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Masthead
Pamela English, Editor
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Contents
Health Care Summit Dissects Transparency Issues
Panels of stakeholders shared their perspectives on proposed state transparency legislation, and learned about activities in Florida and Wisconsin during the June 14 event.
THA to Install New Board
The 2006-07 Texas Hospital Association Board of Trustees will be installed Aug. 11 during the board's annual planning session/meeting. Dan Wolterman, president/chief executive officer of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, will become THA Chairman.
Emergency Preparedness 
Applying Lessons Learned from Katrina and Rita
Rick Bays, who manages the Division of Regulatory Services at the Texas Department of State Health Services, and Steve McCraw, director of the state's Office of Homeland Security, share their perspectives on how disaster response systems have been improved since the hurricanes in 2005.
Don't Miss THA's 2006
Leadership Conference
Newt Gingrich, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and the Joint Commission's Dennis O'Leary are among the headliners scheduled for THA's annual Leadership Conference Oct. 9-11. Check out the upcoming events, and use the included form to register for the conference, Rural/Small Hospital Forum and spouse events. Many of the companies exhibiting or sponsoring events at the Leadership Conference are advertisers in this issue.
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