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Digital Divide Deepens? Supreme Court Ruling Looms Over Rural Health Care Telecom Program
A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision could determine the fate of a key federal program that subsidizes broadband for rural hospitals and…
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…
Accepting Nominations for THA’s Boards, Councils and Committees
Now through July 3, members can nominate Texas hospital leaders…
2025 Newsmakers in Texas Hospitals
Sponsored by Envision Healthcare, THA’s Newsmakers are hospital executives and…
National Hospital Week 2025: Appreciation and Awareness
National Hospital Week is a time to celebrate health care…
Women to Know in Texas Hospitals, Health Care and Public Policy
The 89th Texas Legislature is underway and there are a…
THA in the News
Hospital bollard bill dies under Texas industry pressure (KXAN)
Member Hospitals in the News
University Health uses Artificial Intelligence to enhance patient care (Community Impact)
The CDC changed its COVID vaccine guidance. What does that mean for you? (NPR)
‘New strategies’: University Health looks beyond medicine on South Side (San Antonio Express-News)
More kids are beating cancer. Improving the rest of their lives is next. (Washington Post)
Texas Legislature approves making vaccine exemption process easier (Texas Tribune)
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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