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Fernando Martinez
President/CEO
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
512/465-1578

Amy Eskew
Director, Program Development
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
Texas Healthcare Trustees
512/465-1041

Jessica Hoefling
Manager, Corporate Relations
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
512/465-1020

Karen Kendrick
Director, Clinical Initiatives and Quality
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
512/465-1091

Shirley LaVergne
Manager, Education Programs
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
512/465-1598

Ann Pargac
Director, Education
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
512/465-1055

Noelle Parsons
Senior Specialist, Business Operations
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
512/465-1013

Lindsay Thompson
Senior Director, Education and Governance Programs
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
Texas Healthcare Trustees
512/465-1514

Ted Shaw Blog
  • 11/13/2018
    THA developed an educational series on hospital finance to help Texas hospitals better understand and advocate for a fair and equitable system of hospital financing.
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  • 10/22/2018
    Texas hospitals play a privileged role in end-of-life care, and they are coming together to thoughtfully implement challenging end-of-life legislation while protecting patient autonomy.
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  • 9/25/2018
    Each year, about 98 percent of the 4 million newborns in the United States are screened for an array of conditions. To improve Texas’ newborn screening rates and coordination among hospitals, physici...
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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

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