Dallas' Parkland hospital honored for high organ donation rate

"...the ICU staff had triggered Parkland's highly touted process for procuring organ donations after patients suffer severe head trauma. The program is so successful that it was recognized this week along with seven other U.S. medical centers."
Fine reporting from Sherry Jacobson: http://dallasne.ws/97S1NT

Parkland Memorial Hospital and its clinics could treat more patients, but lose existing funds

AUSTIN – Parkland Memorial Hospital and its 11 neighborhood clinics could treat more patients but lose existing funds under the federal health care overhaul and several recent state proposals, the hospital's chief told a House panel Thursday. Ron Anderson, president and CEO of the Parkland Health & Hospital System, said he welcomes many features of the federal law, including an expected addition of 1.2 million poor adults to the state Medicaid program in 2014.
Garrett: http://dallasne.ws/bleOk8

DMN's 2-part series about Parkland Hospital

UT Southwestern faculty let unsupervised resident doctors operate at Parkland
"...a system that has allowed trainee doctors, known as residents, to operate with little or no faculty supervision at Parkland Memorial Hospital, according to medical center and hospital records and testimony from doctors concerned about patient safety. "
By REESE DUNKLIN, SUE GOETINCK AMBROSE and BROOKS EGERTON / The Dallas Morning News

Miles Moffeit and Ryan McNeill and editorial assistant Marina Trahan Martinez contributed to this report. http://dallasne.ws/bqJuDG

Doctors: Double standard for residents at Parkland, UT Southwestern
"Procedures were different at the two hospitals owned by UT Southwestern, where faculty physicians see their privately insured patients, said Nirula and other former doctors who shared his concerns."
By REESE DUNKLIN and SUE GOETINCK AMBROSE / The Dallas Morning News

Ryan McNeill
http://dallasne.ws/bZaDIx