What are the emergency departments like at Parkland Hospital and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas?
Both Emergency Departments are two of the highest volume emergency treatment facilities in the country. Each triages over 90,000 patients annually. By triaging minor and low risk complaints to clinics in the facility, the EDs oversee a large volume of high-acuity patients resulting in an excellent educational experience for our residents. Parkland’s emergency department encompasses more than 37,000 square feet containing 79 bed spaces, including 24 fully monitored critical care beds. Parkland is a Level I Trauma center and Burn Center. Children’s Medical Center in Dallas is a pediatric tertiary care referral center and the only designated Level I pediatric trauma center in the Southwest. These state-of-the-art facilities are dynamic emergency centers that provide our residents with a patient-driven learning experience and a clinical practice that is unparalleled.
