Dr. Sayers to detail blood shortage due to COVID-19 on Sunday’s “Human Side of Health Care”

03/20/2020

An alarming blood shortage in North Texas due to COVID-19 will highlight Sunday’s edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care.” The broadcast will air on KRLD 1080 AM at 1:00 p.m. CST. Guest stars will include: • Dr. Merlyn Sayers, president/CEO at Carter BloodCare; • Robert Walker, president/CEO at Texas Scottish … Read More

Coronavirus coverage and North Texas Healthy Communities highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

03/18/2020

Episode eleven of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The latest news on the COVID-19 efforts in the community were detailed during the program. Guests included: • Dr. Allison Liddell, medical director of infection prevention at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas; • Sandy Potter, vice president … Read More

Guests from Texas Health, Parkland and JPS highlight yesterday’s “The Human Side of Health Care”

03/09/2020

Episode ten of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast yesterday on KRLD 1080 AM. Guest stars included: • Sandy Potter, vice president and chief operating officer of behavioral health at Texas Health Resources; • Stephanie Campbell, burn program manager at Parkland Health & Hospital System; • Lara Burnside, senior vice president … Read More

Coronavirus update and patient programs to highlight “Human Side of Health Care” on Sunday

03/06/2020

A Coronavirus update and some innovative patient programs will highlight Sunday’s edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care.” There will also be a detailed discussion on the “patient experience” at area hospitals. The broadcast will air on KRLD 1080 AM at 1:00 p.m. CST. Guest stars will include: • Sandy Potter, … Read More

Cancer Support Community NTX – Opening eyes about survivorship

09/27/2019

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by Associate Members. The following was provided by Cancer Support Community North Texas. By Mirchelle Louis, LCSW, CEO, Cancer Support Community North Texas Great news! More people are surviving cancer than ever before. In fact, according to the latest American Cancer Society stats, there will be roughly 1.25 million survivors in Texas by … Read More

Alliance for Healthcare Excellence to host lunch on Sept. 11

08/19/2019

The Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will be hosting the educational lunch “Restoring Humanity and Sanity to Our Healthcare System” on Wednesday, September 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas. The luncheon will be held in the facility’s Marnie and Kern Wildenthal Education Center. Scott Conard, MD, chief executive officer of Converging Health, will … Read More

DFWHC webinar detailing “Patient Transportation” posted online

07/25/2019

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and SendaRide complimentary educational webinar “Patient Transportation: How important is it in today’s industry?” held Wednesday, July 24 is now available online. Greg Myers, director of strategic growth at SendaRide, and Laura Fleet, founder and CEO of SendaRide, served as the keynote speakers with DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love providing the introductions. Greg discussed how … Read More

DFWHC webinar on “Patient Transportation” just one week away!

07/16/2019

It’s just one week until the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and SendaRide webinar “Patient Transportation: How important is it in today’s industry?” on Wednesday, July 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CST). Webinar attendees will learn: • Why patient transportation is a smart investment; • How patient transportation can improve a community’s health status; • How to overcome transportation … Read More

Just two weeks until DFWHC webinar detailing “Patient Transportation”

07/10/2019

It’s just two weeks until the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and SendaRide webinar “Patient Transportation: How important is it in today’s industry?” on Wednesday, July 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CST). Webinar attendees will learn: • Why patient transportation is a smart investment; • How patient transportation can improve a community’s health status; • How to overcome transportation … Read More

DFWHC and SendaRide to host July 24 webinar on “Patient Transportation”

07/08/2019

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with SendaRide will host the webinar “Patient Transportation: How important is it in today’s industry?” on Wednesday, July 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CST). With today’s research indicating more than 80 percent of health outcomes are tied to the social determinants of health (SDoH), the evolution of the healthcare industry is … Read More