For the first time since the start of the pandemic, THA hosted its full annual conference without attendance caps or restrictions. After a virtual-only conference in 2021 – which was rescheduled due to Winter Storm Uri – and a smaller-than-usual 2022 conference due to the omicron variant, THA members finally reconvened in Austin, Texas on Valentine’s Day.
After nearly 100 years since THA was founded, Erin Asprec will be the 12th woman to hold the title of board chair.
Since its founding in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association prides itself on providing timely communications to its members. Like any organization that has been around for nearly 100 years, it had to adapt its stakeholder communications with the times. As the internet, emails and social media gained more widespread prevalence, print communications like magazines become outdated quickly and more costly to produce.
Nestled on the southern border of the Texas Hill Country sits the small, rural town of Uvalde. Before the events of May 24, Uvalde was mainly known for its oak trees, honey and as Matthew McConaughey’s hometown. In late May, it became the epicenter of one of the year’s biggest stories and harrowing tragedies. All eyes were on the small…
Today, John Hawkins, THA president/CEO, issued the following statement regarding today’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Decision.
Q&A with Doug Lawson, Ph.D., CEO of St. Luke’s Health The events of the past two years tested Texas hospitals’ infrastructure, economy, resilience, and, most thoroughly, its health care workers and leadership. Texas Hospitals sits down with the 2021 Earl M. Collier Award winner, Doug Lawson, Ph.D., CEO of St. Luke’s Health, to reflect on the turbulence and leadership lessons…
The Texas Hospital Association hosted its 2022 Annual Conference & Expo both in person and virtually, drawing in more than 400 participants and 100 exhibitors and sponsors. This year’s event focused on one of THA’s priority issues: workforce challenges. Hospital leaders and health care professionals from around the state gained insight into the most prevalent workforce issues impacting Texas hospitals,…
In December, the first COVID-19 vaccines began arriving at Texas hospitals and to the health care workers who spent most of 2020 on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
