Love provides comments on Leapfrog scores

11/06/2014

In the October 31 D Healthcare Daily article “Leapfrog Releases Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Scores,” W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, offered a statement on the grades of area hospitals. Love’s statement: “Hospitals support transparency in quality and safety information and sharing improvements with the communities they serve. As with any report card, Leapfrog grades must … Read More

A snapshot of DFWHC history from 1992

11/06/2014

Just who are these men at the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 1992 Annual Awards Luncheon? The gentleman on the left was Judge Robert Bork, the keynote speaker. On the right? Former president of Methodist Dallas Medical Center John Carver. He would serve as chair of the DFWHC Board of Trustees in 1993. Today, he is executive vice president of Rogers-O’Brien … Read More

Hawthorne tribute rescheduled for Nov. 13 ACHE event

11/05/2014

A tribute to Douglas Hawthorne originally scheduled for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Annual Awards Luncheon on October 21, has been rescheduled for the American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) Membership Meeting, November 13 at The Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. The DFWHC Annual Awards Luncheon was cancelled due to the Ebola response in the metroplex. Hawthorne stepped down as … Read More

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