HCA North Texas rebrands to Medical City Healthcare

One of the region’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare providers — HCA North Texas — is announcing a unifying name change to Medical City Healthcare. The market wide brand reflects the company and its 13 DFW hospitals’ shared commitment and investment in the North Texas community. “Medical City is a trusted name with an immediately […]

Free health information technology online courses now available

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation is pleased to introduce the Health Informatics Curriculum and Training for Transformation (HICATT). This free online informatics training course for healthcare professionals opened for registration this month. The curriculum is funded by a grant from the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The DFWHC Foundation is […]

Foundation selected as subcontractor to continue patient safety improvements

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation has been selected as a subcontractor of the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) of the American Hospital Association, one of 16 national, regional, or state hospital associations, Quality Improvement Organizations, and health system organizations to continue efforts in reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions. The Hospital Improvement Innovation […]

Foundation’s TQI speaks at national conference in Baltimore

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Texas Quality Initiative (TQI) took center stage last Thursday during the Society of Thoracic Surgeons event “Advances in Quality & Outcomes: A Data Managers Meeting” at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Before more than 600 attendees, Cathy Knoff, the director of TQI, and Syma Prince presented “Wanted […]

Nurse Preceptor Academy set for Oct. 21 in Arlington

We hope you can join us for the DFW Hospital Council Foundation Workforce Center’s North Texas Nurse Preceptor Academy, October 21 at Texas Health Resources’ corporate headquarters at 612 East Lamar Boulevard in Arlington. The program is from 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Nurse Preceptor Academy is for healthcare professionals interested in learning about […]

Foundation releases 2015-2016 Annual Report

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation) released its 2015-2016 Annual Report to the public this week. This year’s edition, themed “A Helping Hand,” details each DFWHC Foundation department in addition to research and data projects over the past 12 months. You can view the report here. Hard copies will be mailed to members next week. […]

Just one week until DFWHC’s Hot Topic meeting!

Last chance to register! It’s just one week until the DFW Hospital Council’s complimentary “Hot Topic” educational meeting “Every Cent Counts: Healthcare Finance and Reimbursement” on Thursday, September 29, at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Topics to be covered: • S-10 update; • 340B update; • Medicare […]

5th Annual Dallas Hunger Summit held today

More than 100 attendees turned out today for the 5th Annual Dallas Hunger Summit hosted by the Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions at the Dallas County Schools Technology and Training Center. The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s own Dr. Sushma Sharma attended as a representative of the Community Health Collaborative. The Dallas Coalition for Hunger […]