The new state-of-the-art Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas opened to patients Thursday morning and the hospital reports the moving of all patients was completed Friday, one day ahead of schedule.
More than 600 patients were transferred via the sky bridge from the old hospital to the new $1 billion facility across the street.
While the hospital expected to the move to take three days and be complete by the end of the day Saturday, Parkland reports the move -- which included intensive care units, the regional burn center and operating suites-- was complete Friday afternoon, a full day ahead of schedule.
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"It is our staff who made the early completion of this move possible, and I am proud to be able to say I work with them," said Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, Parkland’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
It appears practice paid off, to ensure the process would go smoothly, hospital staffers practiced the move for nearly six months and even completed a mock move with volunteers acting as patients.
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On Monday the Rees-Jones Trauma Center, Emergency Department, Urgent Care Emergency Department and Labor & Delivery services in the new Parkland Memorial Hospital began accepting patients, at the same time, the old hospital stopped receiving new emergency patients.
The new Parkland, which includes 862 private patient rooms, is located across the street from the current facility at 5200 Harry Hines Boulevard.
