What does this indicator
measure?
This indicator measures
the ability of the region to develop, retain, and sustain a
competitive edge in health care when compared with some of the
region’s peer cities in Texas and across the country.
The area’s local hospital rankings and the amount of
funding received by the Greater Dallas Area from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) serve as indicators of a regional
competitive edge in health care.
Why is this indicator
important?
Having a competitive edge in health
care can profoundly affect the Greater Dallas Area in a number of
social and economic arenas. Businesses considering relocation
to the Greater Dallas Area may find it beneficial that the area has
highly regarded medical facilities at the forefront of
biotechnology and health care research. Certainly the
nationally recognized quality of the health care and diversity of
the health care resources would be a positive influence on
decisions to locate in the area.
How are we
doing?
Two indicators confirm the Greater Dallas
Area is the home of hospitals ranking among the best health care
facilities in the country.
Each year since 1993, one of the major sources of
health care business intelligence, Solucient, has
ranked the top 100 hospitals in the nation. The Solucient
rankings use objective statistical analyses of public data sources
to measure hospital performance. Comparisons are made within
five hospital types or peer groupings: major teaching hospitals,
teaching hospitals, large community hospitals, medium community
hospitals, and small community hospitals.
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Between 1993 and 2003, eight hospitals in the
Dallas Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) appeared in
Solucient’s top 100 ranking.
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For the last 15 years, U.S. News & World Report has identified
and ranked the nation’s best hospitals in 17
specialties. Baylor University Medical Center and Parkland
Memorial Hospital appeared in the 2004 U.S. News & World
Report hospital rankings.
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Parkland was named in five
categories—Gynecology, Hormonal Disorders, Kidney Disease,
Orthopedics, and Urology—in the 2005 U.S. News & World
Report rankings.
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Baylor University Medical Center was named for
cardiovascular success by Solucient in 2005.
Additional facts about Dallas PMSA health care
resources include the following:
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The Baylor College of Medicine ranked 13th and
the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in
Dallas ranked 17th of 64 schools in the 2004 U.S. News
& World Report rankings for top medical schools in
research.
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Both of these schools ranked 22nd and 23rd,
respectively, of 62 schools among top medical schools in primary
care in the 2004 rankings.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center trains more than
4,000 medical, graduate, and allied health students annually,
including clinical residents and postdoctoral fellows. The
Medical Center campus includes St. Paul Building and Zale Lipshy
Building, both of which are university hospitals. Four hospitals are affiliated with UT
Southwestern: Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children’s
Medical Center Dallas, Richardson Regional Medical Center, and
Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Texas Scottish
Rite Hospital is also associated with the Medical Center
through joint efforts to offer seminars.
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Baylor College of
Dentistry, one of only three dental schools in Texas, is
located in Dallas.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a
world leader in medical research funding, and the significant
amount of NIH dollars coming to the Greater Dallas Area is a strong
indicator of the region’s place as a leader in innovative and
groundbreaking medical research.
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In fiscal year 2004, institutions in Dallas
received $188,092,531 in funding from NIH.
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In fiscal year 2004, Dallas was listed as second
among Texas cities in the amount of NIH funding
received.
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In 2004, UT Southwestern Medical Center received
a total of $172,246,995 in funding from NIH.
Further information about health care funding can
be found through the Health Resources and
Services Administration Web site.