By Matt Goodman for Dallas/Fort Worth D Healthcare Daily In late July, days before Methodist’s flagship hospital in Dallas began seeing patients at its new, $123 million trauma tower, Denton Wilson, the health system’s fast-talking assistant vice president of design and construction, asked me to close my eyes and imagine being wheeled through an ICU on… Continue reading Why Dallas Is Building So Many Hospitals

Shield HealthCare's Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist answers a new ostomate's question about showering with an ostomy, giving tips for getting the pouch wet.

By Edgar Walters, for The Texas Tribune A board of medical professionals appointed by Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that the state should provide health coverage to low-income Texans under the Affordable Care Act — a move the Republican-led Legislature has opposed. The 15-member Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency recommended that the state’s health commissioner… Continue reading Perry-Appointed Board Backs Health Coverage Expansion

By Newswise Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation guidelines for heart failure patients. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center… Continue reading Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Recognized with Quality Achievement Award for Heart Failure Care

By Bill Hethcock, Staff Writer-Dallas Business Journal The $95 million Forest Park Medical Center Fort Worth has opened to patients, creating 175 jobs and becoming the latest entrant in North Texas’ highly competitive hospital market. The 54-bed acute care hospital at 5400 Clearfork Main Street is 70 percent physician-owned, hospital CEO Jim Davis told me in a recent interview.… Continue reading Forest Park Opens $95M Physician-Owned Hospital in Fort Worth

By the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Janet Barker could write a book about being a caregiver. Barker spent 13 years taking care of her mother, evolving from tracking her mother’s medications to living with her in a senior housing setting. Along with a sister, she now helps care for her 95-year-old aunt.… Continue reading Respite Care: Caring for the Caregivers

Bladder Health Awareness Month and Bladder Health Week is 11/10-16.

In this article, originally published by Health Canal, learn more about childhood cancer expert Kate Matthay and the work being done at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.

Friday, November 14 is World Diabetes Day. This year has marked amazing discoveries, awesome support and a new theme from the International Diabetes Foundation: Healthy Living and Diabetes is the theme now through 2016. A lot of confusion still surrounds diabetes and how there are different “types.” This infographic from the International Diabetes Foundation is easy to… Continue reading World Diabetes Day 2014

By Leonor Mateus Ferreira for BIONews Texas Featuring 12 floors and 460 beds, the new $800 million dollar hospital at the University of Texas(UT) Southwestern Medical Center was inaugurated last Thursday in a dedication ceremony.  The William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is a patient-centered, state-of-the-art medical innovation serving Dallas and the North Texas region, and it will replace the 50 year-old St. Paul University… Continue reading UT Southwestern Discloses William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital To Open in One Month