Texas Hospital Association

Texas Hospital Association A trade association representing the interests of Texas hospitals and health care systems.

Texas hospitals and the 369,000 health care professionals they employ share one overarching mission: to make quality, compassionate, affordable health care accessible to all Texans. THAโ€™s experienced team has earned a reputation among Texas hospitals as the go-to resource and thought leader in hospital-related:
- Education;
- Advocacy; and
- Issues.

The interim is a critical time to study key issues and shape the health policies that will define the next legislative s...
03/23/2026

The interim is a critical time to study key issues and shape the health policies that will define the next legislative session โ€“ and THA is helping drive the conversation.

Learn more about THA's interim priorities from President/CEO John Hawkins: https://bit.ly/4d6hxTz

Across Texas, anesthesiologist shortages are no longer a future concern โ€“ they are actively constraining operating room ...
03/19/2026

Across Texas, anesthesiologist shortages are no longer a future concern โ€“ they are actively constraining operating room capacity, driving case delays and cancellations, straining surgeon relationships, and undermining patient satisfaction.

Learn more from the Anesthesia Remediation and Reentry Program -ARRP now on The Scope: https://bit.ly/40HvAYi

Delivering safe, high-quality care takes collaboration. ๐Ÿค Read how Texas hospitals are working together to share insight...
03/12/2026

Delivering safe, high-quality care takes collaboration. ๐Ÿค

Read how Texas hospitals are working together to share insights, strengthen systems and advance patient safety across the state from THA's Laura Cornelson now on The Scope: https://bit.ly/4rryOKk

Sessions on innovative communications approaches, crisis response, health care advocacy and digital strategy sparked mea...
03/06/2026

Sessions on innovative communications approaches, crisis response, health care advocacy and digital strategy sparked meaningful discussions at this year's Texas Hospital Communicators Summit.

Communications professionals from across the state gathered in Austin to get candid about what's working, what's not and how hospitals can lean into emerging trends and digital tools to reach their communities. ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ“ข

03/06/2026

Communications leaders from Texas hospitals gathered today for day one of the third annual Hospital Communicators Summit at THA headquarters.

The two-day agenda covers topics on innovation, crisis response, health care advocacy, digital strategies and more.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ March 3 is primary Election Day! The polls will open tomorrow and provide one last opportunity to have your voice hea...
03/02/2026

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ March 3 is primary Election Day!

The polls will open tomorrow and provide one last opportunity to have your voice heard in the primary cycle.

Health care decisions donโ€™t happen in a vacuum โ€“ theyโ€™re shaped at the ballot box. The choices elected leaders make have lasting implications for how care is delivered across Texas. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

See comments for voting resources.

Each month, THAโ€™s Newsmakers highlights leaders from THA member hospitals and health systems making headlines in Texas h...
03/02/2026

Each month, THAโ€™s Newsmakers highlights leaders from THA member hospitals and health systems making headlines in Texas health care. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

Please join us in congratulating our February Newsmakers: https://bit.ly/3M2sdHB

THA extends its heartfelt sympathies to the Austin community following the tragic shooting this weekend. We are grateful...
03/02/2026

THA extends its heartfelt sympathies to the Austin community following the tragic shooting this weekend.

We are grateful to the physicians, nurses, first responders and hospital teams who responded with skill and compassion. Texas hospitals stand ready to provide critical care when it is needed most.

Experiencing or witnessing violence can have lasting emotional effects. ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: https://bit.ly/3OBga54

If you are able, please consider donating blood. We Are Blood ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ https://bit.ly/3zUNxVq

The 2026 THA Leadership Fellows cohort reached its midpoint this week. Module II pushed Fellows deeper into the work of ...
02/27/2026

The 2026 THA Leadership Fellows cohort reached its midpoint this week. Module II pushed Fellows deeper into the work of influence.

Over two days, participants:

๐Ÿ”ต Strengthened authentic business relationships
๐Ÿ”ต Engaged with the legislative process
๐Ÿ”ต Sharpened their media and communication skills

From Capitol conversations to crafting a compelling elevator pitch, this cohort is learning more than just how to lead โ€“ but how to lean into their voice as hospital leaders across Texas.

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02/26/2026

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02/26/2026

The Health Resources and Services Administration is seeking stakeholder input through a request for information on a potential 340B Drug Pricing Program rebate model.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜๐˜ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜™๐˜š๐˜ˆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ 340๐˜‰ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต. ๐˜ˆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต, ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ 340๐˜‰ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด.

The RFI requests feedback on administrative costs, staffing and compliance impacts and potential effects on patient care and medication access โ€“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต.

THA strongly encourages hospitals to submit detailed feedback on the potential cost and care delivery impacts to highlight the anticipated administrative and cost burdens the program would incur.

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐Ÿ”— โฌ‡๏ธ

2025 was a defining year for Texas hospitals โ€“ marked by resilience and results.Read more about the challenges and trium...
02/25/2026

2025 was a defining year for Texas hospitals โ€“ marked by resilience and results.

Read more about the challenges and triumphs of 2025, and check out THA's full annual report, in today's article on The Scope: https://bit.ly/3OsgPFX

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