Parkland Health

STRATEGIC PLAN

FISCAL YEAR 2027–2031

As Dallas County grows and healthcare continues to evolve, Parkland Health's Fiscal Year 2027-2031 Strategic Plan charts a path toward a healthier future for our community. Guided by our mission to advance wellness, relieve suffering, and develop and educate, and in alignment with our ICARE values, we will focus our efforts on three strategic priorities:

• Seamless Access

  We will expand and streamline access to care across settings.

• Quality Care

  We will deliver safe, high-quality care that patients trust.

• Mission Sustainability

  We will steward resources responsibly to ensure mission capability for future generations - a system built to last.

Strategic Plan Resources

The documents below outline Parkland Health's strategic priorities, objectives and key results for the next five years. The outline guides our efforts to improve health outcomes, enhance patient care and strengthen the health of the communities we serve. 

What We Do and What We Want To Be

MISSION

Parkland can positively impact current and future generations through its patient care and educational missions. By providing high-quality, safe and compassionate care we will advance the health and well-being of our community. With a commitment to educations, we will enhance the professional and personal skills of our employees by providing training, career guidance and opportunities for advancement.

VISION

We will advance health equity through excellence as a public health system.

What We Believe In

VALUES

Serving as our cultural cornerstone, Parkland's ICARE values are those inherent principles that guide our organization and are reflected in our employees' actions.

• Integrity

  I will be honest, trustworthy, authentic, humble and transparent.

• Compassion and Collaboration

  I will provide service in a spirit of empathy, concern and love. I will work together with others to deliver excellent care for our community.

• Accountability

  I will hold myself and others responsible for performance excellence, stewardship, and will welcome feedback.

• Respect

  I will value the unique and diverse experiences of others and treat everyone with kindness and humility.

• Equity

  I will value the diversity of patients and colleagues and strive to promote everyone's health, dignity and voice.