Kyle Armstrong and Bob Ferguson named DFWHC award recipients

08/15/2019

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today Kyle Armstrong, FACHE, president of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney, will be the 2019 Young Healthcare Executive of the Year; and John R. (Bob) Ferguson III, former chair of the Texas Health Resources Board of Trustees, will be the 2019 Kerney Laday, Sr. Trustee of the Year. The awards … Read More

Tables/tickets now available to Oct. 8 Annual Awards Luncheon

08/13/2019

Tickets are now available to the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 71st Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, October 8 in the ballroom at the Irving Convention Center (new location). This year’s event is themed “Remembering the Past to Shape the Future,” with Andy Stern, the managing director of Club Oaks Consulting, board member of AMN Healthcare and co-chair of Medical City … Read More

DFWHC’s Summer Interlocutor is now available

08/12/2019

The summer edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s Interlocutor is now available. Click the link or graphic below to read about the upcoming 71st Annual Awards Luncheon, the sad passing of two Distinguished Health Service Award recipients, and the final column of Kristin Tesmer, who will be leaving the DFWHC Foundation after 10 years. Hard copies will be mailed to … Read More

DFWHC and Mercer to co-host “Enterprise Risk Modeling” webinar on Aug. 28

08/06/2019

You don’t want to miss this! The DFW Hospital Council and Mercer will co-host the August 28 webinar “Enterprise Risk Modeling for Health Care Systems” on August 28 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST. This complimentary educational event will be hosted by speakers with more than 35 years of combined experience to discuss a powerful tool to assist health care … Read More

DFWHC event detailing “In-House Recruiting” posted online

08/02/2019

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Texas Healthcare Staffing, Inc. complimentary educational event “How to make In-House recruiting more effective and efficient” held June 19 in Dallas is now available online. Johnny Lynch, chief executive officer at Texas Healthcare Staffing, Inc., served as keynote speaker. The seminar was an opportunity for attendees to learn about a new system that could … Read More

Flatirons Digital Innovations introduces Flatirons Digital Hub for healthcare

08/01/2019

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by Associate Members. The following was provided by Flatirons Digital Innovations. Flatirons Digital Innovations Inc., FDI, a content services and system integration provider, announced last week the availability of Flatirons Digital Hub for Healthcare. The new clinical informatics solution moves patient information from aging or redundant electronic health record (EHR) systems to a … Read More

Sponsorships now available to DFWHC’s Oct. 8 Annual Awards Luncheon

07/31/2019

Sponsorships are now available to the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 71st Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, October 8 in the ballroom at the Irving Convention Center (new location). This year’s event is themed “Remembering the Past to Shape the Future,” with Andy Stern, the managing director of Club Oaks Consulting, board member of AMN Healthcare and co-chair of Medical City … Read More

DFWHC to host Aug. 22 webinar detailing “Surgical Spotlight”

07/31/2019

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with AMG Equipment will host the webinar “Surgical Spotlight: Illuminating the Business of Surgery” on Thursday, August 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CST). This complimentary webinar will detail how cloud-based data analytics can help Perioperative leadership gain visibility into the key metrics that drive efficiency. Great innovation not to be missed! … Read More

Andy Stern to receive Distinguished Health Service Award

07/29/2019

Andy Stern, the managing director of Club Oaks Consulting, board member of AMN Healthcare and co-chair of Medical City Healthcare, was announced today as the 2019 recipient of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Distinguished Health Service Award. He will be recognized during DFWHC’s 71st Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, October 8 at Irving Convention Center. Stern’s career spans over … Read More

Happy Friday – Ice Cream Day at the Council!

07/26/2019

The DFW Hospital Council treated its staff to a visit from the ice cream man today at its offices in Irving. An annual summer tradition for the past five years, staff members had a tasty plethora of chilly choices including sundaes, malts, popsicles and the always popular “Bomb Pops.” So happy Friday to all staff members!