Overview
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Repository |
Dallas Municipal Archives
Office of the City Secretary
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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Creator | Dallas City-County Hospital System |
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Title | City-County Hospital System |
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Dates | 1933-1940 |
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Quantity | Three linear inches |
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Abstract | Annual reports and survey of services. |
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Identification | 1991-122 |
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Language | Records are in English |
Scope and Contents
Annual reports and survey report.
Collection consists of three annual reports and one survey report on the state of services of the Dallas City-County Hospital System.
The Dallas County, Texas-based hospital now known as Parkland Health & Hospital System originated in 1872 at the intersection of Wood and Houston Streets. It was the first permanent hospital in Dallas to care for indigent patients. The City of Dallas and Dallas County jointly contributed land and facilities over many years, culminating in a bond program presented to Dallas voters in 1893, approving $40,000 for a new hospital on 17 acres just outside the city limits at the intersection of Maple and Oak Lawn avenues. The Dallas City-County Hospital System was officially founded in 1936 after passage of a state law authorizing incorporation of two tax-supported institutions—the general city hospital (Parkland) and the Convalescent Home in Hutchins. It also established a third hospital, Woodlawn, for the care of tuberculosis patients. On December 23, 1954, Dallas County voters approved creation of the Dallas County Hospital District, creating a separate entity and eliminating the funding and governance functions split between the City of Dallas and Dallas County for 82 years.
Organization
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Access
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Citation
City-County Hospital System, 1933-1940 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives.
Related Material
None
Index Terms
Municipal services -- Texas -- Dallas
Container List
| 1 | 1 | City - County Hospital System annual report, 1933-1934
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| | 2 | City - County Hospital System annual report, 1934-1935 |
| | 3 | City - County Hospital System annual report, 1939-1940 |