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Winter 2015-2016
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Sandra Kaye Hodge of Duncanville
was admitted as the hospital’s first
patient. The entire staff cheered as she
walked down the hall to the unit.
From the outside, the four floors
of rooms with individual balconies
resembled a hotel, especially at
night, and occasionally weary
travelers stopped by to ask for a
room. Surrounded by nothing but
open land, cattle from neighboring
fields often wandered through the
parking lot of “the hospital in the
middle of nowhere.”
Today, Methodist Charlton is
in the middle of the thriving Best
In December, a
groundbreaking
ceremony takes
place for a new
three-story,
47,000-square-
foot
professional
building
.
On April 15, the
new
maternity
center
opens,
housing two
delivery rooms,
one birthing
room, and five
labor rooms.
A $2.7 million
outpatient care
center
opens
to provide day
surgery, laboratory
services, and EKG
and radiology
capabilities. A
new, larger family
medicine clinic and
residency teaching
center also open.
Construction begins
on a $14.1 million,
110,000-square-foot
expansion project
. Three
nursing floors are added
on top of the existing
maternity floor. The ED
expands to 18 beds, and
the intensive care unit (ICU)
and physical medicine
department double in size.
Construction ends in 1994.
Construction begins on
a $30 million
expansion
project
that includes a new
cancer center, cafeteria,
family and sports medicine
center, gastroenterology
department, auditorium, and
professional office building,
among other facilities.
1985
1987
1986
1992
1997
1998
1999
The board
of trustees
announces
a $14 million
expansion of
the
ED
that
will increase
its size from
9,500 square feet to
21,000 square feet.
Southwest community. It has grown
to a 285-bed hospital, offering some
of the latest in medical technology
and innovative treatments through a
variety of specialties.
The hospital boasts a workforce
of over 1,500 and has more than
300 independently practicing
physicians on the medical staff.
Gathering fond memories from
the past, seizing opportunities of
the present, and looking toward
the future, Methodist Charlton
remains committed to providing
compassionate care for patients and
their families for years to come.
“Methodist has made
life for my family
so much better —
both health-wise
and community-wise.”
— Alfred L. Ray, PhD, Chief
Special Projects Officer,
Duncanville ISD
Methodist Charlton is hosting a community celebration in honor of its first 40 years, and you’re invited! For more information
about the red-carpet celebration, hospital tours, and contributing to our time capsule, visit
Charlton40.com.
Come celebrate with us!
Thursday, Dec. 10, 6 to 8 p.m.
Methodist Charlton Main Lobby
The cancer
center
opens,
offering
radiation
therapy,
chemotherapy,
surgical
intervention,
and clinical
trials.
The Golden Cross
Congregational
Health Ministry
begins as a
partnership with
area churches to
integrate faith
and health in their
congregations.
The
beautiful
stained
glass
in the
chapel is
donated by
Children’s
Medical
Center.