Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas moves to new building

DALLAS (AP) — Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has begun moving to its new location.

The emergency room at the new site for Dallas County’s public hospital began accepting patients Thursday morning.

A hospital statement says the new 2.1 million-square-foot structure is nearly twice the size of the current hospital and has 862 single-patient rooms. High-tech kiosks provide maps, directions that can be sent by text or email plus check-in for appointments.

Hospital officials say transition of all inpatient services to the new facility, across the street from the old structure, should be completed by Saturday.

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Parkland Memorial Hospital is where President John F. Kennedy was transported and died after being shot on Nov. 22, 1963.

The hospital handles about 1 million patients annually.