Company Profile
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Company Overview
UT Southwestern, one of the nation's premier academic medical centers, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution's faculty has received 6 Nobel Prizes, and includes 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 13 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators. The faculty of more than 2,800 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide care in more than 80 specialties to more than 117,000 hospitalized patients, 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 3 million outpatient visits a year.
Company History
The story of UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of commitment to excellence, dedication to discovery, and service to the community. It's also a story of phenomenal growth, fueled by exceptional people with an extraordinary vision: to establish an academic medical center second to none.
Since its formation in 1943, Southwestern Medical School has grown from a small wartime medical college into UT Southwestern Medical Center, a multifaceted academic institution nationally recognized for its excellence in educating physicians, biomedical scientists, and health care personnel.
UT Southwestern is located on Harry Hines Boulevard, a 10-minute drive northwest of downtown Dallas. Since the late 1960s the university has grown to include 15.3 million square feet of space with another 1.4 million square feet under construction. Affiliated hospitals adjacent to the campus are Children's Health? Children's Medical Center Dallas and Parkland Hospital.
UT Southwestern's faculty and residents annually provide care to more than 117,000 hospitalized patients, nearly 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 3 million outpatient visits.
The faculty has included six Nobel Laureates, four of whom are active faculty members, 25 members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, and 16 members of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine), a component of the NAS.
And as international medical and scientific needs grow, UT Southwestern will keep working to remain at the pinnacle of medical institutions worldwide.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
-Magnet Designated Hospital
- #1 Hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth