One year ago, THA was launching into the 2023 legislative session, ready to advocate for Texas hospitals with the pandemic receding further in the rearview mirror. While we knew the months ahead would be challenging, the determination of conspiring forces to blame hospitals—once hailed as heroes amid the 2021 session for vaccinating Texans, managing multiple variants and saving lives —was…
As we approach the end of the year, we’re looking back at some of the high points of 2023. Despite the inevitable uphill battles during a session year, we are proud of what we’ve accomplished for our members, stakeholders and staff. We look forward to the interim year ahead and can’t wait to share our work with you. Member Highlights…
A simple framework by rural hospital marketers for hospitals with limited bandwidth and budget for social media marketing.
Standing before lawmakers to articulate the needs, trials and triumphs of hospitals and the communities they serve is necessary to ensure that health care policy is rooted in reality.
THA sat down with the popular AI chatbot to get its take on the most pressing issues facing Texas hospitals today.
THA’s Patient Safety Organization helps Texas Hospitals promote patient safety and work collaboratively to improve health care outcomes.
This month marks three years since the COVID-19 pandemic irrevocably changed the health care landscape. On March 13, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for all Texas counties. Schools went online, Texans were urged to stay at home and hospitals paused elective procedures. The world stopped and waited for an end that took years to arrive.
To help equip health care workers with tools to address the ongoing crisis of burnout, THA hosted a workplace resiliency webinar series in collaboration with the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals, made possible with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
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.
