Regional Leader Information
Website: www.dfwbgh.org
Region: Dallas/Forth Worth (DFW) and North Texas
Covered Counties: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Grayson, Henderson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise.
Contact: Marianne Fazen, PhD
Title: Executive Director
Address: 10260 N. Central Expressway, Suite 285, Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 214-382-3036
Fax: 214-382-3038
Email: fazen@dfwbgh.org
About DFW Business Group on Health
The DFW Business Group on Health (DFWBGH) is a regional coalition of 55 DFW area employers committed to improving health care quality, costs and outcomes in North Texas. DFWBGH members spend over $4 billion annually on health care for over 850,000 local employees and their families. Members include 7-Eleven, American Airlines, Atmos Energy, BNSF Railway Company, City of Dallas and Fort Worth, Fluor Corp, Keurig Dr. Pepper, McKesson, Mr. Cooper, Sabre, Southwest Airlines, Texas Instruments, to name a few, plus 50 Allied Members that provide health benefits services to employers. DFWBGH’s mission is to educate and empower employers and their employees to make informed health care decisions and to encourage health care providers to continuously improve their performance.
Market Information
Population: Approximately 7.8 million, North Texas Region
Number of local employer coalition lives in DFW Region: Approximately 850,000 covered lives
Hospital characteristics: The DFW Regional Leader has approximately 70 targeted hospitals
Not-For-Profit Systems: Baylor Scott and White Health, Texas Health Resources, Methodist Health System, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Parkland Health System, and John Peter Smith Hospital
For-Profit Systems: Medical City Healthcare and Tenet Healthcare Corporation