Love discusses healthcare reform “rhetoric” in DMN

07/06/2015

In Mitchell Schnurman’s business column in Sunday’s The Dallas Morning News, DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love commented on healthcare reform in Texas. The column detailed the startling numbers of uninsured residents in Texas and low enrollment numbers on Healthcare.gov. You can read the column here. A podcast accompanying the column is below.

DFWHC Statement on King vs. Burwell

06/25/2015

June 25, 2015 Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council 250 Decker Drive Irving, TX 75062 972-719-4900 www.dfwhc.org Statement Re: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling – King vs. Burwell “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Burwell in the King vs. Burwell case today. Hospitals within the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council and throughout the nation are glad the high court supported the arguments … Read More

TX Ag Commissioner Rolls Back Ban on Deep Fryers & Soda Machines in Schools…. Our Response

06/18/2015

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s Response to: Texas Agriculture Commissioner rolling back ban on deep fryers & soda machines: “Obesity is a very serious issue in Texas for adults and children. The childhood obesity rate in Texas is one of the highest in the nation.  Many people with obesity issues develop Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases like … Read More

Barbarin to lead HCA’s Medical Center of Lewisville

06/10/2015

LaSharndra “Sharn” Barbarin has been named CEO of Medical Center of Lewisville. She will begin her new role July 6. Barbarin served as Chief Operating Officer at Medical Center of Arlington for four years prior to this promotion. “Sharn is known for her dynamic collaborative style, combined with an unwavering focus on quality and patient experience,” says Erol Akdamar, President … Read More

Spring edition of DFWHC’s Interlocutor now available

06/10/2015

The spring edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s Interlocutor is now available. Click the graphic below for detail on the recent Employee of the Year Luncheon, physician shortages, King v. Burwell and “The Impact of the Impact Act.” Hard copies will be mailed to membership next week. You can also view the issue by clicking here.

After the rains, watch for mosquitoes

06/02/2015

By W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council Mark Twain once said, “Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” That certainly describes this stormy past month of May in Texas. We express our heartfelt sympathy to the victims and their families in the recent floods. We also know homes, property and personal items were destroyed, creating hardships … Read More

Were you there? DFWHC hosts speed networking

05/28/2015

Were you there? If not, you missed a fun opportunity to meet and greet more than 50 healthcare executives this morning at the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Speed Networking event at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. In a timed format, attendees were able to meet executives, exchange business cards and talk turkey. Employees from Sprint, Konica Minolta, Parker University, … Read More

Two days until DFWHC’s Speed Networking!

05/26/2015

Just two days until the DFW Hospital Council’s Speed Networking event on Thursday, May 28 in the Reverchon Room at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. These popular breakfast gatherings 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 and please remember to … Read More

Texas “Underinsured” Numbers Growing

05/22/2015

By W. Stephen Love, President/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council We frequently discuss the uninsured population, but what about the “underinsured?” Perhaps you are asking, “Just what is the underinsured?” They are residents with healthcare coverage crippled by out-of-pocket health costs that are 10 percent or more of household income. That bar is lowered to 5 percent or more of … Read More

Photographs from May 1 Employee of the Year Luncheon now available

05/19/2015

Smile, you’re on camera! Photographs from the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s May 1 Employee of the Year Luncheon are now available for download. Photographer Jerry McClure of Action Photos DFW, who has photographed the event for over five years, has made his shots available on his website. The shots include nominees at the reception and all recipients during the luncheon. … Read More