Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake opened its doors in June 1959 as a community medical/surgical hospital with 50 beds and 75 employees. Since then, it has grown to become a 218-bed, acute care facility offering a full spectrum of medical services, from cardiology and family practice medicine to orthopedics and bariatric surgery. Some of the milestones achieved over the years at the hospital include:

• 1968 – Opening the first Coronary Care Unit and expanding to 100 beds

• 1977 – Relocating to 9440 Poppy Drive and using the new facility’s extra space for 24-hour emergency service; opening an adjacent four-story professional building; offering ambulatory surgery

• 1981 – Adding a CT scanner to imaging capabilities

• 1986 – Adding obstetric services

• 1997 – Opening the Wound Treatment Center

• 2004 – Opening the Sleep Center

• 2008 – Offering new surgical suites with all private rooms and adjoining rooms for family members to spend the night

• 2013 – Opening the first Urgent Care Center, now known as MedPost

• 2014 – Expanding services to include robotic surgery and hyperbaric oxygen therapy; opening the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic

In celebration of 55 years of caring for the East Dallas community this year, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake is making donations to area nonprofit organizations that also serve the White Rock Lake area. Local 501(c)3 groups are invited to submit applications to request items of their choice for donation by the hospital. One winner will be selected in the fall and another later in the year. The hospital will donate 55 of the requested items to that school or community or service organization. The maximum retail value of each item is $55, for a total maximum donation value of $3,025. Request forms are available online at DoctorsHospitalDallas.com/55YearDonation.

To learn more about how Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake is helping to improve the well-being of people living in the East Dallas area, visit DoctorsHospitalDallas.com.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake

9400 Poppy Drive
Dallas, TX 75218

214-324-6100
www.doctorshospitaldallas.com

Now under the new name of MedPost Urgent Care Center, Urgent Care by Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake continues to provide the same high level of quality care that residents of east Dallas expect and deserve. The center has recently become part of a growing national network of urgent care centers launched by Tenet Healthcare, which is the parent company of Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake.

“We are proud to partner with MedPost Urgent Care and still offer convenient care,” said Jay Krishnaswamy, chief executive officer at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake. “Through this partnership we will be able to participate in building a trusted network of urgent care centers around the country while keeping our strong local presence.”

MedPost centers play an important role in providing timely care for people when their primary care physician is not available. The center continues to be staffed with physician specialists in primary care, internal medicine and emergency medicine, as well as nurse practitioners and other health professionals. The local center, like other facilities nationwide, is equipped with X-ray and laboratory capabilities, and provides a comprehensive array of services ranging from flu shots and other immunizations to treatment for such things as upper respiratory infections, sinus problems, allergic reactions, fever, ear aches and orthopedic injuries. 

The MedPost Urgent Care center serves the White Rock Lake area and is open seven days a week. It is easy to spot with an eye-catching red and black logo highlighted with an exclamation point. The local center is one of 23 facilities operating in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. For more information about MedPost Urgent Care, visit medpost.com or call 214-321-0015.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake

9400 Poppy Drive
Dallas, TX 75218

214-324-6100
www.doctorshospitaldallas.com