Why Texans should support access to care for women of childbearing age

09/18/2014

We like to say that everything is bigger here in Texas, but that’s not always such a good thing. These days we have a Texas-sized problem with providing health insurance to women of childbearing age, and that means some babies are born less healthy than they could or should be. If you’re a low-income woman between the ages of 19 … Read More

DFWHC Statement on Dr. Ron Anderson

09/12/2014

The following Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) press statement was issued today by DFWHC President and Chief Executive Officer W. Stephen Love: After learning of the loss of Dr. Ron Anderson, we are all grieving for a man who was a giant in the North Texas health care delivery system. Arthur Schopenhauer, a German philosopher, once said, “Compassion is the … Read More

DFWHC hosts third Speed Networking event of 2014

09/04/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted its third Speed Networking Event of the year today at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session from 8:30-10:30 a.m. was a sellout, attended by more than 50 area healthcare employees including Richard Gilder of Baylor Scott & White Health, Dr. Sushma Sharma of the DFWHC Foundation, Matt Jones of … Read More

Carole Young to receive Kerney Laday, Sr. Trustee Award

09/03/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) has announced Carole Young, board member of HCA’s Medical City Dallas Hospital, as the 2014 Kerney Laday, Sr. Trustee of the Year, an award presented to a North Texas hospital board member who has exhibited exceptional quality and compassion. Young will be honored during DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon, October 21 at Arlington Convention Center. … Read More

Tucker named Young Healthcare Executive of the Year

08/28/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) has announced Rebecca “Becky” Tucker, vice president of Integrated Health Campuses (IHC) at Texas Health Resources, was chosen as the 2014 Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. The award honors youthful professionals who display the abilities of future healthcare leaders in North Texas. “For more than 13 years, Becky Tucker has been a leader … Read More

Children’s Timmons honored with billboard

08/26/2014

Glenn Timmons, security officer at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, was honored for his 28 years of service this week with a huge billboard in front of the hospital. Timmons received the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s (DFWHC Foundation) Employee of the Year Award, April 22 during a ceremony at Irving Convention Center. He was the first recipient from Children’s in … Read More

The Economic Paradox of Texas Healthcare

08/26/2014

It has been reported many times how strong the Texas economy is. But how strong is Texas healthcare? We are blessed in Texas to rank 15th in the nation with an unemployment rate of 5.1 percent. We also created more than 1.9 million jobs over the last decade and would be the 13th largest economy in the world if Texas … Read More

Dr. Wright Lassiter to receive Distinguished Health Service Award

08/25/2014

Known to North Texas residents as “Mr. Public Servant,” Dr. Wright Lassiter, Jr. has been chosen by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) as the 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Health Service Award. The honor will be presented during DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon, October 21 at the Arlington Convention Center. Dr. Lassiter entered the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) … Read More

Jon Meacham to serve as luncheon keynote speaker

08/22/2014

In his recent bestseller “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham described Jefferson as a man in a rapidly changing world who was a master of compromise. In support of the theme “The Art of Good Healthcare,” Meacham has been chosen as the keynote speaker for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 66th Annual Awards Luncheon, … Read More

DFWHC to host Speed Networking on Sept. 4

08/22/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council will be hosting its regular Speed Networking event on Thursday, September 4 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Reverchon Room. This has become a popular event where hospital executives have an opportunity to meet business leaders in a comfortable, timed format. This event sells out quickly with seats available … Read More