DFWHC’s Summer 2022 Interlocutor is now available

08/09/2022

The Summer 2022 edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Interlocutor magazine is now available. Click the graphic or link below to read about our 74th Annual Awards Luncheon set for Oct. 21 at the Irving Convention Center. We will be honoring Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson with the Distinguished Health Service Award. There is also detail on the DFWHC Foundation’s … Read More

“Back to School” edition with guests from Cook Children’s on “The Human Side of Health Care”

08/08/2022

Episode 32 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion was a special “Back to School” edition detailing the empowerment of our children during these difficult times and immunization requirements. Guests included: • Lisa Elliott, PhD, Psychologist at Cook … Read More

DFWHC and Critical Insight webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare” has been posted online

08/08/2022

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Critical Insight complimentary webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare: Prepare, Detect and Respond” originally broadcast on August 5 has now been posted online. The panel discussion detailed tactics the criminals use to get into healthcare organizations and how to combat it. The speakers also walked through the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and explained how every organization can … Read More

DFWHC and Critical Insight rescheduled webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare” is tomorrow!

08/04/2022

The best laid plans! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Critical Insight complimentary webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare: Prepare, Detect and Respond” originally scheduled for July 27 had to be postponed. The new date is tomorrow, Friday, August 5 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., CST. Please note, all registrants of the original event have been re-registered. During this panel discussion, you’ll see tactics … Read More

Guests from Cook Children’s and Medical City highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

08/01/2022

Episode 31 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed the “Compassionate Care” program for children suffering from cancer and treatments for scoliosis disease. Guests included: • Micha Koentz, PharmD, Investigational Pharmacy Supervisor at Cook Children’s; • Dr. … Read More

DFWHC and Critical Insight webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare” has been rescheduled for August 5

07/28/2022

The best laid plans! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Critical Insight complimentary webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare: Prepare, Detect and Respond” originally scheduled for yesterday had to be postponed. The new date has been set for Friday, August 5 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., CST. With great frustration, we learned the webinar platform DFWHC uses for its events was unexpectedly down for … Read More

Guests from Methodist, Cook Children’s and Texas Health highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

07/26/2022

Episode 30 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed maternal mortality, teenage mental health and Alzheimer’s disease. Guests included: • Dr. Theresa Patton, OB-GYN at Methodist Dallas Medical Center; • Lizzy Brown, Family Therapist at Cook Children’s; … Read More

Hear from the experts – “Ransomware in Healthcare” webinar is this Wednesday!

07/25/2022

Hear from the experts! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Critical Insight complimentary webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare: Prepare, Detect and Respond” is just two days away this Wednesday, July 27 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., CST. Healthcare organizations have had to bring down their ransomware risk while spending every dollar efficiently. In this panel discussion, you’ll see tactics the criminals use to … Read More

DFWHC and Critical Insight webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare” is just one week away!

07/20/2022

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Critical Insight complimentary webinar “Ransomware in Healthcare: Prepare, Detect and Respond” is just one week away next Wednesday, July 27 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., CST. Healthcare organizations have had to bring down their ransomware risk while spending every dollar efficiently. In this panel discussion, you’ll see tactics the criminals use to get into healthcare organizations … Read More

DFWHC’s Stephen Love details latest COVID-19 “wave” on CBS

07/19/2022

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO Stephen Love discussed the latest COVID-19 numbers in North Texas during an interview Sunday evening on CBS DFW. “I would call it a wave. I would not classify it as a surge,” Love said. “Overall, hospital occupancy is running 91 percent, which is pretty high. In our ICU units, COVID patients account for 7.25 percent of … Read More