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

“Human Side of Health Care” includes guests from Methodist, Parkland and Texas Health!

03/02/2020

Episode nine 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: • John Phillips, President of Methodist Dallas Medical Center; • Shelli Stephens-Stidham, Director of the Injury Prevention Center at Parkland Health & Hospital System; • Catherine Oliveros, Vice President of Community Health at Texas … Read More

DFWHC Blog – CMS regulation puts North Texas on dangerous financial cliff

02/27/2020

Blog by Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council In November 2019, Seema Verma, administrator of The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), released a proposed rule called the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR). Verma states the rule would promote transparency by establishing new reporting requirements for supplemental payments to Medicaid providers. CMS is now proposing this mandatory MFAR for … Read More

“Human Side of Health Care” details breast cancer efforts with guests from Medical City and Methodist

02/24/2020

Episode eight 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: • Janet St. James, VP Strategic Communications at Medical City Healthcare; • Sheri Mathis, Founder of Mammogram Poster Girls; • Charla Gauthier, Director of Quality and Outcomes Oncology at Methodist Dallas; • and Doris … Read More

“Human Side of Health Care” details Coronavirus and elderly with guests from Parkland, Medical City

02/17/2020

Episode seven 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: • Dr. Trish Perl, Chief, Division of Infectious Disease at UT Southwestern and Parkland Health & Hospital System; • and Dr. Charles Herlihy, Medical Director of the Geriatric Behavioral Unit at Medical City North … Read More

“Human Side of Health Care” interviews guests from Texas Health, Parkland and Cancer Support Community

02/10/2020

Episode six of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday, February 2 on KRLD 1080 AM. Guest stars included: • Dr. Glenn Hardesty, Director of the Physician Leadership Council at Texas Health Resources; • Kellie Rodriguez, Director of the Global Diabetes Program at Parkland Health & Hospital System; • and … Read More