Texas Hospitals: Invaluable – and Imperiled
THA is quantifying the wide-reaching importance of its hospitals – and the many headwinds threatening to reduce or erase patient care in communities across the state.
Read moreAdvocating for Texas Hospitals
Whether in Austin, elsewhere across Texas, or Washington, D.C., the Texas Hospital Association works year-round for patients and hospitals, advocating for the best possible health care environment across the state.
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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.
HOSPAC: Agents of Change
Through bolstering the best candidates for health care, THA’s political action committee paves the way to provide Texans the care they need.
News
Texas Hospitals Offer Tips Amid Beryl Aftermath
AUSTIN, Texas (July 9, 2024) – People in and around Houston affected by Hurricane Beryl who need electricity for medical needs, such as dialysis or oxygen, should go to cooling centers in the area before seeking hospital emergency rooms.
THA, Texas Hospitals to Honor Sacrifices of Health Care Heroes on First COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day
AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 29, 2024) – This Monday, the Texas Hospital Association and hospitals across the state will observe the first of many important annual reminders about what the state’s patients and frontline workers endured during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas Hospital Association Announces Annual Award Winners
Today the Texas Hospital Association announced its annual award winners during the THA Annual Conference, hosted virtually and in-person in Dallas.
Events
EMTALA Update 2024 – Part 1
Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals without such emergency departments must comply with…
EMTALA Update 2024 – Part 2
Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals without such emergency departments must comply with…
We are the Texas Hospital Association
Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state’s hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members’ abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85 percent of the state’s acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ more than 400,000 health care professionals statewide.
