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Midlothian, Texas — Methodist Health System is proud to announce that Methodist Midlothian Medical Center has been designated a Level IV Trauma Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services. This important achievement demonstrates the hospital’s unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality emergency and trauma care to residents of Midlothian and surrounding comm ...

DALLAS — Methodist Health System has been named HX24 Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, an industry leader that works with more than 41,000 facilities nationwide to enhance patient care and caregiver resilience to improve the overall safety, quality, and experience of healthcare. The inaugural award, which recognizes healthcare systems that "set the standard" in transfo ...

CELINA, Texas — Methodist Health System has named Cody Hunter, FACHE, as the first president of its newest hospital in Celina. Methodist Celina Medical Center is slated to open in 2025, but the 38-year-old Texas native has already assumed his new role and will immediately work to plant Methodist's roots in the northern Collin County boomtown while keeping the $237 million cons ...

DALLAS, Texas — Methodist Health System stole the show at last week’s D CEO Excellence in Healthcare Awards, earning the top honor as this year’s Outstanding Health System. Chief Executive Officer James C. Scoggin, Jr., accepted the award on behalf of the health system, he has led since 2019. Speaking to colleagues from healthcare organizations across Dallas-Fort Worth, he cre ...

CELINA, Texas — The steel silhouette of this Collin County boomtown's first full-service hospital took shape Friday when the highest beam of Methodist Celina Medical Center was hoisted into place. With a drone camera capturing every moment, leaders from the city and local business community joined Methodist Health System executives to celebrate the "topping out," a key milesto ...

Methodist Health System is proud to announce that Methodist Dallas, Methodist Richardson, and Methodist Midlothian Medical Centers have each earned “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group, the highest rating possible from the independent hospital watchdog. While Methodist Dallas and Methodist Richardson have consistently earned top scores over the years, this is the first ti ...

CELINA, Texas — Methodist Health System has begun construction on its newest hospital, a four-story, 200,000-square-foot hospital that will rise from the prairie in northern Collin County to serve the growing town of Celina and its surrounding communities. City leaders and other members of the community joined hospital executives Tuesday to celebrate the $237 million project — ...

DALLAS (March 2023) — Becker's Hospital Review ranked Methodist Health System as one of the top 150 places to work in healthcare for 2023. This is the 11th year that the health system has received this honor. Methodist earned commendation for its professional development opportunities, wellness offerings, biannual engagement survey, year-end feedback sessions, and the "Your Vo ...

DALLAS — Methodist Dallas Medical Center has been recognized by the National Pancreas Foundation as an approved Center of Excellence, the only hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth to be distinguished for its treatment of both pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. The newest distinction is the product of a rigorous audit to determine that Methodist Dallas emphasizes a multidisciplinary ...

DALLAS — With the flip of a switch, Methodist Charlton Medical Center lit up its new Emergency Department before dawn Wednesday, marking a new era for one of the busiest trauma centers in Dallas-Fort Worth. "It's unbelievable," Methodist Charlton President Fran Laukaitis said outside the Level III Trauma Center on Wheatland Road. "It's the middle of the night, and everybody's ...

SOUTHLAKE — Methodist Southlake Medical Center is now welcoming patients to its newly expanded emergency room. The 5,000-square-foot extension quadruples the size of the current ER, provide a larger patient waiting area, and enhance diagnostic capabilities. “This emergency department expansion is one of several key investments the health system is making in Methodist Southlake ...

RICHARDSON — Methodist Richardson Medical Center broke ground Wednesday on a $46 million project to expand its busy emergency department. The project will help the hospital care for more than 55,000 patients each year — up 12% from just last year — and first responders were well-represented at the groundbreaking with the city's police and fire chiefs, as well as Mayor Paul Voe ...

MANSFIELD, TX, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center is turning 15-years-old this month and plans to light up the night sky to celebrate. Since opening its doors in 2006, Methodist Mansfield has welcomed more than 23,000 new lives into the world, performed more than 53,000 surgeries, and treated nearly 1.2 million patients. The hospital is one of the largest employers in Mansfiel ...

DALLAS — A state-of-the-art 12-bed oncology unit devoted to medical and surgical patients diagnosed with cancer made its debut Friday at Methodist Charlton Medical Center. The Dr. Stephen and Marilyn Mansfield Oncology Unit pays tribute to the health system’s former president and chief executive officer and his wife. “You don’t have to look far to see Steve and Marilyn’s fing ...

Dallas—The Women and Children’s Services team at Methodist Dallas Medical Center has been recognized by the Texas Department of State Health Services with a Level III Maternal Care designation. This recognition certifies that Methodist Dallas is not only equipped to provide care to low- and moderate-risk pregnancies, but also more complex maternal medical conditions, obstetric ...

Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson Take Top Honors in Leapfrog Fall 2020 Survey Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson are all proud to announce they have once again received the highest rating possible by the independent hospital watchdog, The Leapfrog Group. The Hospital Safety Score is the gold standard rating for patien ...

Dallas – Methodist Health System today announced it has received its first shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. “We are excited to be among the first in the state of Texas and nation to receive and administer this vital vaccine,” says James Scoggin, Jr., Methodist Health System Chief Executive Officer. With this initial shipment Methodist will begin immediately ad ...

Jolyn Angus, BSN, MBA, comes to her new role poised to position Methodist Health System as a leader in nursing clinical excellence, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and resource stewardship as well as continue our system-wide Magnet journey.  Jolyn holds a Bachelor of Science in nursing, a Master of Business Administration, and will complete her Doctor of Nursing Practi ...

As the Midlothian area continues to grow, the city is gaining its first full-service acute care hospital. Methodist Midlothian Medical Center, located on a 67-acre campus near U.S. Highway 287, features a 190,000-square-foot medical center and 45,000-square-foot medical office building. The hospital is now actively hiring respiratory therapists, staff nurses — especially ICU nu ...

Methodist Health System announced today that it has earned the 2021 Military Friendly® Employer, Silver award level. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Hundreds of companies participated in the Military Friendly® Employers portion of the 2021 Military Friendly® C ...