It is one of the main teaching hospitals of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

The hospital is named in honor of former Texas Gov.

William P. Clements Jr., who in 2009 made a landmark $100 million contribution to the Southwestern Medical Foundation, the largest single gift in the foundation's history.

[2] The hospital's three towers were built on a total $1.2 Billion budget between 2014 and 2020.

[3] The Zale Lipshy Pavilion – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital at 5151 Harry Hines Blvd.