The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation hosted its annual Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt graduation on November 7 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in Frisco. Presented in coordination with 6SigmaTek, the event honored 57 students from 13 Texas hospitals. “We had great participation this year with some of the best problem-solving projects we have ever […]
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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Texas
Blog by Kristin Tesmer, President, DFWHC Foundation This month, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Board of Trustees discussed the impact our data collaboration has on quality of care and patient safety in both North and Central Texas. Patti Taylor, our director of patient safety and quality, recently reported the information utilized by our partners […]
Sold out audience turns out for “Beating the Odds of Sepsis” return engagement
Back by popular demand, the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s educational meeting “Beating the Odds of Sepsis” on May 30 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center attracted a sold-out audience of 130 attendees. The complimentary seminar was originally held October 27 at the offices of Texas Health Resources in Arlington and was also presented to a sold-out […]
Back by popular demand – “Beating the Odds of Sepsis”
Back by popular demand, the DFW Hospital Council Foundation will be hosting the educational meeting “Beating the Odds of Sepsis” on May 30 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center’s Weiss Auditorium at 1441 North Beckley in Dallas. The event is from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. This complimentary seminar is approved for 2 CNE’s by the Texas […]
Foundation releases white paper on septicemia
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) today announced the publication of a white paper on septicemia prevalence in North Texas readmissions. The white paper highlights 2011 readmissions from 77 acute care facilities where the blood infection is in the top 50 percent of reasons why people readmit to a hospital within 30 days. […]