The campaign also is part of a larger awareness campaign; February is National Heart Month.
Go Red For Women was started in 2004, and today about 460,000 American women die of cardiovascular disease every year. The American Heart Association encourages women to make a donation and wear red Feb. 6 to promote discussion about heart disease. To register for the event, visit GoRedForWomen.org.
After wearing red, women can participate in the Vestido Rojo event Feb. 7. The event will be at the Resource Connection Center in Fort Worth to provide information about cardiovascular disease to Hispanic women, who have higher heart disease and stroke risk factors than white women of comparable socioeconomic status. To register for Vestido Rojo, call 1-888-433-7799.
Health Industry Council announces board members
The Health Industry Council of the DFW Region, which is celebrating its 20th year in the North Texas health care community, has announced its newest board members.
The board members will serve for three-year staggered terms. The council has more than 150 corporate members to encompass more than 10 specific task forces, and the volunteer coalition is devoted to supporting and promoting regional health care. The newly appointed members of the 2009 Board of Directors are: Jay Fox, president, Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie; Walt Humann, president and CEO, OsteoMed; Ron Lutz, president and CEO, Genesis Physicians Group; Ed McGough, senior vice president, global manufacturing and technical operations, Alcon Laboratories; Kevin O’Brien, managing director, CCMP Capital Advisors; Darren Rodgers, president, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas; and Amy Schornick, vice president, payor relations and contracting, Texas Health Resources.
Chief quality officer named
Dr. Elizabeth Ransom has been appointed the new chief quality office at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth.
In this new position, Ransom will lead all quality improvement activities with the medical staff, including medical staff affairs, pharmacy, patient safety, utilization and risk management activities for the hospital.
Ransom has 12 years of clinical administrative experience and for the past year has been working in the Research and Education Institute on the graduate medical education initiative for Texas Health.
BY ELIZABETH BASSETT
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