The Summer 2021 edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Interlocutor magazine is now available. Click the graphic or link below to read about the dangerous COVID-19 surge taking place across North Texas. You can also read about local hospital vaccine mandates and the 14th Annual Patient Safety Summit. Hard copies will be mailed to […]
Episode 32 of the second year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed an inspiring survivor of COVID-19 and the RSV respiratory virus. Guest included: • Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Health. DFWHC […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) will be hosting its “Recovery 101: How to Become a ROCC Star” program on Sunday, August 15 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., CDT. Working with UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA) and the National Alliance of Mental Illness […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced in June it would postpone the 2021 Employee of the Year Luncheon to next year and replace the event with its virtual “North Texas COVID-19 Heroes” campaign. For the past year, hospitals have been submitting individuals and teams who displayed uncommon dedication during the pandemic. Each submission will […]
Episode 31 of the second year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed the COVID-19 variant exploding across North Texas and “back to school” fears. Guests included: • Dr. Robert Haley, Director of the Division of Epidemiology […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Jen Miff, President of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in Irving, Texas, to the Board of Examiners for the 2021 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. […]
Episode 30 of the second year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed new technologies in neonatal intensive care and best health practices when it comes to your spine and back. Guests included: • Dr. Clair Schwendeman, […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and 6SigmaTek, LLC webinar “DFWHC Healthcare Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training” originally broadcast on July 22, 2021 has now been posted online. The event was an introduction to the virtual Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Classes that will be available to hospital and company employees in 2021. Guest speakers […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced in June it would postpone the 2021 Employee of the Year Luncheon to next year and replace the event with its virtual “North Texas COVID-19 Heroes” campaign. For the past year, hospitals have been submitting individuals and teams who displayed uncommon dedication during the pandemic. Each submission will […]
Healthcare heroes unite! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 14th Annual Patient Safety Summit is set to kick off on September 9 and continue September 16, 23 and 30. The virtual event will take place each day from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, CDT. This year’s Summit is themed “Healthcare Heroes United,” and will be […]
