOSPITALS IN ADVANCED SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ORTHOPEDICS, NEUROSCIENCES AND HEART & VASCULAR. IN 2019 THD WAS RE-DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL II MAJOR TRAUMA CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THD WAS RE-DESIGNATED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND IS CERTIFIED AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CARE CENTER. THD WAS ALSO AWARDED THE PLATINUM PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY'S NCDR ACTION REGISTRY. THD WAS RE-ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) AS AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM HOSPITAL STROKE SPECIALTY PROGRAM. THD RECEIVED THE BABY FRIENDLY DESIGNATION BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND HAS BEEN NAMED "BEST PLACE TO HAVE A BABY" IN DALLAS COUNTY BY DALLASCHILD MAGAZINE READERS NUMEROUS TIMES. THD RECEIVED THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FIVE CONSECUTIVE TIMES. THD WAS RE-DESIGNATED AS A METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY. THD EARNED ITS THIRD MAGNET DESIGNATION IN 2016, ONE OF FIVE HOSPITALS IN THE DFW AREA ACHIEVED THIS AWARD AND ONE OF 165 HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD. TEXAS HEALTH DALLAS HAS MORE THAN 3,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 1,600 PHYSICIANS PRACTICING ON ITS MEDICAL STAFF. ON DECEMBER 15, 2015, THD AND TWO UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITALS INTEGRATED INTO SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES ("SWHR") NETWORK THROUGH THE FORMATION OF A JOINT OPERATING COMPANY. THD HAD 135,602 PATIENT DAYS, 26,391 DISCHARGES, 5,057 BIRTHS, 138,184 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTER, AND 71,417 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. THD PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FOR REIMBURSEMENT THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS COVER THE COST OF PROVIDING THE CARE. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO BOTH FINANCIALLY INDIGENT AND MEDICALLY INDIGENT PATIENTS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES IS BELOW COST, THD RECOGNIZES THE DIFFERENCE AS CHARITY CARE.