YHEC participates in seminar at Medical City Plano

05/17/2019

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted the May session of its Young Healthcare Executive Cohort (YHEC) today at Medical City Plano. Speakers included Tabitha South, assistant chief nursing officer at Medical City Plano, discussing “Patient Expectations;” and Jyric Sims, chief executive officer of Medical City Fort Worth detailing “Leadership Traits.” A panel discussion on “Palliative Care” included Josh Floren, president … Read More

DFW Citywide Palliative Medicine Interest Group to meet Jan. 16

12/13/2018

An inaugural meeting of the DFW Citywide Palliative Medicine Interest Group is set for Wednesday, January 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the UT Southwestern T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by the meeting from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be in the 3rd Floor Auditorium (NG3.112), at 6001 Forest … Read More

Local physicians to start Supportive/Palliative Care interest group

04/27/2018

A team of local physicians including Dr. Robert Fine of Baylor University Medical Center, Dr. Mary Paulk of UT Southwestern and Dr. Winnie Wang of UT Southwestern are planning to kick off a city-wide Supportive/Palliative Care interest group. The goal is to bring Palliative Medicine providers together from across the metroplex to meet four times a year. “We would love … Read More

Discussions related to death always difficult

07/09/2015

By W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including paying for the controversial end-of-life counseling. Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political storm leading to discussions of “death panels.” Yesterday, when Medicare finally … Read More