DFWHC’s Social and rescheduled awards luncheon set for Feb. 19

01/14/2015

As announced in November, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) rescheduled its Annual Awards Luncheon for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at the Arlington Convention Center. The event was postponed due to the Ebola crisis in the metroplex. The luncheon has been combined with DFWHC’s Annual Social, with a reception beginning at 11:00 a.m. followed by the luncheon and awards from 12:00-1:30 … Read More

Wilkie was 2010 recipient of DFWHC award

12/29/2014

It was with great sadness the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) learned of the death of Val Wilkie, Jr. over the holidays. Wilkie died Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Sunapee, N.H., at 91. Wilkie was the leader of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation from 1973 until his retirement in 2011. He was presented DFWHC’s Distinguished Health Service Award in 2010. To … Read More

DFWHC’s Fall Interlocutor now available

11/20/2014

The DFW Hospital Council’s Fall Interlocutor newsletter is now available. Click on the link or graphic below to read the issue. Hard copies will be mailed to membership next week. http://dfwhc.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Fall2014LOW.pdf

DFWHC honors Hawthorne during ACHE event

11/14/2014

We would like to thank the American College of Healthcare Executives of North Texas (ACHE) for allowing the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) to honor Douglas D. Hawthorne for his decades of service to healthcare and Texas Health Resources. Last night’s dinner during their membership meeting at the Adolphus Hotel was a great event and we were proud to be a … Read More

A look back at 1983 with Douglas Hawthorne

11/13/2014

In honor of this evening’s tribute to Douglas Hawthorne at the the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of North Texas’ Membership Meeting at The Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) would like to do a special “Throwback Thursday.” Hawthorne, the long-time president of Texas Health Resources who stepped down this year, was originally to be … Read More

A snapshot of DFWHC history from 1992

11/06/2014

Just who are these men at the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 1992 Annual Awards Luncheon? The gentleman on the left was Judge Robert Bork, the keynote speaker. On the right? Former president of Methodist Dallas Medical Center John Carver. He would serve as chair of the DFWHC Board of Trustees in 1993. Today, he is executive vice president of Rogers-O’Brien … Read More

Hawthorne tribute rescheduled for Nov. 13 ACHE event

11/05/2014

A tribute to Douglas Hawthorne originally scheduled for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Annual Awards Luncheon on October 21, has been rescheduled for the American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) Membership Meeting, November 13 at The Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. The DFWHC Annual Awards Luncheon was cancelled due to the Ebola response in the metroplex. Hawthorne stepped down as … Read More

A look back at the 1989 Annual Awards Luncheon

10/30/2014

THROWBACK THURSDAY: In 1989, 25 years ago next month, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted its Annual Awards Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Reunion. David Brinkley (middle) was the keynote speaker. Scott Pelley (right), at that time a reporter for Ch. 8 WFAA-TV, received the Distinguished Media Award for his story “The Price of Mercy” detailing medical care for … Read More

Annual Awards Luncheon cancelled

10/16/2014

“The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council board of trustees has decided to cancel the 2014 Annual Awards Luncheon scheduled for Oct. 21, 2014. We realize this event is to honor our chairs of our hospital board of trustees for their conscientious service and individuals who have been noted for their leadership. With the recent events in Dallas, all hospitals are working … Read More

Annual Awards Luncheon tickets now on sale

09/26/2014

It is just 25 days until the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 66th Annual Awards Luncheon, Oct. 21 at the Arlington Convention Center. Tables and tickets are now on sale. To register online, please click here. You can also download registration information by clicking the graphic below. DFWHC announced in August it would present the 2014 Distinguished Health Service Award … Read More