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The Texas Organization of Rural
& Community Hospitals was founded in 1990 and is the
leading advocate and resource for member hospitals. TORCH is the
only hospital association in Texas dedicated to the needs of rural
and community hospitals. Big enough to help... Small enough to care.
August 23, 2008
Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas
Addison, Texas
For more information call TORCH
512-873-0045
Click here to go to the calendar for more
information
Make hotel reservations for HealthFind
by calling 1-972-386-6000
before August 1.
The group name is HealthFind.
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Hospitals >> |
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TALHO
IT Staff Contact Information
for TORCH ("Alliance") Member Hospitals
TALHO Helpdesk – 512-528-9691
Email the IT staff at admins@talho.org
After-hours support is currently assigned
to the TALHO project manager, Jason Phipps, who may be
reached at 512-663-6209. |
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| TORCH Wellness
Challenge >> |
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Super
Hospitals have happy, healthy, productive employees. By proactively
addressing wellness, Super Hospitals can save money, improve morale,
reduce turnover, promote their brand and reinforce their role as
a leading wellness resource in their service area. TORCH has partnered
with the LoneStart Wellness Initiative so your hospital can realize
the many benefits of a proven employee wellness challenge.
Download the TORCH
Wellness Challenge flier for more >> |
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| ORCA
Launches Online
Rural Policy Initiative |
The
Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) has launched an online initiative
to gather input from rural Texans across the state regarding policy
recommendations and ideas to improve the qulity of life in rural communities.
The agency is asking rural Texans to contribut ideas and suggestions
online at: www.orca.state.tx.us/index.php/Home/Policy+Recommendation
ORCA is particularly interested in four key focus areas, including
economic development, community development, healthcare, and housing.
ORCA will offer these comments to the Texas Legislature at the beginning
of the upcoming legislative session.
For more information: click
here to download the ORCA's press release. |
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| In Memoriam
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TORCH
President/CEO from 1990-2006
John Boff passed
away on July 22nd, 2006. On that day, rural hospitals in Texas
and all across the country lost a true champion. However,
his many achievements and contributions to the profession
live on. The Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
is a major part of John’s enduring legacy and we here
at TORCH want to thank
you all for your continued support. Everyone knows that TORCH
truly was John’s pride and
joy, so we will continue to dedicate our efforts to John's
memory and to his loving family.
To honor his memory,
contributions may be made to the John F. Boff Endowed Fellowship
Fund, payable to the HSC Foundation, and sent to the Texas
A&M University Health Science Center, School of Rural
Public Health, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843.
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| Features >> |
| Legal
Line - A Legal Update for the Members of TORCH
The Fall 2007 edition of Legal Line from D&W addresses
patients' rights, a new CMS rule, EMTALA On-Call
requirements, and an advisory opinion on ASCs.
CLICK
HERE to download the Legal Line (.pdf)
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TORCH/TMSI
Corporate Member Information
The
website now includes a listing of all the TORCH Corporate
Members. On the Corporate Member page, is a listing
of vendors by category. Please remember, detailed information
on all of these companies appears in the TORCH Member Directory
and is updated in Frontline.
CLICK
HERE to view our Corporate Members >>
The
website also includes a detailed listing of TORCH/TMSI
Endorsed Vendors. This is a select group of vendors
that have been carefully reviewed by TORCH Management Services,
Inc. and each has been highly recommended by Texas rural hospitals.
CLICK
HERE to view the TORCH/TMSI Endorsed Vendors >>
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| Health
Data Check
HDC is a comprehensive
hospital benchmarking program developed by rural hospitals,
for rural hospitals. The system is designed to provide accurate
results with little effort for today’s busy rural hospital
executives. An experienced user can enter a month’s
worth of data in less than a half hour and detailed reports
can be prepared in a matter of seconds. Already, 28 TORCH
member hospitals have signed up.
For more information on HDC
contact Larry Krupala at 361-275-3595 or lkrupala
(at) nodial.net.
The HDC ONLINE
TOUR can now be found to the right >> |
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| Partner Organizations >> |
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TORCH
Management Services, Inc.
TMSI provides services directly, as well as indirectly,
through a cadre of screened consultants knowledgeable
in their field on an economical fee-for-service basis.
Using the specialized services of TMSI brings the benefit
of professional consultants experienced in rural healthcare
to provide support to administrators and hospital staff.
• Executive
Positions Available |
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Texas
Association of Rural Health Clinics
TARHC provides information and services designed for
the special needs of rural health clinics in the state.
The association serves both hospital-based and freestanding
rural health clinics. TARHC is a valuable resource for
physicians and staff who operate RHCs in rural Texas. |
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Texas
Hospital Home Health Association
The Texas Hospital Home Health Association focuses on
the special issues, needs, and concerns affecting a
hospital home health program's ability to provide home
health care services in their community. The association
serves hospital-based home health programs of all sizes
in both rural and urban settings.
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| The
Community Hospital Foundation of Texas
The Community
Hospital Foundation of Texas is a
501(c)(3) organization
and an affiliate of TORCH. The Foundation's mission
is to advance the cause of rural hospitals by developing
services and seeking funds from public and private organizations
that are currently not available to TORCH. This new
foundation (CHFTX) has been created out of what used
to be called the Texas Rural Hospital Telecommunication
Alliance (TRHTA). |
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the
Alliance
The Community Hospital Foundation of Texas will continue
to manage the information network that was created by
TRHTA. It will hereby be known as 'the Alliance.'
Today. the Alliance provides I.T. services,
including PACS, encrypted email,
and much more. Alliance services continue to steadily
improve thanks to the many new partnerships that have
been created. |
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For more information about
TORCH, contact:
Texas Organization
of Rural & Community Hospitals
P.O. Box 14547, Austin,
TX 78761
512-873-0045
torch
(at) torchnet.org
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