Love discusses Medicare “physician fix” in DBJ blog

03/28/2014

In response to the decision on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives to approve legislation preventing a pending 24 percent cut to Medicare physician pay rates for another year, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council President and CEO Steve Love was interviewed by Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal in his blog posted March 27. The decision essentially postpones the … Read More

Sign Up and Speak Out!

03/21/2014

A special educational meeting “Sign Up and Speak Out” will take place this Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Foremost Family Health Center – Martin Luther King, Jr. at 2922-B, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Dallas. This event is free to all attendees and will cover new affordable health care options available to North … Read More

DFWHC hosts first Speed Networking event of the year

02/27/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted its first Speed Networking Event of 2014 today at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session from 8:00-10:00 a.m. was attended by 40 area healthcare employees including Steve Love, president/CEO of DFWHC; Lupe Fernandez, president of Entrust One Facility Services, Inc.; Jai Sharma, director of institutional risk management at Parkland … Read More

DFWHC’s Winter Interlocutor now available

02/21/2014

The winter edition of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s magazine Interlocutor was released to membership today. In this issue we cover the upcoming April 22 Employee of the Year Luncheon with master illusionist David Hira serving as keynote speaker. You can also read about the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce event where Steve Love served as moderator; DFWHC’s March 13 … Read More

Five days left to register for DFWHC’s Annual Social

02/14/2014

Just five days left to register for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 38th Annual Board Social on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 in the ballroom of the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. The evening soiree begins with a 6:00 p.m. reception followed by dinner and presentations at 7:00 p.m. DFWHC’s Board Social is as an opportunity to honor 2013-2014 … Read More

Workplace violence education session set for March 13

02/11/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) will host a special educational event on workplace violence, March 13 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session is from 8:00-10:00 a.m. and parking is free. Titled “Challenging Patients…Challenging our Patience,” the special session will include guest speakers Kelly Naumann, vice president of business development at Entrust One Facility Services, … Read More

More than 40 organizations launch campaign for uninsured Texans

02/05/2014

Today more than 40 Texas health care advocacy organizations, faith and community groups launched Texas Left Me Out, a campaign in English and Spanish to collect stories from uninsured Texans left in the coverage gap and connect them with available health care options and advocacy efforts. While thousands of Texans living above the poverty line are successfully purchasing health plans … Read More

A “Texas Solution” for Healthcare

02/04/2014

The political battle over the Affordable Care Act will leave many victims within our state. How can we account for the 1.2 million Texas residents trapped within a coverage gap as a result of our state’s non-expansion of Medicaid coverage? There are no winners in a fight such as this. With our top state leaders aggressively opposed to Medicaid expansion … Read More

DFWHC’s Speed Networking set for Feb. 27

01/30/2014

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) will host its third Speed Networking Event, Feb. 27 in the Reverchon A Room next to the auditorium at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary breakfast session is from 8:00-10:00 a.m. and parking is free. The networking exercise, where attendees visit one-on-one for six minutes apiece, was very popular in 2013. This … Read More

Rejoicing at the Gift of Life

01/28/2014

As a healthcare executive and community supporter, I have seen the wonderful work of the March of Dimes. It still amazes me this organization fulfilled its mission of eradicating polio in the U.S. After this great 1958 success, leaders decided to continue the organization and focus on preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Through extensive research, the March of Dimes … Read More