The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (UT Southwestern) has attained international prominence in its short history, but its success has not been achieved without partnerships. Founded by Southwestern Medical Foundation 65 years ago and receiving ongoing support from the organization, the Medical Center enjoys a success that is also attributed to its faculty, which treats patients, pursues discoveries and trains students in several of America’s finest hospitals.

Without UT Southwestern, its affiliated hospitals might not exist. Without the hospitals, UT Southwestern could not continue to flourish.

The core of the medical complex is UT Southwestern, which includes three degree-granting institutions: Southwestern Medical School, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School.

Closely aligned with UT Southwestern is University Medical Center Inc., the holding company for Zale Lipshy Building and St. Paul Building , both on the Southwestern Medical Center campus. Also integrally connected are on-campus affiliates Parkland Health & Hospital System and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Off-campus primary hospital affiliates include the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Southwestern Medical Foundation performs its own crucial role, providing resources, resolve and leadership where needed. The Foundation established Southwestern Medical College in 1943, turned it over to The University of Texas System in1949 and has been a generous and loyal partner to this day.

“I compare the medical center to a wheel,” said W. Plack Carr Jr., president of Southwestern Medical Foundation. “The hub is the medical school, where you have the students, the teaching and research, and it radiates along the spokes: Children’s, Zale Lipshy, St. Paul, Parkland, Scottish Rite and the VA Hospital. These institutions are vitally important and make monumental contributions to our community — and it is the school that holds them all together.”

UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS

Organization: A multifaceted academic medical institution nationally recognized for excellence in educating physicians, biomedical scientists and other health-care professionals. The medical center comprises three degree-granting institutions that train medical, graduate and allied health students; residents; and postdoctoral fellows each year.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390.
Phone: 214-648-3111
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/pc/universityhospitals/

UT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - ZALE LIPSHY

Organization: The not-for-profit hospital was named in honor of the Zale and Lipshy families. In 1989, University Medical Center Inc. opened the hospital and began operating Zale Lipshy as the private referral hospital for patients of UT Southwestern’s physicians.

UT Southwestern University Hospital - Zale Lipshy
5151 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235
Phone: (214)590-3000
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/pc/universityhospitals/

UT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - ST. PAUL

Organization: The first private hospital in Dallas and the only Catholic hospital in North Texas. In 2000, the facilities and land were purchased by UT Southwestern, and the hospital was leased and operated by University Medical Center Inc. under combined management with Zale Lipshy. UT Southwestern specialists and physicians in private practice care for its patients.

UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul
5909 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas,TX 75235
Phone: 214-879-1000
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/pc/universityhospitals/

PARKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Organization: Dallas County’s only public hospital, ensuring that health care is available to Dallas County residents. Parkland is operated by the Dallas County Hospital District, a tax-supported entity of the county of Dallas through Parkland Health & Hospital System. Parkland was the first and still remains the primary teaching hospital for UT Southwestern’s multifaceted educational programs. All of its physician services are provided under contract with UT Southwestern.

Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75235
Phone: (214) 590-8000
http://www3.utsouthwestern.edu/parkland

CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF DALLAS

Organization: A private not-for-profit health-care facility that deals exclusively with the diseases and disorders of children from birth to age 18, with 50 specialty clinics and programs available for pediatric patients. Children’s serves as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the medical center, and half of its physician services are provided by full-time faculty members of the medical school. Private pediatric practitioners provide the remainder.

Children’s Medical Center
1935 Motor Street
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: 214-456-7000
http://www.childrens.com

TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

Organization: A private not-for-profit hospital specializing in a wide range of pediatric orthopaedic conditions and learning differences. At Scottish Rite, all of the full-time physicians are members of the UT Southwestern faculty.


Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, Texas 75219
Phone: 214-559-5000 or 800-421-1121
http://www.tsrhc.org/

DALLAS VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

Organization: A U.S. governmental primary- and tertiary-care facility for armed forces veterans that includes an acute-care hospital, a 116-bed transitional unit and 40-bed domiciliary; a spinal-cord injury center; a psychiatric residential treatment program; and multispecialty outpatient clinics. The hospitals’ attending physicians are full-time UT Southwestern faculty members. Another 120 faculty members have clinical appointments at the VA Medical Center, where 140 UT Southwestern residents train annually.

Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center
4500 S. Lancaster Rd.
Dallas, TX 75216
Phone: (214) 742-8387 or (800) 849-3597
http://www.north-texas.med.va.gov/dallas.htm