Visit GroupOne at NAHCR event July 21-24

07/08/2015

DFW Hospital Council subsidiary GroupOne will be hosting a booth during the National Association for Health Care Recruiters (NAHCR) 41st Annual Conference, July 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. The NAHCR IMAGE Conference with the theme “Make It the Big Easy,” is the single most important conference targeted specifically to health care recruiters. The event’s three-day format features more … Read More

DFWHC Foundation report noted in D Healthcare story on new TCU/UNT medical school

07/07/2015

A study prepared for the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) by Merritt Hawkins exposing major gaps in Texas’ physician workforce was noted in a story this morning in D Healthcare Daily on the new medical degree program to be offered by the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNT) and Texas Christian University (TCU). … Read More

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