DFWHC hosts 70th Annual Awards Luncheon

10/18/2018

Before a near sold out audience yesterday at the Arlington Convention Center, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) celebrated the 70th anniversary of its Annual Awards Luncheon before 700-plus attendees. Recipients honored included Charlie Powell of Ciera Bank and JPS Health Network with the Distinguished Health Service Award; Jyric Sims of Medical City Fort Worth as the Young Healthcare Executive of … Read More

Agency Creative to produce film on history of DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon

09/27/2018

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) has recruited Agency Creative, the Dallas marketing and advertising agency, to produce a film on the history of its Annual Awards Luncheon. The film will debut during DFWHC’s 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 17 at the Arlington Convention Center. Interviews with DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love and former President/CEO John Gavras were filmed at … Read More

History: A look back at Baylor University Hospital in 1957

12/11/2014

Here’s a 1957 photo from the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) archives. It was taken at Baylor University Hospital when its long-time president Boone Powell, Sr. (middle, pointing) was giving Ronald Reagan (second from right) a tour of the hospital, specifically Baylor’s ground-breaking supervoltage unit. At the time, before serving as governor of California and president of the U.S., Reagan was … 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

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 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

A look back at 1983 with Douglas Hawthorne

11/13/2014

In honor of this evening’s tribute to Douglas Hawthorne at the the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of North Texas’ Membership Meeting at The Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) would like to do a special “Throwback Thursday.” Hawthorne, the long-time president of Texas Health Resources who stepped down this year, was originally to be … 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

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