Patients requiring admission to a medical ICU are co-managed by neurology and internal medicine house staff. Five thousand outpatients are evaluated annually through the resident clinic at Parkland. EEG and EMG services are provided by the neurology department. The Meadows Center operates three MRI magnets around the clock and performs 600 patient scans each month. Z ale Lipshy University Hospital is a private, non-profit, tertiary referral, teaching hospital for UT Southwestern faculty physicians located next to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Patients benefit from the latest advances in medial care.
A variety of clinical research studies are also centered at University Hospital. With the completion of a multimillion dollar expansion project in 1991, Children's is among the top ten children's hospitals nationwide. The Pediatric Neurology Service is centered at Children's. T exas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children was founded in 1921 primarily to care for children with polio and was based on the principle that a child's medical care should not depend on family finances. It continues to be supported soley by voluntary contributions.