Parkland Hospital

For some North Texans, the road to recovery from COVID-19 doesn’t end after leaving the hospital. Many people suffer long-lasting symptoms. Telemundo 39’s Sandy Marin explains Parkland Hospital opened a specialized clinic treating patients known as ‘long haulers.’

On Thursday, the DFW Hospital Council announced that there are no available pediatric ICU beds in North Texas. There are currently 73 confirmed COVID-19 pediatric patients hospitalized in the trauma service area E. That is the highest level of pediatric COVID-19 patients ever treated.

The state is stepping up resources to help hospitals struggling with a surge of COVID-19 patients.

As more COVID-19 patients fill hospital beds there’s a bidding war for nurses. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports on the shortage leading one of the busiest maternity wards in the county to transfer pregnant patients to other hospitals.

NBC 5 speaks with Dr. Joseph Chang with Parkland Hospital about a troubling new variant of the COVID-19 virus and the vaccination rates we are seeing in North Texas.

Citing a decline in demand and the start of mobile vaccinations, a COVID-19 testing and vaccine site operated by the Parkland Health and Hospital System has permanently closed.

Days after the CDC recommended the Pfizer vaccine be given to children ages 12 to 15, hundreds of adults and kids got their first dose Saturday at a mobile event at a Dallas ISD school.

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. We talked to Dr. Joseph Chang with Parkland Hospital to get his thoughts on the change.

Parkland Hospital in Dallas is highlighting people who’ve worked behind the scenes this past year in the battle against COVID-19.

Since the beginning of March, Parkland Hospital has helped vaccinate Dallas Independent School District teachers in an effort to return to the classroom.

A Fort Worth firefighter and a woman he rescued are hospitalized after sustaining injuries in a blaze Tuesday afternoon, fire officials say.

North Texas reached a historic and symbolic milestone in the fight against COVID-19. Tuesday morning, Parkland Hospital closed its COVID-19 intensive care units.

Due to a drop in requests for COVID-19 testing, Parkland Hospital will be permanently its three walk-up testing sites in Dallas County after Friday. Drive through sites will still continue to operate as normal.

As COVID-19 cases currently trend downward, the virus hasn’t disappeared. It’s been a year since the pandemic first started, and the marathon still continues for frontline workers who treat ill patients every day.

As COVID-19 cases currently trend downward, the virus hasn’t disappeared. It’s been a year since the pandemic first started, and the marathon still continues for frontline workers who treat ill patients every day.

The Ellis Davis Field House and Dallas College – Eastfield Campus (Mesquite) vaccination hubs along with other locations operated by Parkland Memorial Hospital will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 18 due to the low temperatures..

Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is warning people hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital that there are several groups giving out bad information on social media.

Finding a vaccine is like finding a rare jewel for some. Many are still waiting to receive an appointment after signing up on multiple lists, so when the opportunity arises to get a shot without an appointment, people jump on it.

Finding a vaccine is like finding a rare jewel for some. Many are still waiting to receive an appointment after signing up on multiple lists, so when the opportunity arises to get a shot without an appointment, people jump on it.

The Dallas Fort Worth hospital council says more than 4,000 people remain hospitalized for COVID-19 in North Texas. There are currently 63 available staffed adult ICU beds. Many health care workers are feeling the frustration and stress. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil spoke with the chief medical officer for Parkland Health and Hospital System. He says, yes, they’re tired, but remain...