Company Profile
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Company Overview
Methodist Dallas Medical Center — committed to our community, committed to your care.
Since 1927, Methodist Dallas Medical Center has served North Texas as a leader in sophisticated, compassionate medical care with world-class medical education and residency programs. We're also the main teaching and referral center for Methodist Health System and one of the leading teaching and referral hospitals in all of Texas.
Our hospital features all-private rooms with 515 beds, and the medical staff at Methodist Dallas includes more than 250 physicians with expertise in more than 60 medical specialties.
We're especially proud to offer:
Norman Brinker Emergency and Level II Trauma Center – one of only three emergency departments in Dallas that provide adult trauma care
Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) that serves as a referral center for more than 30 hospitals in North and East Texas
Advanced Stroke Care – certified as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
The Methodist Dallas Transplant Institute, one of the largest and most active multi-organ transplant centers in the southwest United States, for adult liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants
The Sam & Anne Kesner Heart Center, offering some of the latest in heart disease diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation technologies
da Vinci® Surgical System, robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgery for prostatectomy, hysterectomy, uterine fibroids, and vaginal vault prolapse
Comprehensive Cancer Program, including a full range of sophisticated, compassionate, and progressive cancer treatment services
The Bradie James Breast Cancer Resource Center
The Methodist Brain and Spine Institute, diagnostics and treatment — including minimally invasive brain and spine surgery — for the full spectrum of brain and spinal conditions
The Methodist Joint Academy, preparing hip, knee, and shoulder joint replacement candidates for surgery — mentally and physically
The Methodist Weight Management Institute, offering an all-encompassing approach to weight loss whether patients opt for a medical approach to weight loss or weight-loss surgery
Community-strengthening programs and services, such as health education and screenings, bilingual support groups, and the Senior
Access resource center assisting older adults
Guided by the founding principles of life, learning, and compassion, Methodist Dallas Medical Center provides quality health care to more than 175,000 patients per year. Our commitment to the highest standards for health care helped earn us a Gold Seal of ApprovalTM from the Joint Commission. We are committed to our community. We are committed to your care.
Company History
History
Methodist Hospital of Dallas groundbreaking, 1924
Methodist Health System — a history of caring for our community
Methodist Health System is one of North Texas' oldest nonprofit health systems. We've gone through many changes over the decades, but our mission has always been the same — commitment to the health and well-being of our community.
In the beginning
The Methodist vision started in 1924 with a group of Methodist ministers and civic leaders devoted to bringing quality health care to the growing city of Dallas. With the support of the Methodist Church, local congregations, and other donors, our founders built Dallas Methodist Hospital, a 100-bed facility south of the Trinity River, overlooking downtown Dallas.
Original Methodist Hospital of Dallas building
Thriving and expanding in Dallas
After persevering through the early years and the Great Depression, Dallas Methodist Hospital began to truly thrive and expand in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1951 a three-story student nurse's residence was constructed near the hospital and in 1966 the Martin and Charlotte Weiss Educational Building opened, providing classroom space for nursing education and a large auditorium for community programs. By the 1960s, Dallas Methodist Hospital had grown to include 420 beds, more than four times our original size.
Methodist Charlton opens to serve southwest Dallas county
Methodist Charlton patient bed tower, 2009
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas continued to grow. In 1975 Charlton Methodist Hospital opened its doors to serve the growing communities of southwest Dallas County. This dedication to the community was further evidenced in 1985 when Methodist's board of directors made the decision to remain a viable entity in southern Dallas County. The board rededicated itself to the Oak Cliff community and its people and initiated a $100 million building program. As a result Methodist Charlton and Methodist Dallas Medical Centers continue to grow alongside the communities they have served for so long
In 2009 Methodist Charlton saw further expansion with the opening of the new patient bed tower, which features:
The addition of spacious, modern patient rooms (301 patient rooms – up from 254) with flat screen TVs and wireless Internet connections
A new surgery suite with seven operating rooms, including one specially designed for heart surgery
A new dedicated orthopedic unit with a rehabilitation room for patients and their families
Three nurses stations per patient floor
Nursing alcove for each pair of patient rooms, providing greater access to nurses
An entire floor dedicated to telemetry for heart monitoring
Bright, open lobby with a coffee shop nearby
Larger dining area offering guests a comfortable place to eat and relax
Expanded free visitor parking
Methodist Family Health Centers
Methodist Uptown Medical Group
opened in 2009
In addition to the on-site care available at Methodist hospitals, in 1995 Methodist extended our mission beyond our hospitals, opening community Family Health Centers. Currently there are 10 Methodist Family Health Centers located in Cedar Hill, Dallas, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, and Midlothian. We continue to expand the availability of primary care physicians in the community with the opening of Methodist Family Health Center – Kessler Park in late 2009.
Methodist Health System
In May 2003 Methodist Hospitals of Dallas began operating the system under the name Methodist Health System. Methodist Medical Center began operating under the name Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Charlton Methodist Hospital began operating under the name Methodist Charlton Medical Center. These name changes allowed us to give the public a strong, recognizable element to reference.
Continued Growth — Mansfield, Midlothian, McKinney and beyond
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Growth has been the hallmark of the past several years for Methodist Health System. In the spring of 2005 we opened Methodist Midlothian Health Center, a new imaging center and medical office complex to provide a broader offering of specialized care to Midlothian.
In December 2006 we opened the new, patient-centric, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center to serve the vibrant Mansfield community and the surrounding communities of south Arlington and south Grand Prairie.
As part of an affiliation between Methodist Health System and Centerre Healthcare, the 40-bed Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital opened as a distinct legal entity in 2008 to offer specialized care to patients recovering from strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries, multi-trauma, neurological disorders, cardiopulmonary procedures, and complex orthopedic surgeries.
In 2008 ground was broken on Methodist McKinney Hospital, a 15-bed hospital which will be operated by a distinct legal entity created through a joint venture between area physicians, Methodist Health System, and Nueterra Healthcare. Methodist McKinney Hospital, the newest hospital in Collin County, Texas, opened in February 2010.
In 2009, groundbreaking was held for the Methodist Hospital for Special Surgery, a joint venture partnership between area physicians, Methodist Health System, and Nueterra Healthcare.
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
In June 2009, Richardson Regional Medical Center joined the Methodist family. Methodist Richardson Medical Center and Methodist Richardson Medical Center Bush / Renner expanded the Methodist footprint to serve communities in Richardson, North Dallas, Plano, and the surrounding areas.
Grounded in faith
Dallas Methodist Hospital School of Nursing, 1930
Our original hospital was envisioned, funded, and supported largely with the help of the United Methodist Church, and our covenant agreement with the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church stands to this day. Throughout our history we've operated consistent with the United Methodist Church's healing ministry. The ties to the United Methodist Church have been strengthened further by the presence of Methodist ministers and church members on governing boards, an ongoing commitment to pastoral education, 24-hour chaplain services, and health ministries at local churches.
Committed to our community — now and into the future
Methodist's continued commitment to the community is represented in a number of outreach activities, including its emergency and trauma care program. Methodist Dallas Medical Center serves as one of only three hospitals in Dallas providing emergency care for adult trauma victims, and Methodist Charlton's emergency department is one of the busiest in the area.
Methodist Health System's mobile mammography unit
In addition to mobile mammography and health screenings, maternity services at Methodist Dallas Medical Center and several of the independent physicians who provide care at Methodist Dallas, work in partnership with Los Barrios Unidos, a local clinic created to provide much needed pregnancy care to Spanish-speaking mothers.
In 2000 Methodist launched an early prostate cancer screening initiative that helps minority men, primarily African-American and Hispanic, learn whether they have prostate cancer while the disease is in an early, more contained, and treatable state. Since inception, the program has screened more men than any other program in the United States — and has been recognized by former president George W. Bush and the American Cancer Society for its leadership in early cancer detection and education.
The Methodist Dallas Golden Cross Academic Clinic offers a medical home for members of the Dallas community in need of affordable health care for internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and general surgical services.
Innovative and specialized patient care
Our patients have always been our first priority, and we believe that innovative and specialized care is an essential component of that commitment. We are the proud home of one of the largest and most active transplant programs in the United States, where the world's first successful heart-kidney-pancreas transplant was done. We've continued to secure our position on the leading edge of medicine through a wide variety of highly specialized services and facilities and a Graduate Medical Education teaching program that draws physicians from medical schools across the nation.
A bright tomorrow
Our first hospital, Dallas Methodist Hospital, served a population of 158,000. Today Methodist Health System's service areas cover a population of well over one million people. We believe that the innovation, dedication, and vision that have helped us thrive over the past decades will help ensure our strength well into the future. We look forward to serving our community for generations to come.
Benefits
Benefits
Employee benefits at Methodist Health System
Methodist Health System strives to be one of the best places to work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and offers a competitive and flexible benefits package, including:
Health Insurance Benefits
Dental Insurance
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Other Insurance Benefits
Basic life/accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Optional employee life/AD&D
Optional dependent life/AD&D
Long-term disability
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Benefits (EIB)
PTO buy back
Bereavement leave
Jury duty
Leave of absence
Financial Benefits
Matched retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible spending accounts
Health care Dependent care
Wellness Benefits
Behavioral health and substance abuse
Prenatal program
Other Lifestyle Benefits
Credit union
DART discounts
Direct deposit
Discount tickets to sports and entertainment events
Free parking
Premium pay
Methodist's competitive benefits package helps explain why our employees have voted us:
Top 10 Best Places to Work — Dallas Business Journal — six years in a row!
Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare 2009 — Modern Healthcare — national recognition!
Top 100 Places to Work in Dallas-Fort Worth — The Dallas Morning News