Warner selected as EVP to lead UTSW Health System

02/09/2018

Dr. John Warner was the 2015 Chair of the DFW Hospital Council. Excerpted from a UT Southwestern press release Following a national search, renowned cardiologist Dr. John J. Warner, CEO of UT Southwestern’s University Hospitals, has been appointed to lead UT Southwestern’s patient care enterprise for the Medical Center. As Executive Vice President for Health System Affairs, Dr. Warner will … Read More

Local hospitals participating in Hurricane Harvey relief

09/08/2017

The rains may have stopped (for the time being), but hospital relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Harvey have continued throughout the week in North Texas. While the number of evacuees has not reached the overwhelming totals from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when an estimated 26,000 people arrived in Dallas, the storm has kept the region’s hospitals on alert. Medical … Read More

Daniel, Porsa and Villarreal join DFWHC Board of Trustees

08/14/2017

Will Daniel, MD, Esmaeil Porsa, MD and Xavier Villarreal have joined the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Board of Trustees effectively immediately. Dr. Daniel is the vice president and chief quality officer at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Porsa is the executive vice president and chief strategy and integration officer at Parkland Health & Hospital System and Villarreal is the … Read More

Just two days until you can learn about new “Depression Screening” program

04/18/2017

Just two days until the DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence educational discussion “VitalSign6: Making Screening for Depression the Sixth Vital Sign” on Thursday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of UT Southwestern will serve as speaker. Dr. Trivedi will present an update on UT Southwestern’s unique program … Read More

Meeting on “Depression Screening Program” set for April 20

04/03/2017

The DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will host the educational discussion “VitalSign6: Making Screening for Depression the Sixth Vital Sign” on Thursday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of UT Southwestern will serve as speaker. Dr. Trivedi will present an update on UT Southwestern’s unique program to … Read More

UTSW Global Health Conference begins Friday

01/19/2016

The UT Southwestern Office of Global Health will be hosting its 5th Annual Conference this Friday and Saturday in the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building, 6001 Forest Park in Dallas. Titled “Grand Challenges in Global Health: Strengthening Health Systems across Borders,” the conference is from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. … Read More

DFWHC participates in D Academy Class

02/13/2015

Steve Love, president/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council, participated in a panel discussion during the D Academy Health Care Class yesterday at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Love was joined by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Parkland Health & Hospital System CFO John Moore and D Healthcare Daily Editor Matt Goodman. Love’s topic was “Who Pays for the Uninsured?” … Read More