RedBird opens to serve southwestern Dallas County

Published on: September 12, 2022 By: Staff Reports

UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird opened its doors in late August to bring UTSW’s medical care to patients in this community. The facility is the newest regional outpatient medical center operated by UTSW.

This Saturday, Sept. 17, UTSW is hosting a HealthFest community event at RedBird to celebrate the opening. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. that day, the celebration will include health tips from our faculty, information stations featuring a variety of clinical services, cooking demos and tastings, food trucks offering free brunch and treats – plus ticket giveaways to see the Mavericks.

Bring your family and friends.There’s no cost to attend, but space is limited. Register to attend by Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Click through the photos below from RedBird’s opening week and preparations leading up to the launch.

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UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird, UTSW’s newest outpatient regional medical center, is located off U.S. Highway 67 south of downtown Dallas.

A welcoming check-in counter greets patients.

Here is the waiting area in the Women’s Diagnostic Unit, where patients can receive mammograms.

The entrance lobby and waiting area look out into an open-air atrium planted with trees and ferns.

Colorful art by Xxavier Edward Carter graces walls near the entrance.

Here is a conference room where RedBird doctors can meet and attend videoconferences with other UTSW staff.

Kenya Lewis (left), a Workflow Analyst, confers with Dr. Humza Siddiqi in a patient care area.

LacKeisha Brown, Certified Medical Office Assistant (CMOA), and (in the background) Elsa Herrera, a Clinical Staff Supervisor, are two of RedBird's employees.

RNs Kathryn Gagnon (left) and Niki Greenwood test out equipment in an infusion treatment room that looks out into the open-air atrium.

Here is a view of an infusion room where patients can receive treatment together.

RedBird’s full staff of nurses, administrators, imaging technicians, and others gather for a group photo.

The support staff who help patients at the front desk and with registration and scheduling pose for a group photo.

Taking a break for a quick photo is Sheretta Houston, an Oncology RN.

Gathered for a group photo are the infusion treatment room’s registered nurses and certified medical office assistants.

The infusion treatment team's registered nurses and certified medical office assistants pose for a group photo.

Adrian Richard (left), a Chemotherapy Scheduling Coordinator, and Lynne Dinh, a Clinical Staff Pharmacist, check infusion pumps while Mackenzie Hodge, CMOA, works in the background.

Victoria Doby (left), Clinic Practice Manager for RedBird, pauses for a photo with Alisha Orton, Director of Ambulatory Operations for UT Southwestern, on RedBird’s opening day, Aug. 29.