Since June 2, more than 200 patients have checked into the hospital’s emergency department for heat-related complaints.
Last year, Parkland Health’s emergency room checked in a total of 36 patients for heat-related illnesses.
UTD students Jerin Pullan and Naveen Georgi shade themselves with umbrellas as they walk to a store near campus on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Richardson. The high of 109 Sunday tied for the hottest day of the year with Thursday and Friday and continuing a streak of extreme heat so far this summer. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for all of North Texas through Monday.
Since June 2, more than 200 patients have checked into the hospital’s emergency department for heat-related complaints — which is six times the number compared to last year’s total of 36.Patients who check into the emergency department for heat-related complaints are typically suffering from heat illness, heat stroke or any other overexposure to heat, explained Dr. Jeffery Metzger, chief of emergency services at the hospital.
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