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Masthead
Pamela English, Editor
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Contents
Collier Award 2006: Ellis Named Recipient of THA's Top Honor Elmer Ellis, president and chief executive officer of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, has been selected as the 2006 recipient of the Texas Hospital Association's Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguised Health Care Administration – the highest honor bestowed by THA.
Conference Touted High Profile Speakers, Sessions Newt Gingrich and other dynamic speakers addressed a common theme – the need for transformational change in the health care system – at the Texas Hospital Association's Third Annual Leadership Conference, Oct. 9-11.
THA's Top Legislative Priority
Momentum Building
to Reduce Uninsured Population
When the 80th Texas Legislature convenes in January, lawmakers will consider how to begin to provide health care coverage to the 5.4 million uninsured Texans.
What Impact Will November's Election 
Have Come January? Though Democrats gained a stronghold in Washington, Texas bucked this trend, remaining a solidly Republican-led state. Former state representative and THA legislative consultant Arlene Wohlegemuth offers and "insider's perspective" as she forecasts the ramifications of the recent election on the upcoming state legislative session.
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