New data released January 29 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show reductions in hospital-acquired conditions such as adverse drug events and healthcare-associated infections helped prevent 20,500 hospital deaths and save $7.7 billion in health care costs from 2014-2017. AHRQ’s preliminary analysis estimates that […]
The Winter edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s Interlocutor is now available. Click the link or graphic below to read the latest on the upcoming 23rd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon on April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center. You can also meet the 2019 Board of Trustees for DFWHC and the Foundation, plus […]
WFAA Ch. 8 Reporter David Schechter tackled the thorny issue of Texas Medicaid expansion during an extended news segment broadcast last night. With the state having a chance in 2013 to drastically expand healthcare coverage to 1.5 million of the poorest Texans, it emphatically said no. The question Schechter asked was a simple one – […]
Sponsorships are now available to the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 23rd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon set for Thursday, April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. This year’s theme is “Engage your Heart,” with Chief Richard Picciotto, a New York firefighter and survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, serving as keynote […]
Nominees are now being accepted to the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 23rd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. Last year, 16 recipients were honored from a pool of more than 130 nominees. This year’s theme is “Engage your Heart,” […]
The North Texas Community Health Collaborative’s (CHC) educational event on January 15 detailing drug abuse numbers in the region has now been posted online. Before 70-plus attendees, the CHC presented findings from its Regional Substance Abuse/Misuse Needs Assessment Report covering 2017. The drug and alcohol abuse trends covered Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Grayson, Hood, […]
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation has announced its Board of Trustees for 2019. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals: • Chair Pamela Stoyanoff, Executive VP/COO, Methodist Health System • Vice Chair, Dr. Matt Murray, Pediatric Emergency Physician, Cook Children’s Health Care System • Secretary, W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFWHC • […]
Seven North Texas counties have higher drug and alcohol death rates than the national average and Opioids were the most dispensed prescriptions in North Texas, according to a presentation hosted yesterday by the North Texas Community Health Collaborative (CHC) at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Before 70-plus attendees, the CHC presented findings […]
The Substance Use Prevention Coalition (SUPC) of Collin County will host a “Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Training Conference” on Thursday, January 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Allen Independent School District Service Center in Allen, Texas. Dr. Kurt Kleinschmidt, a professor of emergency medicine at UT Southwestern, will serve as […]
If you are interested in the scoop on North Texas substance abuse numbers covering 16 counties, then you don’t want to miss this DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation meeting on January 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Titled “Substance Abuse/Misuse Needs Assessment for 16 North […]
