A panel of experts will take on the interesting topic “Lights and Sirens Use and Abuse: What Science Has Revealed” during a webinar on Tuesday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m., CST. The complimentary event is sponsored by ZOLL Data Systems and will offer one hour of CE credit. The panel will include Dr. Doug Kupas, […]
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Foundation would like to spread the word on emergency department delays detailed in new video
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation attended the panel discussion webinar “Best Practices for Mitigating Ambulance ED Delays” in September of 2021 hosted by The Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration. Guests included David R. Wright, director of Quality, Safety and Oversight Group Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare & […]
COVID-19 vaccine clinic available in Haltom City on Thursday
A COVID-19 community vaccine clinic will be available in Haltom City this Thursday. Partnering with MedStar, the clinic will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the American Legion Post 655. Up to 1,000 vaccines will be available to all eligible adults 18 years of age or older. Registration is preferred and you […]
Vaccine clinic available at Fort Worth’s Mount Moriah Church on Friday
The City of Fort Worth and MedStar will be hosting a one-day COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday, April 23 from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. at the Mount Moriah Church. Up to 1,000 vaccines will be available to all eligible adults 18 years of age or older. Registration is preferred and you can reserve your […]
Tarrant County COVID-19 vaccine registration sites open this weekend – volunteers needed
Tarrant County has announced three COVID-19 vaccine registration sites will be open this weekend. On Friday, April 9, there will be two sites available at Brighter Outlook Inc. and the Saginaw Community Center. On Saturday, April 10 a registration site will be open at the El Rancho Supermercado store on North Main Street. Saginaw Community […]
Dallas announces at-home vaccination program to start April 13
The City of Dallas announced yesterday it is partnering with the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) for a program to vaccinate area residents who lack transportation to reach vaccine hubs or pharmacies. Dallas Fire-Rescue employees and VNA staff will vaccinate homebound residents with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The program will begin with the […]
The Secret Sauce to overcoming vaccine hesitancy – your local church
Excerpted from a Stateline article by Christine Vestal Nationwide, efforts to vaccinate people at churches and other trusted locations in targeted communities appears to be gaining momentum. MedStar Mobile Healthcare, a Fort Worth, Texas, regional emergency medical service, hit what leaders there considered a home run recently, vaccinating 757 people in a single day at […]
DFWHC’s Love posts national blog detailing fear of calling 9-1-1
DFW Hospital Council President/CEO Stephen Love posted a blog this week on the American Communities Project website titled “Americans’ Fear of Seeking Medical Care During Covid-19.” With the spread of COVID-19 across the U.S., Love’s blog details the frightening drop in 9-1-1 calls due to residents’ fear of contracting the virus. “Unexpectedly, many people suddenly […]
Data shows alarming 9-1-1 trends for EMS calls during COVID-19 pandemic
MedStar dropped a press release this week detailing the continue of alarming trends during the COVID-19 pandemic preventing people from calling 9-1-1. Simply put – residents are scared to death! Statistics for cardiac arrest are trending in an unhealthy direction, with an increase in residents having died at the scene and decreases in treatment for […]