Two new locations opening for vaccine registration in Dallas

There are two new locations opening for COVID-19 vaccine registration this week in Dallas. The registration sites are targeting people in the Phase 1A and 1B category, which includes healthcare workers and those aged 65 and older with underlying health conditions. The first site opens this Thursday between 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the […]

Vaccine registration set for March 13 in Fort Worth

The Tarrant County Community Engaged Alliance Against COVID-19 is hosting a vaccine registration event on Saturday, March 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CDT at the Eastside YMCA in Fort Worth. North Texan residents can also sign up online with their county or any county convenient to them. The county will then contact you […]

Foundation’s Employee of the Year Luncheon postponed to September

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced this week it will postpone its Employee of the Year Luncheon to a date to be determined in September. For the past 25 years, the event has been held each April to honor exceptional hospital employees in North Texas. In the tradition of an awards show, winners are […]

Two weeks until DFWHC and Hall Render webinar “Employment Practices 2021”

Just two weeks until the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Hall Render complimentary webinar “Employment Practices 2021: Preparing for Change” on Thursday, March 18 from 3:00-4:00 p.m., CDT. Robin Sheridan, a shareholder and attorney at Hall Render, will serve as guest speaker. The new Administration is making (and planning to make even more) sweeping changes […]

Foundation and DEA “Opioid Epidemic” event is in two days!

The live virtual event “Strategies for the Opioid Epidemic” co-hosted by the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation and the Dallas field division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) is just two days away on Friday, March 5 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., CDT. This complimentary event is ideal for clinicians, physicians, nurses, healthcare […]

Deadline set for abstracts for JPS Research Symposium

The deadline to submit abstracts to the JPS Health Network Research & Quality Symposium has been set for Monday, March 22. Themed “Healthcare and Health Equity in the COVID Era,” the annual symposium will take place virtually on Friday, June 4. Agenda and times will be announced soon. A notification on accepted abstracts will be […]

Guests from UTSW and Texas Health highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 9 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 focused on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the dangers of and irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation. Guests included: • Dr. Robert Haley, Director of […]

DFWHC’s Winter 2021 Interlocutor is now available

The Winter 2021 edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Interlocutor magazine is now available. Click the graphic or link below to read about the latest developments of the COVID-19 vaccine. You can also read about DFWHC’s new 2021 Year-round Sponsors Hall Render and BKD, plus updates on the new Boards of Trustees for both […]

Foundation and DEA to co-host “Opioid Epidemic” event on March 5

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation and the Dallas field division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) will co-host the live virtual event “Strategies for the Opioid Epidemic” on Friday, March 5 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., CDT. This complimentary event is ideal for clinicians, physicians, nurses, healthcare workers, community health workers and […]

Guests from Prism Health, DCHHS and Parkland highlight “Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 8 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 focused on HIV issues in North Texas and the COVID-19 battle from the perspective of frontline nurses. Guests included: • Dr. John Carlo, CEO, Prism […]