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

Love offers comments in D Healthcare story

10/28/2014

In the October 27-28 D Healthcare Daily story “Why Dallas Is Building So Many Hospitals,” Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love offered his comments on the increased hospital construction in the metroplex. Love was interviewed by D Healthcare Editor Matt Goodman. According to Goodman’s feature, in nearly every corner of the North Texas region new hospitals are cropping … Read More

“60 Minutes” details Ebola response in Dallas

10/27/2014

The CBS TV program 60 Minutes detailed the recent Ebola crisis response at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas during last night’s program. Four nurses including Sidia Rose, Richard Townsend, John Mulligan and Kristin Schaefer were interviewed by Scott Pelley for the segment. You can view the segment and a transcript of the program here. You can also view the video … Read More

LifeCare Hospitals join DFWHC

10/24/2014

A national leader in long-term acute care, LifeCare Hospitals officially joined the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council after a unanimous vote by the board of trustees last month. Based in Plano, the LifeCare Family of Hospitals includes both freestanding and “hospital-in-hospital” acute care hospitals designed to treat medically complex patients who require acute care hospital services for an extended period of … 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

Love included on DBJ’s 2014 Who’s Who in Health Care List

09/24/2014

The Dallas Business Journal named Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love to the 2014 “Who’s Who in Health Care” list released last week. This annual list features innovative business leaders from a wide range of areas within the health care industry. This year’s honorees will be profiled in the October 10 issue of the publication. “I am … Read More

Why Texans should support access to care for women of childbearing age

09/18/2014

We like to say that everything is bigger here in Texas, but that’s not always such a good thing. These days we have a Texas-sized problem with providing health insurance to women of childbearing age, and that means some babies are born less healthy than they could or should be. If you’re a low-income woman between the ages of 19 … Read More

DFWHC Statement on Dr. Ron Anderson

09/12/2014

The following Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) press statement was issued today by DFWHC President and Chief Executive Officer W. Stephen Love: After learning of the loss of Dr. Ron Anderson, we are all grieving for a man who was a giant in the North Texas health care delivery system. Arthur Schopenhauer, a German philosopher, once said, “Compassion is the … Read More

DFWHC hosts third Speed Networking event of 2014

09/04/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted its third Speed Networking Event of the year today at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session from 8:30-10:30 a.m. was a sellout, attended by more than 50 area healthcare employees including Richard Gilder of Baylor Scott & White Health, Dr. Sushma Sharma of the DFWHC Foundation, Matt Jones of … Read More