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 [...]
Match Day Marks Special Day for Texas Teaching Hospitals
Every year, Texas teaching hospitals celebrate the success of future physicians with the announcement of their students’ latest matching with residency programs across the state and nation. UT Southwestern recently celebrated their own medical students and [...]
Statement From the Teaching Hospitals of Texas on Federal Action to Investigate Nurse Staffing Agencies
“As the largest employers of registered nurses in the state, THOT members are disproportionately affected by the prolonged nurse staffing shortage and actions that may have been taken by some nurse staffing agencies during the pandemic [...]
Teaching Hospitals’ 2023 Legislative Priorities
Our key priority for the 2023 legislative session is to ensure the recovery and long-term stability of Texas’ teaching hospital and health systems’ services, patient care, and community investments. Our goals for this session include [...]