The National Fund for Workforce Solutions announced in January that it was awarding $100,000 to “Pathways to Work,” a partnership of employers, funders and training providers led by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to advance job quality strategies in the healthcare industry. The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation is expected to support “Pathways […]
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Solheim Enterprises nursing course set for March 22-23 in Dallas
UT Southwestern will be hosting a Solheim Enterprises Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®) Exam Preparation Course on Thursday and Friday, March 22-23 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Meadows Conference Center in Dallas. The course will offer lectures, graphics, videos and practice questions in many of the areas that are tested on the CEN […]
Fishero, Lyles honored at January 22 reception
The DFW Hospital Council Board of Trustees honored outgoing board members Harvey Fishero and Chuck Lyles during a reception following the official board meeting on January 22 at its headquarters in Irving. Fishero, the long-time chair, and Lyles, were both original trustees serving for over nine years. New Chair Ruben Esquivel, of UT Southwestern Medical […]
DFWHC Foundation announces 2018 Board of Trustees
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation has announced its Board of Trustees for 2018. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals: • Chair Ruben Esquivel, VP Community/Corporate Relations, UT Southwestern Medical Center • Vice Chair Pamela Stoyanoff, Executive VP/COO, Methodist Health System • Trustee Dr. Baron Hamman, CMO, Texas Health Heart and […]
Foundation’s IQSC Data User’s seminar is wrapping up!
They’re on the home stretch! The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s First Annual Information Quality Services Center (IQSC) Data User’s Educational Event is nearing the end today at the Texas Woman’s University campus in Dallas. Titled “Healthcare Data: Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive,” the all-day seminar was highlighted by 13 speakers talking Big Data to a room […]
Big Data! – what you’re missing at today’s IQSC Data seminar
They’re making the turn! The DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s First Annual Information Quality Services Center (IQSC) Data User’s Educational Event continues on today at the Texas Woman’s University campus in Dallas. Titled “Healthcare Data: Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive,” the all-day seminar has gathered 13 speakers, six presentations and an auditorium of 125 attendees to learn about […]
DFWHC Foundation to work with Dallas County on “ReJuvenATE” program
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation, in collaboration with Dallas County, the City of Dallas, Dallas County Juvenile Department, the Caruth Police Institute and UT Southwestern University Hospitals, was awarded a federal grant this month from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide trauma response training over the next two years […]
Local hospitals participating in Hurricane Harvey relief
The rains may have stopped (for the time being), but hospital relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Harvey have continued throughout the week in North Texas. While the number of evacuees has not reached the overwhelming totals from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when an estimated 26,000 people arrived in Dallas, the storm has kept the […]
Just two days until you can learn about new “Depression Screening” program
Just two days until the DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence educational discussion “VitalSign6: Making Screening for Depression the Sixth Vital Sign” on Thursday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of UT Southwestern will serve as speaker. Dr. Trivedi will present an update […]
Meeting on “Depression Screening Program” set for April 20
The DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will host the educational discussion “VitalSign6: Making Screening for Depression the Sixth Vital Sign” on Thursday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of UT Southwestern will serve as speaker. Dr. Trivedi will present an update on […]