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What does the future hold? Attendees can find out Friday, September 15 when the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Vestagen co-host the educational event “The Acute Care Hospital of the Future: A Dangerous Place.” This complimentary “Lunch & Learn” will be highlighted by speaker Dr. Thomas Royer, former president/CEO of CHRISTUS Health and author of the new book “Breaking Out ... Read More

We can’t think of a better way to spend the hot summer months than to attend the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) first-ever “Hot Topic Healthcare Educational Series.” Simply put, four complimentary breakfast events from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. hosted in association with the national experts of DFWHC Year-Round Sponsor Hall Render. The topics were approved by DFWHC President/CEO W. ... Read More

The DFW Hospital Council Foundation Workforce Center’s North Texas Nurse Preceptor Academy will host a fall session on Wednesday, September 20 at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in the Education Center Auditorium at 6201 Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas, Texas. The program is from 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Nurse Preceptor Academy is for healthcare professionals interested in ... Read More

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love will discuss the “Growing Little Minds” campaign during the First3Years Annual Meeting and Conference this Friday, September 22 at the Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with Love’s presentation beginning at 11:00 a.m. “Growing Little Minds” was an infant brain development campaign that ... Read More

The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Legislative Summit on Thursday, September 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Hitt Auditorium on the campus of Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The Summit will be highlighted by an “Update on State & Federal Legislation Affecting Business” with speakers Senator Royce West, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins ... Read More

The University of Texas Dallas will host the seminar “How Employers are Responding to the Rising Costs of Healthcare” on Wednesday, October 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management Davidson Auditorium in Richardson. Guest panelists will include Mark Haerr, administrative vice president of operations and compliance at Dallas Area Rapid Transit ... Read More

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Abilene Christian University will co-host the educational webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” on Wednesday, October 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Abilene Christian University (ACU) came aboard as a DFWHC Associate Member in 2017, offering a 10 percent discount to DFWHC members to online healthcare graduate programs operating out of the local ... Read More

The DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will host the educational session “Tele-psychiatry and Behavioral Health Outcomes” on Wednesday, October 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Speakers will include Dr. Ken Hopper, a board-certified MD and psychiatrist; Dr. Mari Tietze, professor of health informatics at Texas Woman’s University; and Michael Etzel, a ... Read More

Tickets and Sponsorships are now available to the DFW Hospital Council’s 69th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 31 at the Arlington Convention Center. This is a great opportunity to get your company’s name before the 800-plus attendees or to simply honor the award recipients at this popular healthcare event. For 69 years, DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon has served as a ... Read More

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love will be moderating a panel during the Healthier Texas Summit, November 6-7 at the Hilton Downtown in Austin, Texas. The panel includes Freddy Warner, vice president government affairs at Memorial Hermann Health System, and David Tesmer, senior vice president community engagement and advocacy at Texas Health Resources discussing “Public Policy, Public Health and ... Read More