May 7, 2021
Last Chance to Sign Up for the CIO Symposium
Panels, open to CIOs and allocation investment team members, were chosen by chief investment officers to be helpful for the pandemic investing environment.
Last Chance: Registration Closing for CIO SummitDuring the pandemic, there’s been a flurry of meetings and an increasing sense of “Zoom fatigue.” CIOs need to pick and choose where their time is best spent, and what online events are most relevant to what they do.
With that in mind, months ago, our editorial staff at
CIO reached out through personal emails and phone calls to the CIO community and asked them for advice on topics and speakers that would be especially helpful to them. We received many suggestions, and chiseled them down for our
COVID-19: Taylor County adds 18 cases Thursday, 5 recoveries
Staff report
The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Thursday reported 18 new cases of COVID-19, as well as five recoveries.
Twelve of the new cases were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing, with the remainder by antigen testing.
Active cases total 229 (115 PCR and 114 antigen), up from 219 a week ago.
COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals total 16, two fewer than Wednesday. The average age of the patients is 61, and six live outside Taylor County.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the Abilene trauma service area was 2.37% Wednesday, compared to 2.02% Tuesday and 2.29% Monday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website.
Personnel Moves: Three DFW Healthcare Entities Welcome New Leaders
Southwestern Health Resources, Medical City, and OneShare Health all make new C-suite hires; plus, City of Dallas appoints a new cultural affairs commissioner for District 6.
By
Mariah Terry
Published in
Business & Economy
May 4, 2021
3:07 pm
Medical City Healthcare
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Joseph Parra will lead Medical City Healthcare’s clinical direction, focusing on improving patient care and quality. Previously, he was CMO at HCA Healthcare’s North Florida Regional Medical Center, where he led the hospital through its COVID-19 response and increased quality scores. His experience also includes four years as CMO at Orange Park Medical Center.
May 4, 2021 4:00 PM, EDT
UPS Driver Delivers Help to Those in Need in Louisiana
James Joseph and UPS helpers pose with Desi Kent after Joseph s Big Brown organization performed home improvements for Kent. (UPS via YouTube)
UPS driver James Joseph’s philosophy sounds a lot like a slogan his company once had: What can “Big Brown” do for you?
In the case of the philanthropy Joseph created, the answer seems to be “whatever it takes.”
When he’s not delivering packages, Joseph has helped deliver air conditioners and fans to people during sweltering weather, water and supplies to hurricane-stricken areas and, most recently, masks and hand sanitizer to schools across Louisiana.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 05, 2021 The National Association of College and University Business Officers is pleased to announce the 2021-22 class of the