WBAP-AM/FM

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6
• Part 7
• Part 8
• Part 9
• Part 10

• Part 11
• Part 12
• Part 13
• Part 14
• Part 15
• Part 16
• Part 17
• Part 18
• Part 19
• Part 20

• Part 21
• Part 22
• Part 23
• Part 24
• Part 25
• Part 26
• Part 27
• Part 28
• Part 29
• Part 30

Part 1
Today we begin a series of reports on an institution that has played an indispensable role in the history of north Texas. WBAP’s John Pendolino begins by taking us back more than a century. Here's part one of "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents”.

Part 2
In today's installment of our special report on Parkland Hospital, WBAP’s John Pendolino says the organization's roots were once firmly planted in a fertile dilemma. Here's part two of "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents”.

Part 3
Today's edition of our special report on Parkland Hospital takes us to a milepost in Dallas county history. WBAP’s John Pendolino has part three of "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents”.

Part 4
This morning's chapter in our special report on Parkland Hospital focuses on an awful day in American history. WBAP’s John Pendolino has today's installment of "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents”.

Part 5
See audio...

Part 6
There's never enough money when it comes to running a hospital, and that's especially true for a county facility. This week, WBAP's Lance Liguez looks at the funding challenges faced by Parkland.

Part 7
Parkland Hospital has spent the last few years recovering from a bumpy transition into the 21st century. In our continuing series, "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents,” WBAP's Lance Liguez says the financial picture isn't quite sunny...but rather cloudy.

Part 8
Years of budget constraints means Parkland Hospital has failed to keep up with the demands for its services. In our continuing series, "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents”, WBAP’s Lance Liguez looks at parkland's aging infrastructure.

Part 9
This week, we've told you about the impact of political and financial strife that has Parkland Hospital trying to do the best with what it has. Today, WBAP’s Lance Liguez tells us what the doctors think.

Part 10
As Parkland's budget tanked at the start of the decade, the system's governing body was imploding as well. WBAP’s Lance Liguez ends his contribution to our series, "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents,” with a look at how seven individuals are now working together.

Part 11
This week...our staff series exploring Parkland Hospital..."Paupers to Presidents" continues and it's my turn to take a closer look...and to spend a night in the Parkland emergency room...

Part 12
All spring...WBAP news is looking closely at Parkland Hospital in a staff effort we're calling "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents.” This week...WBAP’s Dan Potter....spends the night in the world-famous Parkland emergency room.... Dan: Friday night....7 pm...shift change in the Parkland ER...

Part 13
Among the challenges faced by doctors and nurses in the Parkland Hospital emergency room are "problem patients." in the continuation of our series "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents,” WBAP’s Dan Potter says those patients run the gamut from stubborn to stoned to just plain stinky.

Part 14
As we've heard this week...the Parkland Hospital emergency room is busy round-the-clock. As our series on Parkland, "Paupers to Presidents," continues... WBAP’s Dan Potter says it not un-common for some patients to wait in the ER lobby for 10 hours or more...

Part 15
As we reported yesterday, it’s not un-common patients to spend 10, 11...even 12 hours working their way through the many doctors in the Parkland ER. Today, WBAP’s Dan Potter looks at one reason why it takes so long in the next installment of our series on Parkland "Paupers to Presidents"

Part 16
This morning, we resume our special look at a Dallas institution -- Parkland Memorial Hospital, a place whose reputation precedes it. But WBAP’s Jim Ryan says it's a reputation that changes with the times:

Part 17
See audio

Part 18
As you've been hearing in our special series, Parkland Memorial Hospital has earned a worldwide reputation for the emergency care it provides Dallas county's residents. In today's installment of "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents,” WBAP’s Jim Ryan tells us about another important function of the hospital:

Part 19
All this week in our series "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents,” we've examined the image and reputation of one of the region's best-known but least-understood institutions -- Parkland Memorial Hospital. Today, as we hear from WBAP’s Jim Ryan, the story is told from a first-person perspective:

Part 20
This week we've taken a look at the perceptions -- and the misperceptions -- surrounding Dallas county's public hospital. In today's installment of "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents,” WBAP’s Jim Ryan says Parkland Memorial Hospital's public image may be on the rise:

Part 21
North Texans suffering from burns, inhalation injuries or even flesh-eating diseases are taken to Parkland Hospital's burn center. This week, in our special series "Parkland Hospital: Paupers to Presidents," WBAP’s Ellie Hogue takes us into one of the country's premier burn units.

Part 22
A person who's burned is in constant, excruciating pain, but the victim isn't the only one who suffers. In our ongoing series Parkland Hospital: from Paupers to Presidents, WBAP's Ellie Hogue introduces you to a woman who's having a hard time watching her daughter slowly recover from a devastating burn injury.

Part 23
Severe burns are considered the hardest type of injury to overcome. In our ongoing series Parkland Hospital: from Paupers to Presidents, WBAP's Ellie Hogue introduces you to a young man in the middle of a long road to recovery.

Part 24
Scars are a welcome sign of recovery from any injury and for a burn patient -- it's a mark of survival. It also means a long and painful road of physical and occupational therapy. WBAP's Ellie Hogue gives us a glimpse of that road at Parkland Hospital's burn unit in today's installment of Parkland Hospital: from Paupers to Presidents.

Part 25
There's a special place in Bosque County, where, every summer, kids who've been treated at Parkland Hospital's burn unit can come together for a unique camp. In another installment of Parkland Hospital: from Paupers to Presidents, WBAP's Ellie Hogue takes you into Parkland's burn camp - camp I-Thonka-Chi

Part 26
Our series "Paupers to Presidents" has given us a look at Parkland Memorial Hospital's history, its emergency room...even its funding challenges. Today, WBAP's Amy Chodroff takes us into a part of the hospital that runs at 140 beats per minute: labor and delivery:

Part 27
The size of a Barbie doll and weighing as much as a can of coke. In years past, a child born like that would have had little chance of survival. But as our series "Paupers to Presidents" continues, WBAP's Amy Chodroff says the staff at Parkland Hospital ensures that even the smallest and sickest have a fighting chance:

Part 28
Watch any new mother hold her child, and you're likely to see her gently caress the baby's back, head and arms. As our series, "Paupers to Presidents," continues, WBAP's Amy Chodroff says the staff at Parkland Hospital has harnessed the healing power...of touch:

Part 29
Of the 16-thousand pregnant women who gave birth at Parkland Hospital last year, more than 14-thousand spoke no English. In this part of our series, "Paupers to Presidents," WBAP's Amy Chodroff says a team of Parkland specialists ensures that no one is lost in translation.

Part 30
We've come to the end of our 25-part series on Parkland Memorial Hospital...its challenges and triumphs. WBAP’s Amy Chodroff ends "Paupers to Presidents" where thousands of lives begin every year...in Parkland's maternity wing: