Florence Shapiro to be honored at luncheon

08/14/2013

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced it will present the 2013 Distinguished Health Service Award to Florence Shapiro for her career dedication to North Texas healthcare during the 65th Annual Awards Luncheon, Oct. 24 at the Arlington Convention Center. Shapiro has served 30-plus years in public service including her long tenure as Texas State Senator from 1993 to 2013. … Read More

DFWHC schedules Sept. 9 webinar

08/09/2013

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) will be sponsoring a series of educational webinars to help Residents, Fellows, executives, CNOs and HR professionals. These free lectures will provide valuable information from local professionals who have demonstrated their dedication to Texas healthcare. The webinars will be hosted by InsMed Insurance Agency, Inc., an associate member of DFWHC and endorsed vendor of … Read More

Summer Interlocutor is now available

08/01/2013

The summer edition of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s magazine Interlocutor was released to membership this week. The issue highlights the recipients and the keynote speaker of the October 24 Annual Awards Luncheon at the Arlington Convention Center. The DFWHC event is celebrating its 65th year honoring friends of North Texas healthcare. Additional highlights include registration detail for the Aug. … Read More

DFWHC Membership Directory now available

07/23/2013

The 2013 version of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Membership Directory is now available. Complimentary hard copies will be distributed to hospital and associate members in August. The directory will be available as hard copy book or an electronic .pdf document which can be e-mailed to members. The popular reference guide serves as an informational address book for members … Read More

DFWHC educational webinar series set for the Fall

07/18/2013

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), in coordination with InsMed, will host an “Educational Series” of webinars September 9, October 10 and November 11. The webinars begin at 4:00pm and participation is free. The topic for the September 9 event is “The importance of Disability Insurance in the career of a Physician.” The October 10 webinar will cover “What to … Read More

Spring Interlocutor is now available

05/09/2013

The spring edition of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) magazine Interlocutor was released to membership this week. The issue highlights the nominees and recipients of the April 18 Employee of the Year Luncheon at the Irving Convention Center. The event celebrated 17 years of success honoring North Texas hospital employees before more than 700 attendees. Additional highlights include the … Read More

Steve Love’s appearance noted at Denton health forum

02/29/2012

Participating in a panel discussion at the “Healthcare 101” session Feb. 28 at the Emily Fowler Central Library in Denton, Steve Love’s comments were highlighted in an article in the Denton Record-Chronicle. Love, president and chief executive officer of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, commenting on health care reform was quoted, “The hope is that as more Americans gain insurance … Read More

Leap Year Negotiations

01/17/2012

As 2011 came to a close, the House and Senate passed a two-month extension of the Social Security (SS) payroll tax holiday and emergency Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits and a two-month fix on the current Medicare physician payment rates. What will happen in February? We hope the appointed conferees and other congressional leaders realize that hospitals have stepped forward with … Read More