The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in coordination with the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality will be hosting the third meeting of its new Healthcare Performance Improvement Group tomorrow, June 30 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m., CST. Last chance to register! This complimentary virtual meeting titled “Leadership, Change Management and Innovation Through a […]
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Guests from Medical City discuss Sickle Cell Disease and summer hydration on “The Human Side of Health Care”
Episode 26 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed Sickle Cell Disease in North Texas and the importance of hydration during this brutal summer. Guests included: • Dr. Bibas Reddy, Medical Oncologist […]
DFWHC Foundation’s virtual “Opioid Discussion” continues July 13
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation will continue its live virtual “Opioid Discussion” with the topic “Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic- Fentanyl Epidemic and the High Cost of the Opioids” on Wednesday, July 13 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CST. During this session, speakers will discuss factors contributing to the misuse of and addiction […]
DFWHC Foundation and JPS webinar “Sepsis 2.5” is next Tuesday!
The DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s Sepsis Strike Force in association with JPS Health Network will host another edition of its ongoing series of complimentary webinars “Sepsis 2.5” this Tuesday, June 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, CT. Registration closes on Monday at 5:00 p.m.! Objectives include: • Understand the difference between sepsis-2 and sepsis-3 […]
Guests from Texas Health, Children’s Health and Methodist highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”
Episode 25 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed diabetes in North Texas and the importance of chaplaincy programs at our hospitals. Guests included: • Betsy Richter-Gifford, RN, Diabetes Care and Education […]
DFWHC Foundation sponsors tribute video honoring North Texas hospital employees
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today the release of its new tribute video honoring North Texas healthcare employees titled “Together We Create a Better Community.” The video was produced due to the postponement of the DFWHC Foundation’s annual Employee of the Year Luncheon, an event dating back 25 years that has honored more […]
DFWHC announces support of bipartisan bill seeking protections for healthcare workers against violence
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today its support of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act of 2022. The legislation, introduced yesterday by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-PA, and Larry Bucshon, M.D., R-Ind., would extend federal protections to healthcare workers against workplace violence, similar to those afforded to aircraft and airport employees. […]
Seats still available to DFWHC Foundation’s “Mental Health Recovery Workshop” on June 26!
Are you concerned for loved ones or your community? Do you have a passion to help others? If so, please learn how to become part of the solution! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) will be hosting its “Recovery Workshop: ROCC Stars Unite” program on Sunday, June 26 from 1:00 to […]
Focus on Texas children with guests from Children’s Health and Texas Health on “The Human Side of Health Care”
Episode 23 of the third 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 emotions of our children during a troubling beginning to the summer of 2022 and innovations in cancer treatments. Guests included: • Dr. Stevie […]
DFWHC Foundation and JPS webinar on “Maternal Sepsis” has been posted online
The webinar “Recognizing Maternal Sepsis When it Matters Most” hosted by the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s Sepsis Strike Force and JPS Health Network has been posted online. More than 145 attendees participated in the complimentary event originally broadcast on May 31. Speakers included Jess Aguilar, Clinical Sepsis RN at JPS Health Network; and Jess Brozio, […]