New JAMA Study Documents Teaching Hospitals’ Impact on Patient Outcomes
Communities with academic medical centers (AMCs), or teaching hospitals, have better outcomes for patients at all hospitals, according to an analysis of more than 22 million hospitalizations of Medicare beneficiaries published in the Feb. 1 JAMA [...]
THOT, Harris Health Discuss Texas’ Nurse Workforce Shortage and Strategies to Address It
Maureen Milligan, PhD, president and CEO of Teaching Hospitals of Texas, and Jackie Brock, DNP, RN, chief nursing executive and executive vice president at Harris Health System in Houston, will discuss the nursing care shortage in [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Teaching Hospitals of Texas Announce Agenda for 2023 Texas Legislative Session
Teaching Hospitals of Texas Announce Agenda for 2023 Texas Legislative Session Support for the nursing workforce, Medicaid funding, and behavioral health are among the priorities Jan. 10, 2023 (AUSTIN, Texas) –– Texas teaching hospitals have [...]
San Antonio Op Ed: University Health Chief Medical Officer Provides Clarity on Reduced Health Risks Associated With COVID Vaccine
Hospital leaders continue providing clear data on COVID patients arriving for treatment in their emergency rooms, ICUs, and clinics. Bryan Alsip, MD, MPH, FACPM, is the chief medical officer of University Health in San Antonio. In [...]
THOT Member Harris Health System Testifies in Support of Funding for Nurse Clinical Training
Jackie Brock, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, TCRN, chief nurse executive and executive vice president for Harris Health System, testified today before the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public Health, chaired by Rep. Stephanie Klick, RN. Brock’s [...]
THOT Testifies on Strategies to Enhance Texas’ Nurse Workforce
Testifying before the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on August 23, Maureen Milligan, THOT’s president and CEO, asked lawmakers to fund clinical site training support and retention strategies for nurses. While the [...]
Harris Health’s Multivisit Patient Program Supports Frequent Users of the System’s Emergency Departments
THOT member, Harris Health, reduced emergency department visits by 15 percent for high utilizing patients, according to new research published in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs. The health system created its multivisit patient program [...]
America’s Essential Hospitals Recognizes Harris Health With 2022 Gage Award for Population Health
Harris Health System has received the 2022 Gage Award for Population Health from America’s Essential Hospitals. The award recognizes the hospital’s community health worker home visit program for patients with diabetes. “On behalf of everyone at [...]
JPS Health Network Joins THOT
Fort Worth-based JPS Health Network has joined the THOT membership. The health system’s president and CEO, Karen Duncan, M.D., will serve on THOT’s executive committee. “Our advocacy on behalf of all Texas’ teaching hospitals will be [...]
THOT Advocates for Healthcare Workforce Support
Testifying before the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Higher Education on May 5, Maureen Milligan, THOT’s president and CEO, asked lawmakers to fund clinical training sites for non-physician health care professionals. While the Legislature recognizes [...]