DFWHC to sponsor Sept. 9 broadcast detailing depression awareness and suicide prevention

08/24/2018

Mark your calendars and set your radio dials for the September 9 two-hour broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. The event is sponsored locally by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) in a continuation of its 2018 mental health and substance misuse efforts in the community. … Read More

ACHE to host “Networking Blitz” on Sept. 11

08/22/2018

The ACHE of North Texas will host a “New Member Networking Blitz” on Tuesday, September 11 from 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine. The ACHE Welcoming Committee will host the event to allow new members to get to know seasoned members. There will be special breakout sessions where fun activities and personal connections … Read More

Jyric Sims and Jim L. Turner named DFWHC award recipients

08/16/2018

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today Jyric Sims, chief executive officer at Medical City Fort Worth, will be the 2018 Young Healthcare Executive of the Year; and Jim L. Turner, former chair of the Baylor Scott & White Health Board of Trustees, will be the 2018 Kerney Laday, Sr. Trustee of the Year. The awards will be presented … Read More

Local physicians to start Supportive/Palliative Care interest group

04/27/2018

A team of local physicians including Dr. Robert Fine of Baylor University Medical Center, Dr. Mary Paulk of UT Southwestern and Dr. Winnie Wang of UT Southwestern are planning to kick off a city-wide Supportive/Palliative Care interest group. The goal is to bring Palliative Medicine providers together from across the metroplex to meet four times a year. “We would love … Read More

DFWHC announces 2018 Board of Trustees

01/05/2018

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) has announced its Board of Trustees for 2018. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals: • Chair Scott Peek, COO, Baylor University Medical Center • Chair-Elect Charles Gressle, CEO, Medical City Plano • Trustee David Berry, President, Children’s Health System • Trustee, Jeffrey Cellucci, District COO, Kindred Hospitals • Trustee Nancy Cychol, … Read More

Local hospitals participating in Hurricane Harvey relief

09/08/2017

The rains may have stopped (for the time being), but hospital relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Harvey have continued throughout the week in North Texas. While the number of evacuees has not reached the overwhelming totals from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when an estimated 26,000 people arrived in Dallas, the storm has kept the region’s hospitals on alert. Medical … Read More

Daniel, Porsa and Villarreal join DFWHC Board of Trustees

08/14/2017

Will Daniel, MD, Esmaeil Porsa, MD and Xavier Villarreal have joined the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Board of Trustees effectively immediately. Dr. Daniel is the vice president and chief quality officer at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Porsa is the executive vice president and chief strategy and integration officer at Parkland Health & Hospital System and Villarreal is the … Read More

Brett Lee accepts new position, steps down as DFWHC Chair

07/13/2017

Brett Lee, chair of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Board of Trustees and the chief executive officer of the North Texas markets of Tenet Healthcare Corporation overseeing five hospitals in a joint venture with Baylor Scott & White Health, will step down as DFWHC chair after accepting a position at Capital Senior Living Corporation effective August 14. One of the … Read More

State of Reform to host Feb. 8 meeting in Austin

01/19/2017

The first annual Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference has been scheduled for February 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas. DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love will serve as one of the speakers during an event expected to foster dialog about the challenges facing health care in the state and … Read More

DFWHC announces 2017 Board of Trustees

01/03/2017

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) has announced its Board of Trustees for 2017. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals: • Chair Brett Lee, CEO, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe • Past Chair Lillie Biggins, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth • Chair-Elect Scott Peek, COO, Baylor University Medical Center • … Read More