A new, 10,000 square-foot Parkland clinic will bring much-needed medical care to the Inland Port, officials said.
Residents of southern Dallas County will soon have a new, much-needed option for healthcare as Parkland Health prepares to open a new clinic in Wilmer.
The 10,000 square-foot clinic will be located off of Interstate 45, in a vacant lot currently surrounded by warehouses, the city of Wilmer said in a press release. The new clinic will offer primary healthcare, pediatric care, a pharmacy, a location for lab work and an option for dental care, the release states.
“This is an opportunity that will offer health services to not only my residents in Wilmer, but it will benefit the entire Inland Port,” said Sheila Petta, the mayor of Wilmer. “There are few health care options in the southern part of Dallas County, making this Parkland Health Care Clinic a much-needed addition to the area overall.”
The new clinic will be part of a larger mixed-use development currently underway in southeastern Dallas, police said. The area is one of the fastest-growing in Dallas County, the release states, with an industrial district that employs about 45,000 people.
Despite the speed of growth in the area, medical infrastructure has not kept up, officials said.
“The clinic will certainly be an important answer to an ever-growing need,” the release states.
Construction is expected to cost $11 million and be completed by May 2028, officials said.