New COVID-19 vaccine site opening in Richardson

03/17/2021

UT Southwestern opened a new COVID-19 vaccine site at the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson on Monday. The vaccines will be provided and administered by UT Southwestern staff on the UT Dallas campus. The Richardson locale is one of four sites operated by UT Southwestern, in addition to Red Bird Mall, Market Hall and the UT Southwestern West … Read More

Collin County reopens COVID-19 vaccine registration

03/15/2021

Collin County announced Friday it would reopen its vaccine appointment portal for any person eligible for Phase 1A, Phase 1B and all teachers. The county had previously announced last month it would pause processing new registrations due to an imbalance of available doses and demand for them. The COVID-19 vaccine waitlist had been shut down with a total of 275,056 … Read More

Vaccine registration events scheduled next week in Lewisville

03/12/2021

The City of Lewisville is hosting three COVID-19 vaccine registration events next week. They are scheduled for: • Tuesday, March 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Municipal Annex Community Room, 1197 West Main Street in Lewisville; • Thursday, March 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Thrive in Dogwood Room 3, 1950 South Valley Parkway in … Read More

People 50 and older now eligible to be vaccinated starting March 15

03/11/2021

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced yesterday it was expanding COVID-19 vaccination to people 50-64 years of age starting Monday, March 15. More than 93 percent of the Texas fatalities caused by the coronavirus have been in people 50 and older, with those ages 50 to 64 accounting for 20 percent of all fatalities. “We’ve seen a … Read More

Ellis County accepting COVID-19 vaccine registrations

03/10/2021

Ellis County is in the process of accepting registrations for the COVID-19 vaccine. A free online MyBSWHealth account is the easiest way for residents to be notified of available vaccine appointments at Baylor Scott & White Health. For questions, please visit BSWHealth.com/COVIDVaccine or call 1-844-27-8222. You can also find information here.

Two new locations opening for vaccine registration in Dallas

03/09/2021

There are two new locations opening for COVID-19 vaccine registration this week in Dallas. The registration sites are targeting people in the Phase 1A and 1B category, which includes healthcare workers and those aged 65 and older with underlying health conditions. The first site opens this Thursday between 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Singing Hills Recreation Center at … Read More

Vaccine registration set for March 13 in Fort Worth

03/09/2021

The Tarrant County Community Engaged Alliance Against COVID-19 is hosting a vaccine registration event on Saturday, March 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CDT at the Eastside YMCA in Fort Worth. North Texan residents can also sign up online with their county or any county convenient to them. The county will then contact you when it is your turn … Read More

DFWHC’s Winter 2021 Interlocutor is now available

03/01/2021

The Winter 2021 edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Interlocutor magazine is now available. Click the graphic or link below to read about the latest developments of the COVID-19 vaccine. You can also read about DFWHC’s new 2021 Year-round Sponsors Hall Render and BKD, plus updates on the new Boards of Trustees for both DFWHC and the Foundation. Hard … Read More

DFW ANIA webinar to detail COVID-19 data analytics on Nov. 20

11/19/2020

The Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) will host the webinar “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Healthcare Data Analytics During the COVID-19 Pandemic” on Friday, November 20 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m., CDT. Highlighting the webinar will be speakers Tanna Nelson, PhDc, RN-BC, Informatics Nurse Specialist at Texas Health Resources; and Tony … Read More

DFWHC’s Fall Interlocutor is now available

11/11/2020

The fall edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Interlocutor magazine is now available. Click the graphic or link below to read about the latest national developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can also read about the recipients of DFWHC’s Annual Awards and the DFWHC Foundation’s Employee of the Year Awards. Hard copies will be mailed to members next week. … Read More