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  • Membership in the Texas Hospital Association is an investment in your organization, in your community and in the health of all Texans.

    Ted Shaw, CEOTed ShawPresident/CEO
    Texas Hospital Association

  • THA is a great source of mentorship, and place to learn and be a part of the public policy process. It’s important that we have a seat at the table. One of THA’s greatest assets is the strength of the staff, their availability when we need information or assistance, and their knowledge of the issues and legislators.

    Cris Daskevich, FACHECris C. Daskevich, FACHESenior Vice President
    Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
THA History

Membership Types

The Texas Hospital Association offers a variety of membership options to meet the unique needs and facility types in Texas. Membership is from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 ... Read more

Member Involvement

The Texas Hospital Association’s strength is in its broad-based grassroots involvement. Under the leadership of the THA Board of Trustees, a network of committees and councils provides invaluable input to the association on topical issues and policy positions from their particular vantage point ... Read more

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For more information regarding membership, please contact the Membership Department at 512/465-1018.

Ted Shaw Blog
  • 3/19/2018
    THA encourages Texas hospitals to adopt plain language alerts to communicate emergency information.
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  • 1/17/2018
    Hospitals across the state are experiencing an influx of patients with flu; in some cases, going on “medical divert” to transfer patients to other facilities because they are at capacity. Flu season...
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  • 12/13/2017
    Without continued CHIP funding, Congress risks adding to the uninsured in Texas – already the largest number in the nation — and undermining the long-term health and wellness of our nation’s most v...
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Recent White Papers

The Texas Hospital Association often publishes white papers on issues affecting Texas hospitals and the health care of Texans.

Texas Medicaid in Perspective: Texas Medicaid, operated in partnership with the federal government, serves primarily low-income pregnant women and children but also individuals with disabilities and older adults. Learn More

2017 Texas Hospitals’ Policy Priorities: Hospitals also are required by federal law to provide, at a minimum, a medical screening to anyone who seeks it and to provide stabilization and treatment services for an emergency medical condition, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Learn more

Hospital Financing Overview: This document is intended to provide a high-level overview of the hospital financing system in Texas and the challenges that exist – challenges that threaten hospitals’ continued ability to provide the highest quality care for all Texans. Learn More

1115 Medicaid Transformation Waiver: Learn how the Transformation Waiver is making health care in Texas more effective and efficient and why renewal is so important for Texas hospitals. Learn more

Contact Info

The Texas Hospital Association would like to hear from both its members and from the public for whom Texan hospitals and health systems work to keep healthy.

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