DALLAS — Each year Parkland Health & Hospital System provides breast health services for 30,000 and diagnoses and treats 400 patients with breast cancer – volumes that greatly
By: Genice Nelson, D.N.P., APRN, ANP-BC Imagine being taken to the hospital in severe pain, then being dismissed without treatment or care. Now, imagine if you were a
Parkland has changed the eligibility requirements for the Parkland Financial Assistant (PFA) program to improve access to care. PFA is not health insurance, but it may help patients
By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In the battle to save the lives of our mothers, daughters and sisters, “WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease,”
DALLAS – Marnese Barksdale Elder has been named Parkland Health & Hospital System’s Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Talent Officer. Elder is returning to Parkland after a
In an effort to prevent accidents and improper disposal of potentially dangerous medications, Parkland Health & Hospital System and the Dallas County Hospital District Police Department are participating
Diabetes is a health problem that can happen to people of all ages. More than 11 percent of Americans have diabetes. In Texas alone, more than 3 million
If you have diabetes, you have a higher-than-average risk of having a heart attack or a stroke. While men and women generally have similar rates of Type 2 diabetes,