Accio Data wins competitive contract for GroupOne

12/10/2014

Accio Data has been chosen by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council as the screening platform provider for its subsidiary screening company, GroupOne HR Solutions. Under the multi-year agreement, GroupOne will utilize the Accio Enterprise platform for background checks, screening solutions, student screening, faculty screening, volunteer screening, drug screenings and home service screenings for hospitals across the southwest. Those hospitals generate … Read More

DFWHC participates in Vaccinate Texas campaign

12/09/2014

Don’t sit on your spurs, the flu just rolled in! Working with Texas pharmacists, healthcare organizations and legislators, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) is participating in the launch of a Walgreens outreach campaign to educate people on the importance of the flu vaccination. The Vaccinate Texas campaign, which runs from now until the end of the year, highlights cultural aspects … Read More

DFWHC announces 2015 Board of Trustees

12/09/2014

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) has announced its Board of Trustees for 2015. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals: • Chair Dr. John Warner, VP/CEO, UT Southwestern University Hospitals • Past Chair Daniela “Dany” Decell, CEO, HCA’s Las Colinas Medical Center • Chair-Elect Audra Early, Division VP of Integrated Care, Kindred’s DFW Hospitals • Trustee Doug Hock, … Read More

History: A look back at the Council’s first director

12/04/2014

Just who are these handsome gentlemen from the DFW Hospital Council’s 2003 Annual Awards Luncheon? The man on the left is Newt Gingrich, keynote speaker. On the right is William “Bill” Mays, the first executive director to ever lead the original Dallas Hospital Council. As the Council began to grow, the Board of Trustees hired Bill in 1967 as the … Read More

Love is guest at Texas Scottish Rite holiday ceremony

12/03/2014

Officially lighting the holiday tree at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) last night, W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), served as an honorary guest to kick off the Christmas season. TSRHC President/CEO Robert Walker opened the ceremony before hundreds of volunteers and patients. Participating with Love in the tree lighting was Emily Hough, … Read More

The single most preventable cause of death

11/25/2014

I am a native Virginian and proud of my heritage. I remember as a small boy visiting the warehouses where flue-cured tobacco was auctioned to the major companies for processing into cigarettes. John Rolfe, a young man from Jamestown, was the first colonist to grow tobacco in America. He secured the initial seeds from Trinidad and in 1612 produced his … Read More

History: Where were you in 1978?

11/20/2014

On Jan. 9, 1978, the Dallas Hospital Council officially became the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council as the hospitals of DFW joined together as a single entity. The press conference to announce the new collaboration was held at the old Fort Worth Press Club. Shown in the photo below are (l to r) Ron Smith, Harris Hospital Methodist; Bill Poteet and … 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 tribute video to Hawthorne unveiled

11/18/2014

Following the instructions of its board of trustees, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council produced a tribute video on Douglas D. Hawthorne, the long-time CEO of Texas Health Resources who stepped down this year. The video was to premiere at DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon on Oct. 21, but the event was cancelled due to the Ebola response in the metroplex. The … Read More

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