Scope and Contents 

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, to care for 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

Dallas -- Texas -- History  
Hospitals -- Texas -- Dallas 
Municipal services -- Texas -- Dallas 

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