Officials at Parkland Health & Hospital System are investigating an employee gift featuring a sock monkey cartoon after receiving complaints that it was offensive. A photograph of a mug given as a ...

Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas is investigating the distribution of sock monkey gifts to Black employees after the gifts spurred complaints, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Commissioner John Wiley Price said several Black employees at Parkland Hospital received the "Monkey Mugs" as gifts. Parkland CEO Dr. Fred Cerise said that the incident was taken seriously in an ...

The 7-story Parkland Memorial Hospital located at 5201 Harry Hines Boulevard first opened its doors on Sept. 25, 1954. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; Share on SMS; Share on Email; ...