Great turnout today for the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s in-person educational event “Tackling the Epidemic of Healthcare Workplace Violence” at UT Southwestern’s Gooch Auditorium. Hosted by the Foundation’s Workplace Violence Committee, more than 300-plus were in attendance. “We were thrilled by the turnout today,” said Patti Taylor, the DFWHC Foundation’s Director of Quality and […]
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Registration for Foundation’s “Healthcare Workplace Violence” event closes this Thursday!
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Workplace Violence Committee will host the in-person educational event “Tackling the Epidemic of Healthcare Workplace Violence” on Thursday, April 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CDT at the UT Southwestern Gooch Auditorium in Dallas. Registration closes this Thursday! Data from the American Hospital Association shows that 81% of […]
Foundation’s “Healthcare Workplace Violence” event on April 9 – student discounts available!
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Workplace Violence Committee will host the in-person educational event “Tackling the Epidemic of Healthcare Workplace Violence” on Thursday, April 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CDT at the UT Southwestern Gooch Auditorium in Dallas. Data from the American Hospital Association shows that 81% of healthcare workers face workplace […]
Foundation to host “Healthcare Workplace Violence” event on April 9
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Workplace Violence Committee will host the in-person educational event “Tackling the Epidemic of Healthcare Workplace Violence” on Thursday, April 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CDT at the UT Southwestern Gooch Auditorium in Dallas. Data from the American Hospital Association shows that 81% of healthcare workers face workplace […]
DFWHC and THA release updated position statement on workplace violence to promote awareness
The Texas Hospital Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council have issued a revised position statement on health care workplace violence to inform communities across the state on this critical issue. Workplace violence is defined as an act or threat occurring in the workplace that can include any of the following: verbal, nonverbal, written or […]
Texas hospitals unite against workplace violence to promote awareness
The Texas Hospital Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council have issued a position on health care workplace violence to inform communities across the state that all Texas hospitals stand united on this critical issue. April is Workplace Violence Awareness Month, and, in alignment with the American Hospital Association, Texas hospitals will celebrate June 3 […]
Foundation’s Workplace Violence Committee releases “Call to Action”
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s new Workplace Violence Committee released its official “Call to Action” this month. Hospitals and systems participating on the committee include Baylor Scott & White Health, Children’s Health, JPS Health Network, Medical City Healthcare, Methodist Health System, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Texas Health Resources, UT Southwestern, VA North […]
Foundation’s committee creates new definition for workplace violence
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced in June the formation of a new Workplace Violence Committee. After multiple meetings, the committee has created a new definition for workplace violence. The updated interpretation: “Workplace violence is defined as an act or threat occurring at the workplace that can include any of the following: verbal, nonverbal, […]
Foundation’s “Healthcare and Intimate Partner Violence” webinar has been posted online
The DFW Hospital Council Foundation and Genesis Women’s Shelter educational webinar “Healthcare and Intimate Partner Violence: A Part of the Solution” originally broadcast on October 14 has been posted online. Speakers included Elizabeth Wheeler Test, senior director of strategy and operations at Genesis Shelter; Mary Ann Contreras, injury and violence prevention manager at JPS Health […]
Foundation and Genesis webinar “Healthcare and Intimate Partner Violence” is tomorrow!
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation and Genesis Women’s Shelter educational webinar “Healthcare and Intimate Partner Violence: A Part of the Solution” is tomorrow from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., CDT. Last chance to register! Speakers will include Elizabeth Wheeler Test, senior director of strategy and operations at Genesis Shelter; Mary Ann Contreras, injury and violence […]