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Texas Hospitals’ Progress Toward Health Equity

Texas Hospitals’ Progress Toward Health Equity

Akilah WiseJun 17, 202210 min read

The first image on the Texas Hospital Association’s (THA) internal site is a collage of staff portraits, a small but significant endeavor in measuring THA’s internal diversity, equity and inclusion…

Achieving Supply Chain Stability

Achieving Supply Chain Stability

Julia MannJun 17, 20228 min read

With the pandemic waning, one might think that the strain on the health care supply chain would be dwindling as well. However, with no federal funding relief in sight and…

Bridging the Language Divide in Texas Hospitals

Bridging the Language Divide in Texas Hospitals

LuAnn GlowaczMay 3, 20229 min read

By Luann Glowacz Texas hospitals place interpretation services front and center when making health care accessible for non-English-speaking patients. “Something is wrong with my body,” answered a non-English-speaking patient when…

Leading Through Crisis

Leading Through Crisis

Amy RiosMay 3, 20227 min read

Q&A with Doug Lawson, Ph.D., CEO of St. Luke’s Health The events of the past two years tested Texas hospitals’ infrastructure, economy, resilience, and, most thoroughly, its health care workers…

From the Desk of John Hawkins

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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