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The THA 10: Legislation Driving Texas Hospitals’ State Agenda in 2025
Occasionally – with bad legislation littering the agenda of the Texas Legislature and requiring staunch hospital opposition – the Texas Hospital Association…
Cap Recap
Each week during the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature, The Scope’s Cap Recap takes a quick look at the previous week’s most hospital-relevant news under the Pink Dome in Austin.
Available exclusively on LinkedIn, The MicroScope newsletter is a condensed version of all the content you can expect from The Scope with additional perspectives weighing in. Each month, we take a closer look at an advocacy theme or issue that Texas health care leaders should be aware of with commentary from our CEO, John Hawkins, THA staff and executives from our member hospitals.
Rural Texas Hospital Goes Hollywood
When Hollywood – and one of TV’s preeminent creators of…
The Texas Standard: Champions of Charity Care
Caring for the entirety of a large state with a…
Texas Hospital Executives Answer the Internet’s Questions About Hospitals
We asked clinical, finance and executive leaders from hospitals across…
Texas Hospitals: Invaluable – and Imperiled
In the broadest sense of the word, Texas hospitals equal…
Measuring the Impact of Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Hospitals
A workplace violence prevention program is only as strong as…
2025 Newsmakers in Texas Hospitals
THA’s Newsmakers are hospital executives and leaders from THA-member hospitals…
Nomination Period Now Open for Texas Hospital Awards
Every year, the Texas Hospital Association recognizes the outstanding contributions…
COVID-19 Heroes Day: Honoring Sacrifice
Updated Feb. 4, 2025. (Originally published Feb. 2024.) For health…
THA in the News
Texas would be hit harder than most states under proposed Medicaid cuts, experts say (Houston Chronicle)
Five years after COVID, North Texans continue to navigate toll of the pandemic (KERA)
Texas GOP Lawmakers Propose Amending Abortion Ban Linked to Deaths and a Rise in Sepsis Cases (ProPublica)
Texas bill for abortion ban clarity gains unanimous support, says Texas senator (Chron)
Member Hospitals in the News
Match Day culminates the story of strength for one North Texas medical student who overcame tragedy (NBC5)
TIRR Memorial Hermann CEO says expansions will continue despite policy, workforce challenges (Houston Business Journal)
Babies with heart defects – and their mothers – may face higher cancer risks (Kansas City Star)
From the CEO’s Desk
Keep up with the most pressing issues facing hospitals today with messages from THA’s Chief Executive Officer John Hawkins.
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