Texas Hospital Association

What does it actually look like to be a THA Leadership Fellow?

Antonio Cardenas, MSHA, senior director of physician practices at Laredo Medical Center, shares how the program helped him develop his advocacy skills and gain a deeper understanding of the policy issues shaping Texas healthcare.

🔗 Read his story on The Scope: https://bit.ly/4eMkxVh

The Texas Department of State Health Services is hosting two webinars on "What Physicians and Other Clinicians Need to Know About New World Screwworm" on June 16 and 18 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. CT.

The webinars will provide background information and a situational update, as well as a clinical overview, case reporting and testing information, laboratory submission guidance and additional resources.

💻 Register for the June 16 webinar: https://bit.ly/4fLZhAb
💻 Register for the June 18 webinar: https://bit.ly/4xpL7uN

Insurance companies are raking in billions in profits while Texas families are stretched to the breaking point.

Year after year, premiums climb, deductibles balloon and coverage quietly shrinks – all while insurers point fingers at everyone but themselves.

Texans aren't asking for a handout. They're asking for coverage that actually covers something. No one should have to choose between their health and their finances. Patients deserve better – and it's past time the system delivered.

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀: Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, marking the first confirmed U.S. detection. There are 5 animal cases in Texas as of 6/11, according to the USDA.

NWS is a parasitic fly that primarily affects livestock, pets and wildlife by laying eggs in wounds, where larvae can cause severe tissue damage.

State and federal animal health officials have launched a coordinated response to contain and eradicate the pest. Monitoring and control efforts are underway in the affected area. According to Gov. Greg Abbott, there is currently “no food safety issue.”

🔗 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗪𝗦 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://bit.ly/4vflX0E

The Texas Department of State Health Services is hosting a webinar on Ebola Disease Outbreak for providers on June 11 from 12 - 1:30 p.m. CT.

The webinar will cover situational background, clinical overview, including symptoms, treatment, testing/specimen collection and shipping. The webinar will also cover key information on viral hemorrhagic fever.

Healthcare facilities should maintain a standard level of care for suspected cases and coordinate with local health departments to develop facility-specific response plans.