City: Dallas, TX

Category: Health Care

Telephone: (214) 645-5555

Address: 5909 Harry Hines Blvd.

Description: UT Southwestern is a leader among American academic medical centers, care providers, and research facilities. Its stated mission is to improve health care here and across the country and to educate everyone in the medical community as to how to best utilize biomedical science and prevent disease and illness. Within the system are medical schools training nearly 4,400 medical, graduate, and other health students, residents, and fellows annually; federally and foundation-supported research projects numbering about 3,500 per year and costing $400 million annually; and a workforce of 10,400 to care for almost 97,000 hospitalized patients and 1.8 million outpatients each year. There are two hospitals, St. Paul’s and Zale Lipshy, with UT Southwestern, along with dozens of clinics in every possible medical specialty. Although its size is massive, it’s surprisingly user-friendly. Doctors and others in patient care use the same overall information system, so your care among myriad professionals is easy to track. What’s more, you have access to your online file so that you can follow test results and appointments.