It’s just one week until the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences live webinar “Healthcare Workforce Shortage” on Thursday, June 15 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CT. Register today! The complimentary panel discussion will include Dr. Ashley Meaux, Assistant Program Director and Associate Professor of MS-SLP Program […]
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DFWHC and University of St. Augustine to co-host June 15 webinar “Healthcare Workforce Shortage”
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences will co-host the live webinar “Healthcare Workforce Shortage” on Thursday, June 15 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CT. The complimentary panel discussion will include Dr. Ashley Meaux, Assistant Program Director and Associate Professor of MS-SLP Program at University of St. […]
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 […]
Department of Labor Grant has trained 2,000 apprentices
During National Apprenticeship Week from November 15-20, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced after two years of the Dallas College Department of Labor Apprenticeship Grant, training had been provided for approximately 2,000 apprentices in 21 occupations. The occasion marked the halfway point of the four-year grant, with the DFWHC Foundation working with nine North […]
National workforce conference held in Dallas
It was a meeting of great workforce minds when The National Fund for Workforce Solutions 2019 Convening was held in Dallas, June 25-27 at the Fairmont Hotel. Two North Texas hospitals were honored while our very own Sally Williams, workforce center director at the DFW Hospital Council Foundation, participated in a panel discussion. The National […]
DCCCD, Department of Labor announce $12 million apprenticeship grant
Dallas County Community College District is the recipient of a $12 million apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that will promote successful training and serve as a model for programs to strengthen the local workforce with trained, credentialed workers. U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta was on hand to make the announcement yesterday […]
Workforce attends Nursing Task Force meeting in Austin
Our DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Workforce Center Director Sally Williams took a road trip to Austin on March 25 to participate in a Texas Board of Nursing Task Force discussion at the William P. Hobby Building downtown. The event was an opportunity for state healthcare educators to discuss the transition of new nursing graduates […]
Video promoting “Better Skills Better Jobs” posted online
A video promoting the Better Skills Better Jobs project, a grant-funded program to provide patient care technician mentoring, support and opportunities for advancement, was posted online this week. The video was produced by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, who visited the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation offices in August to film interviews with Sally […]
United Way visits the Foundation to film promotional video
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas visited the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation offices today to film segments of a promotional video touting the Better Skills Better Jobs Grant. The video will highlight the patient care technician job efforts with United Way Dallas and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Sally Williams, the director of the DFWHC […]
Local panelists discuss Better Skills Better Jobs Grant
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas hosted area hospital employers and a panel of experts to discuss the Better Skills Better Jobs Grant yesterday at the Catholic Charities of Dallas. Panelists included Trish Jackson of UT Southwestern University Hospitals, Kay Kirby of Methodist Health System and Gerard Camacho […]