Posts Tagged ‘texas scottish rite hospital for children’

DFWHC’s Love to participate in North Dallas Chamber Health Care Conference on May 16

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO Stephen Love will serve as a moderator during the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 16 from 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas. Love will join Andrew Olowu, chief technology officer at Axxess; Winjie Tang Miao, chief operating […]

New study finds North Texas hospitals provide an economic impact of $38.4 billion to region

A report released today by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) shows healthcare to be one of the most prominent contributors to the North Texas economy with an economic impact of $38.4 billion to the region, a $7.7 billion increase from a similar study conducted by DFWHC in 2017. The study was commissioned by DFWHC’s […]

Guests from Parkland and Scottish Rite highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 23 of the second 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 an inspirational COVID-19 survival story, teenage drug issues and tips on fitness walking. Guests included: • Dr. Dalerie Wilkerson, Podiatrist at Parkland Health & […]

Guests from Texas Health and Scottish Rite highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 48 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 focused on the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and the latest research on sports injuries. Guests included: • Dr. Diana Kerwin, Geriatric Medicine Specialist, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital […]

North Texas Community Health Collaborative achieves “10,000 Lives Goal”

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today that its Community Health Collaborative had surpassed its goal of training 10,000 North Texas residents in Mental Health First Aid. To date, the collaborative has trained 14,864 residents in 16 counties to include Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, […]

Sherry Cusumano named vice chair of Community Health Collaborative

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today that Sherry Cusumano, RN, LCDC, MS, administrative director of community education and clinical development at Medical City Green Oaks, will serve as vice chair of the organization’s North Texas Community Health Collaborative. Cusumano will join Ashleigh Kinney, director of family services and child life at Scottish Rite […]

Guests from AHA and Scottish Rite highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”

Episode 44 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 focused on the overall reaction to COVID-19 by American hospitals and sports injuries in the community. Guests included: • Rick Pollack, President/CEO, American Hospital Association; • and Dr. Shane […]

Day four closes the Foundation’s 13th Annual Patient Safety Summit

Day four and the final session of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 13th Annual Patient Safety Summit wrapped up last Thursday closing an event that attracted more than 400 attendees. The Summit was held over four days on September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, with two-hour sessions hosted on each day. “We were […]