Pardinas was treated at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas and was listed in serious condition, the statement said.

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Because many of the passengers were elderly, medical personnel are monitoring even those with minor injuries closely, said Pepe, who also is chair of emergency medicine at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital.

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Oscar winners Marcia Gay Harden and Billy Bob Thornton have signed on for the Tom Hanks-produced "Parkland, " named for the Dallas hospital where Kennedy was pronounced dead.

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Separate from his work, the hospital still needs to address its remaining issues with CMS. Parkland is lucky to have him.

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As a resident in internal medicine at Parkland between 1999 and 2002, Amarasingham observed up close the challenges of running a public hospital.

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