More patients sought care at Texas Health Resources facilities in the first quarter of 2015, one of the promising insights gleaned from its recent financial report that helped propel the Arlington-based system to year-over-year increases in revenue and net income. Full Story
MaryAnn Means-Dufrene was named the executive director on Wednesday. The 35-year-old has been with the city for two years and helped manage Mayor Betsy Price’s wellness initiative FitWorth Healthy City. She will begin on Oct. 20. Full Story
Amy Fikes was named to Donna Karan New York’s group of “Women Who Inspire,” a list of women from around the world who have made a difference in their communities. Fikes joins a group that includes Barbara Streisand, Maria Shriver, Nicole Kidman, and Pat Smith. Full Story
Ron Anderson, M.D., the former CEO of Parkland Health & Hospital System, died last night at age 68 of liver cancer. His death comes just a day after the system’s board unanimously voted to name a new outpatient clinic after him and to install a statue of him in the lobby of the new Parkland Memorial Hospital. Full Story
Experts say that the future of healthcare will be determined by those who smash the silos that separate data, linking patient information to boost efficiency and slice hospital readmissions. To put it simply, the many subsets of information are separated and do not communicate. Landmark research projects in Dallas are aiming to change that reality. Full Story
D CEO magazine and D Healthcare Daily are pleased to recognize outstanding healthcare CEOs, practitioners, and other innovative industry leaders with the new Excellence in Healthcare Awards program. Full Story
The quality care initiatives launched at six North Texas hospitals earned them a top award from the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas. They were among 33 organizations that won a Gold Award, which are given to hospitals that successfully implement quality policies that improve outcomes in patient care and slice readmissions. Full Story
In an office building about two miles up Coit Road off U.S. 635 on Friday, a group of speech pathologists from across the country were tucked into a room learning to teach people how to speak. Full Story
Wolf joins Komen from the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where she served as a vice president for 10 years. Full Story
The Anthonys’ commitment includes $15 million for construction of an on-campus football stadium; $7 million for ACU’s College of Business Administration, where both studied; $5 million for a science building in honor of Robert R. Onstead; and $3 million in undesignated funds. Full Story
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