Texas Health publishes 5th Annual Community Responsibility and Sustainability Report

08/21/2017

In a system document released on its website, Texas Health Resources presented to the public its Fifth Annual Community Responsibility and Sustainability Report on August 14. The annual report highlights the accomplishments of the system’s social responsibility programs and community health improvement initiatives. The report noted Texas Health provided nearly $864 million in charity care and community benefits last year … Read More

Sponsorships now available to DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon

08/18/2017

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 salute to … Read More

DFWHC and Vestagen to host Dr. Royer event on healthcare future

08/17/2017

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

Fraser Hay and Anne T. Bass named DFWHC award recipients

08/17/2017

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today Fraser Hay and Anne T. Bass would be award recipients during its Annual Awards Luncheon in October. Hay, vice president, professional and support services at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, has been named the 2017 Young Healthcare Executive of the Year while Bass, former chair of the Texas Health Resources Board of … Read More

Service line-specific clinical integration programs

08/16/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by the Coker Group. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. As hospitals prepare to operate successfully under value-based reimbursements such as bundled payments, they need to consider re-tooling some of their higher profile service lines. Orthopedics and cardiac care service lines are … Read More

340B Drug Pricing Program – what is it?

08/15/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by ELEVATE340B. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was established in the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992. It provides discounted prices on covered outpatient drugs to eligible covered entities. The intention of the program is to … Read More

Daniel, Porsa and Villarreal join DFWHC Board of Trustees

08/14/2017

Will Daniel, MD, Esmaeil Porsa, MD and Xavier Villarreal have joined the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Board of Trustees effectively immediately. Dr. Daniel is the vice president and chief quality officer at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Porsa is the executive vice president and chief strategy and integration officer at Parkland Health & Hospital System and Villarreal is the … Read More

The importance of our rural hospitals

08/11/2017

Blog by W. Stephen Love, President/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council When I was in the 9th grade in rural Virginia, I felt stomach cramps one morning while in class. As the day progressed, the cramps became so painful my parents had to take me to one of only two local physicians in my small hometown. Upon examination, he determined … Read More

NBCDFW-TV covers Patient Safety Summit and Vestagen scrubs

08/10/2017

Thanks to a first-ever Dallas visit of Dr. Abdusalam Nasidi, the former director of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control who worked the front lines during Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak, the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 10th Annual Patient Safety Summit received some news coverage last night on NBCDFW-TV. The segment detailed not only the Summit, which continues through today at … Read More

Alzheimer’s Disease – creating a safety net through collaboration

08/10/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by the Alzheimer’s Association. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. By Dr. Stephanie Woods, Texas Woman’s University, Conclusions drawn from Community Conversations (2017) The Community Conversations Health Care Series on Alzheimer’s Disease is a community stakeholder driven initiative designed to promote collaborative, … Read More