Posts Tagged ‘Safety’

Guests from Methodist, Cook Children’s and Texas Health highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 30 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 maternal mortality, teenage mental health and Alzheimer’s disease. Guests included: • Dr. Theresa Patton, OB-GYN at Methodist Dallas Medical Center; • Lizzy Brown, […]

DFWHC Foundation’s complimentary “Sepsis Series” continues August 31

The DFW Hospital Council Foundation will continue its complimentary 2022 Sepsis Educational Series with “Addressing Sepsis: Mapping Out Best Practices in DFW” on Wednesday, August 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, CT. This will be a live, in-person event at the Hitt Auditorium on the campus of Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Agenda items include: […]

Guests from Texas Health and Parkland discuss motorcycle and lightning safety on “The Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 29 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 helmet safety precautions and tips to avoid lightning strikes. Yikes! Guests included: • Dr. Christopher Shank, Neurotrauma Program Medical Director at Texas Health […]

Loaded lineup with guests from Medical City, Texas Health, AMN and Cook Children’s on “Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 27 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 special holiday discussion detailed stroke awareness, elderly care, hospital staffing issues and childhood dental needs. Guests included: • Dr. Bhagya Boggaram, Medical Director Stroke Program […]

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 […]

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. […]

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, […]