Seats still available to DFWHC’s Sept. 3 Speed Networking

08/14/2015

Register now for the DFW Hospital Council’s complimentary Speed Networking event at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. You have nothing to lose but business cards. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 3 in the hospital’s Reverchon Room.

DFWHC to host Sept. 2 educational meeting on patient handling

08/14/2015

Patient handling is more difficult than you think. The DFW Hospital Council will be hosting a special educational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2 at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children auditorium. Titled “Safe Patient Handling and Mobility,” a special panel of experts will discuss evidence that shows organizations with a robust and safe patient handling program see improved outcomes, decreased … Read More

DFWHC to host Sept. 3 Speed Networking

08/07/2015

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) has scheduled its third Speed Networking event of 2015 for Thursday, September 3 in the Reverchon Room at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. These popular breakfast events are a great opportunity for healthcare executives to meet and greet in a timed format. The events are complimentary to all DFWHC hospital and associate members. Only … Read More

Let’s wish Medicare and Medicaid a happy birthday

07/31/2015

By W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council I would like to wish Medicare and Medicaid a happy birthday. On July 30, 2015, the programs turned 50 years old. I am old enough to remember the birth of these social healthcare programs, and it was not easy. In 1965, senior citizens over the age of 65 had little income and … Read More

Where’s Jon Meacham?

07/30/2015

With just days until Jon Meacham was to appear at the DFW Hospital Council’s Annual Awards Luncheon, Oct. 21, 2014, the event was cancelled due to the Ebola crisis. Mr. Meacham told DFWHC he completely understood and offered to speak in 2015 with no penalty fee. And so, DFWHC has taken him up on his offer and he will serve … Read More

Hot North Texas, Summer in the City!

07/30/2015

With the heat index reaching 108 degrees yesterday in North Texas, officially the hottest day of the year, employees of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) were treated to a fun surprise yesterday afternoon. DFWHC executives provided employees with free ice cream during a work break when an official Texas Ice Cream Truck pulled up to the front door, music playing … Read More

Love discusses “guns in hospitals” in KERA report

07/21/2015

In response to a proposed bill by State Rep. Drew Springer to eliminate gun-free zones in the state to possibly include North Texas hospitals, DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love commented on the controversial issue for a KERA report yesterday. Springer said it makes no sense that he can take his gun into the Capitol building but has to … Read More

Love quoted in Schnurman column “The Affordable Care Act passes its checkup”

07/14/2015

In Mitchell Schnurman’s column this morning in The Dallas Morning News detailing the early achievements of The Affordable Care Act, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love offered his opinion on its local success. “The intent of the law is to expand coverage and access in a cost-effective manner, and thus far, that’s been pretty much achieved,” said Love. … Read More