Special to Medical Journal – Houston By TED SHAW, President/CEO, Texas Hospital Association Promoting the health of mothers and babies is a priority for everyone who works in health care. A healthy baby has a better chance of growing into a healthy child and a healthy and productive adult. Texas hospitals have a privileged and cherished role in this work. Beginning in 2018, nearly all Texas hospitals that offer labor and delivery services voluntarily participate...

Special to Medical Journal – Houston By TED SHAW, President/CEO, Texas Hospital Association From car crashes, falls, assaults or accidents, traumatic injuries can take many forms. When a traumatic injury occurs, trauma care is needed quickly. And when a large-scale natural or manmade disaster occurs, the entire trauma care system is needed. This was never clearer than when Hurricane Harvey struck Texas’ Gulf Coast in August 2017. In the parlance of emergency preparedness professionals, a...