Teaching Hospitals of Texas Applauds Governor Abbott’s Direction to THECB to Create Task Force Focused on Healthcare Workforce Shortages
With direction from Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Commissioner Keller will create a new task force to address healthcare workforce shortages. A report to the governor is due by Oct. 1. In [...]
Nurse Leaders From THOT Member Hospitals Appointed to State Advisory Committee on Nursing Workforce Shortage
Nurse leaders from the University of Texas at Tyler and Harris Health System are newly appointed to serve on the committee for the Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Dr. [...]
Doctors’ Day 2024: Celebrating & Recognizing Our Dedicated Physicians
March 30 is Doctors’ Day, a day to celebrate and recognize the incredible physicians caring for families and communities across Texas and the entire country. Doctors’ Day is also a great opportunity to recognize doctors’ many [...]
THOT Members Listed Among Top 100 Workplaces in 2024 by USA Today
THOT members Children’s Health and University Health were listed as top 100 workplaces in the U.S. in USA Today’s latest employee survey. Children’s Health claimed the 13th spot in the 2,500+ employees category, the highest ranked [...]
UT Tyler School of Medicine Researchers Awarded $8.6 Million in Federal Grants
Four researchers working at the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine were awarded a combined $8.6 million in highly competitive research grants from the National Institutes of Health. THOT-member The University of Texas [...]
COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day
Join Teaching Hospitals of Texas as we commemorate the first COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day March 4. The first COVID-19 case in Texas was diagnosed March 4, 2020, and the day will now commemorate the brave [...]
Parkland Health Chief Innovation Officer Honored With National Physician of the Year Award
Dr. Kavita Bhavan, M.D., MHS, was named Press Ganey’s HX24 Physician of the Year earlier this month in recognition of her “exceptional leadership, compassionate and connected care.” The award was presented at the company’s HX24 Conference, [...]
Vital “Anchor Health Systems” Leading the Way in Delivering Innovative & Cost-Effective Care Solutions
Anchor health systems -- hospitals that provide critical health services for lower-income and often uninsured or underinsured populations -- are leading the charge to advance innovative and sustainable care solutions for their communities. A recent Harvard [...]
Parkland Health Expands Nationally Recognized Maternity Care Program
Building on its strong investments in community-focused maternal care, THOT-member Parkland Health has expanded the geographic footprint of its “extending Maternal Care After Pregnancy” (eMCAP) program, which provides postpartum follow-up care for 12 months for women [...]
Former Teaching Hospitals of Texas Chair to Retire as Health System CEO in 2024
University Health president and CEO Dr. George B. Hernández Jr. will retire in 2024 after 19 years with the San Antonio-based health system. Hernández also served as chair of the board of trustees of Teaching Hospitals [...]