More than 20 employees of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC), the DFWHC Foundation and GroupOne Background Screening participated in the American Heart Association Heart Walk on Saturday, October 18 at the Levy Event Plaza in Irving. The annual 1-mile and 5k Heart Walk is designed to be a family-friendly event that brings communities together to […]
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ShiftKey releases new Whitepaper detailing healthcare workforce crisis
ShiftKey has announced the release of the new whitepaper “How Hospitals are Addressing the Workforce Crisis to Fill Shifts.” With acute care facilities across the country under pressure to maintain safe, high-quality patient care, hospitals are facing high vacancy rates particularly among nurses. In 2021, turnover among hospital nurses reached nearly 30 percent. According to […]
Foundation to host second PI event of the year on Nov. 20
The DFWHC Foundation Performance Improvement (PI) Committee will host its second event of the year “Continuous Improvement Strategies to Generate Positive Outcomes” on Thursday, November 20 at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth from 3:00-6:30 p.m., CDT. The educational event will be complimentary and will include four presentations and eight speakers. The agenda will […]
Virtual “Mental Health Recovery Workshop” set for Nov. 2!
Are you concerned for loved ones or your community and have a passion to help others? If so, learn how to become part of the solution! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) will host a virtual “Recovery Workshop: ROCC Stars Unite” on Sunday, November 2 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., CDT>. […]
Resultant to serve as top sponsor of IQSC Data Summit!
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today that Resultant will serve as the top Terabyte Sponsor of its Information and Quality Services Center’s (IQSC) 8th Annual Data Summit. The event is set for October 9-10, with just four days left to register! Resultant is a modern consulting firm with a radically different approach to […]
Just five days left to register for IQSC’s 8th Annual Data Summit!
The DFW Hospital Council Foundation Information and Quality Services Center’s (IQSC) 8th Annual Data Summit is just around the corner, scheduled for October 9-10. There’s just five days left to register as the deadline is approaching! The DFWHC Foundation has partnered with ACHE of North Texas, with members able to self-report the educational segments for […]
More than 800 attendees participate in Foundation’s Patient Safety Summit
The fourth and final session of the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 18th Annual Patient Safety Summit wrapped up last Thursday. More than 800 attendees participated in the sessions on consecutive Thursdays, September 4, 11, 18 and 25. Themed “Mastering Patient Safety,” the Summit opened with Keynote Speaker Urs Koenig, the bestselling author of “Radical Humility.” […]
Education credits available to IQSC’s 8th Annual Data Summit on Oct. 9-10
The DFW Hospital Council Foundation Information and Quality Services Center’s (IQSC) 8th Annual Data Summit is just around the corner, scheduled for October 9-10. The DFWHC Foundation has partnered with ACHE of North Texas, with members able to self-report the educational segments for qualifying credits. The event is approved for 5.5 HIMSS Education Credit Hours […]
DFWHC and Leaning Towards Change to host virtual Six Sigma course on Oct. 14
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Leaning Towards Change, LLC will co-host the webinar “Lean Six Sigma White Belt Course” on Tuesday, October 14 from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m., CDT. Tanya Stinson, MHQS, CMBB, MCBA, CRP, the Founder and CEO of Leaning Towards Change, LLC, will serve as the instructor. The Lean Six Sigma […]
DFWHC’s former President/CEO John Gavras has passed away
It was with great sadness today that we learned of the passing of John Gavras, the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) former President/CEO. He was 84 years old. John joined DFWHC in 1976. At the time, the organization was known as the Dallas Hospital Council, an institution dating back to 1948. In 1978 at a press […]