Healthcare Heroes! – Hospital employees awarded at May 1 luncheon

05/01/2015

A salute to the North Texas hospital workforce, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s (DFWHC Foundation) Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon celebrated its 19th year today with the announcement of the 2015 recipients at Irving Convention Center. More than 700 attendees turned out to honor the 14 winners introduced from a pool of 55 area hospitals. “Our goal is … Read More

Physician shortage! – DFWHC study detailed by D Healthcare Daily

04/29/2015

A study produced by the DFW Hospital Council Foundation, the North Texas Regional Extension Center and Merritt Hawkins revealing a statewide shortage in physicians was detailed this morning in a D Healthcare Daily story. You can read the full article here.

What does Trade Legislation have to do with Medicare?

04/22/2015

Blog by W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council The healthcare landscape is changing as we move towards coordinated patient care with a “triple aim” of better health, better care and better value. To encourage transformation, it is important for laws and regulations to keep pace. All governmental agencies need to work collectively to support this healthcare transformation. The … Read More

More than 100 nominees to be honored at May 1 luncheon

04/15/2015

We are so excited about our 19th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon, May 1 at the Irving Convention Center. This year, we have received over 100 nominees from more than 55 hospitals. We do not envy the judges! Tickets and sponsorships are still available. For tickets click here. To register online by credit card click here. For Hospital Sponsorships … Read More

Tickets now available to May 1, Employee of the Year Luncheon

04/10/2015

Tickets and tables are now available to the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 19th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 1 in the main ballroom of the Irving Convention Center. A celebration of North Texas hospital employees, the luncheon is an opportunity to salute the North Texas hospital workforce, a crucial group of employees … Read More

The Face of the Texas Uninsured

04/07/2015

Blog by W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council Numbers do not lie. A study of eight states that chose to expand Medicaid, including Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia, was released yesterday and the financial benefits were undeniable. The Manatt Health Solutions and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report concluded those eight states enjoyed a … Read More

Ten Days and Counting

04/03/2015

Blog by W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council While the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), the Senate adjourned at 3:30 a.m. March 27 without taking action. Congress will return in 10 days on April 13 and providers are counting each day. It will be an uncomfortable spring break as we … Read More

McClellan named Woman’s Hospital of Texas’ CEO

04/01/2015

HCA Gulf Coast Division announced yesterday that Ashley McClellan was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Woman’s Hospital of Texas in Houston. Ashley has served as the CEO of Medical Center of Lewisville in HCA’s North Texas Division since 2011. She is a present board member of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC). Ashley began her career with HCA in … Read More

Senate adjourns without repealing SGR

03/27/2015

In a follow-up to the article posted this morning in D Healthcare Daily on the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate, it appears the Senate adjourned at 3:30 a.m. Friday without taking action. They will not return for two weeks due to Easter Break. DFW Hospital Council President/CEO Steve Love said the Senate should … Read More

Love comments on SGR agreement

03/27/2015

In an article in this morning’s D Healthcare Daily, DFW Hospital Council President/CEO Steve Love provided his opinion on the U.S. House of Representatives’ bipartisan agreement yesterday to approve legislation that will repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate. “While the bill may not be perfect, it does permanently put into place appropriate physician reimbursement which hospitals fully support,” Love said. The … Read More