1995: R. J. Anderson, MD presented with National Association of Social Workers’ Public Citizen of the Year Award, 1995.
Dallas Unit of the Nationnal Association of Social Workers’ Public Citizen of the Year for the State of Texas Award, 1995 to R. J. Anderson, MD.
R. J. Anderson, MD awarded the Jewish National Fund’s Tree of Life Award, 1995.
1996: Community Council of Greater Dallas, Distinguished Human Service Professional Award 1996, Dr. Laurette K. Dekat, MPH, Associate Medical Director, Community Oriented Primary Care, deHaro-Saldivar Health Center and West Dallas Youth Center. Dr. Dekat is a board-certified pediatrician who learned to speak fluent Spanish to communicate better with her high risk adolescent patients. Dr. Dekat dedicates herself to holistic care of children and youth who are predominantly low income, formerly medically underserved minorities in West Dallas.
Public Employees Roundtable, Public Service Excellence Award 1996, County Category for Community Oriented Primary Care and its work in improving the health of medically underserved individuals through primary care and health maintenance programs.
Texas Department of Health, 1996 Texas Community Health Promotion Award for Community Oriented Primary Care, a system which ensures accessible, accountable and comprehensive health care for low income residents.
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, 1996 Safety Net Healthy Communities Award, Honorable Mention, Parkland Health & Hospital System, in recognition of the Greater Dallas Injury Prevention Center, for successfully demonstrating a multifaceted approach to injury prevention by using community coalitions to reduce injuries in areas identified as high risk for automobile accidents.
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, 1996 Safety Net Health System Innovation Award, Honorable Mention presented to Parkland Health & Hospital System in recognition of Consolidation of Inpatient Pediatric Services, for consolidating services with Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, which resulted in one system of care for children of all socioeconomic levels, and eliminating operational duplication and barriers to care.
1997: American Hospital Association, NOVA Award 1997, Greater Dallas Injury Prevention Center, for its efforts to improve community health and safety.
Dr. Ron J. Anderson, Torch of Conscience Award, American Jewish Congress, 1997.
1998: Dallas Concilio, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Community Oriented Primary Care, Community Based Organization of the Year, 1998 during the 1998 “Sam” (Good Samaritan) Awards. This award was given for increased accessibility to preventive and primary health care in the Hispanic community through deHaro-Saldivar Health Center, Cinco de Mayo health outreach and language translation services.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Dallas Chapter, selected the renovation of Woodlawn as their 1999 LEGACY PROJECT.
Dallas Market Center Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award, 1998 presented to R. J. Anderson, MD.
1999: COPC Initiative was recognized October 1, 1999 by the American Cancer Society, Texas Division’s annual meeting as a model program to reach at-risk and medically underserved populations.
R. J. Anderson, MD received Children’s Defense Fund Award for Child Advocacy, 1999.
2000: Named one of the nation’s Top 100 Hospitals for 1999 by HICA-Sachs Institute, Parkland Health & Hospital System was among 15 hospitals with 400 or more beds designated as “Benchmark Hospitals,” based upon measurements of length-of-stay, adjusted for severity of each case, expense per adjusted discharge and share of revenue from outpatients.
Honorable Mention, Safety Net Award, from National Association of Public Hospitals to HIV/AIDS Program.
Dallas YWCA, The 2000 YWCA Mentors and Allies Award, to R. J. Anderson, M.D.
Champions of Health Award, 2000 from Texas Medical Association Foundation to R. J. Anderson, MD.
Turtle Creek Manor’s Vision of Hope Award, 2000 to R. J. Anderson, MD.
R. J. Anderson, MD, appointed to membership in Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, 2000.
