Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Hospital in Texas, United States

32°45′40″N 96°49′30″W / 32.761°N 96.825°W / 32.761; -96.825OrganizationFundingNon-profit hospitalServicesEmergency departmentLevel I trauma centerBeds592^[1]HelipadFAA LID: XA62HistoryOpened1927^[2]LinksWebsitewww.methodisthealthsystem.org/methodist-dallas-medical-center/ListsHospitals in Texas

Methodist Dallas Medical Center is a non-profit, 595-bed teaching hospital in Dallas, Texas owned and operated by Methodist Health System.

History

Dallas Methodist Hospital began caring for patients on December 24, 1927, and officially opened as a 100-bed institution on January 27, 1928. A three-story student nurse's residence was built near the hospital in 1951, and the Martin and Charlotte Weiss Educational Building, which provided classroom space for nursing education and a large auditorium for community programming, opened in 1966. Dallas Methodist Hospital had expanded to 420 beds by the 1960s. Methodist began its trauma program in 1979. That same year, Methodist established its first neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The transplant program at Methodist began in 1980 with the first kidney transplant. In 1986, the hospital performed its first heart transplant, and in 2003, it established a liver transplant program. Methodist Dallas launched the six-story, 248,000-square-foot Charles A. Sammons Trauma and Critical Care Tower in July 2014. The American College of Surgeons classified the hospital as a Level I Trauma Hospital the following year, making it the third Level I Trauma center in Dallas County.^[2]^[3]^[4]

On October 22, 2022, an armed assailant opened fire in the hospital's maternity ward, killing a nurse and a case worker.^[5]^[6]^[7] The suspect arrested, 30-year-old Nestor Hernandez from North Dallas, was on parole for aggravated robbery at the time of the shooting.^[6]

Facilities

Methodist Dallas Medical Center is an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center. The hospital has a transplant institute that performs transplants for several different organs, including kidney, liver, and pancreas.^[8] A Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is also available at the hospital.^[9]

References

^ "Methodist Facts & Statistics". Methodist Health System. April 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "History". Methodist Health System. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ Goodman, Matt (13 October 2014). "Methodist Dallas Now Verified As Level 1 Trauma Center". D Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ Hethcock, Bill (7 July 2014). "Check out the $108M patient tower at Methodist Dallas Medical Center". Dallas Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ Ramos, Harriet (23 October 2022). "2 employees dead; gunman shot by officer at Dallas Methodist Hospital, police say". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Deliso, Meredith; Hutchinson, Bill (23 October 2022). "Parolee charged in fatal shooting of 2 Dallas hospital workers: Officials". ABC News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Williams, Michael (24 October 2022). "Authorities identify 2 employees killed in Methodist hospital shooting". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Methodist Dallas Medical Center". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Texas Neonatal Facilities". Texas Department of State Health Services. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.