A special educational meeting “Sign Up and Speak Out” will take place this Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Foremost Family Health Center – Martin Luther King, Jr. at 2922-B, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Dallas. This event is free to all attendees and will cover new affordable health care options available to North … Read More
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation is looking forward to hosting the 18th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon, April 22 in the main ballroom of the Irving Convention Center. This luncheon honors the many great employees of our North Texas hospitals. Last year, the event celebrated the accomplishments of 100 nominees including nurses, physicians, technicians, pharmacists, volunteers and administrative … Read More
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted its first Speed Networking Event of 2014 today at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session from 8:00-10:00 a.m. was attended by 40 area healthcare employees including Steve Love, president/CEO of DFWHC; Lupe Fernandez, president of Entrust One Facility Services, Inc.; Jai Sharma, director of institutional risk management at Parkland … Read More
The winter edition of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s magazine Interlocutor was released to membership today. In this issue we cover the upcoming April 22 Employee of the Year Luncheon with master illusionist David Hira serving as keynote speaker. You can also read about the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce event where Steve Love served as moderator; DFWHC’s March 13 … Read More
Just five days left to register for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 38th Annual Board Social on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 in the ballroom of the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. The evening soiree begins with a 6:00 p.m. reception followed by dinner and presentations at 7:00 p.m. DFWHC’s Board Social is as an opportunity to honor 2013-2014 … Read More
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) will host a special educational event on workplace violence, March 13 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session is from 8:00-10:00 a.m. and parking is free. Titled “Challenging Patients…Challenging our Patience,” the special session will include guest speakers Kelly Naumann, vice president of business development at Entrust One Facility Services, … Read More
Today more than 40 Texas health care advocacy organizations, faith and community groups launched Texas Left Me Out, a campaign in English and Spanish to collect stories from uninsured Texans left in the coverage gap and connect them with available health care options and advocacy efforts. While thousands of Texans living above the poverty line are successfully purchasing health plans … Read More
The political battle over the Affordable Care Act will leave many victims within our state. How can we account for the 1.2 million Texas residents trapped within a coverage gap as a result of our state’s non-expansion of Medicaid coverage? There are no winners in a fight such as this. With our top state leaders aggressively opposed to Medicaid expansion … Read More
