Texas Hospital Association
Matt Turner is an experienced professional who currently holds the position of Director, Quality and Payment at Texas Hospital Association. Prior to this role, Matt held various positions in the healthcare and public health sector, including Director at Texas Department of State Health Services and Health Equity Analyst at Texas Health Institute. Matt's educational background includes a PhD in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University, a Master of Public Health from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Texas A&M University. Additionally, Matt has a Certificate in Leadership Academy from The University of Texas at Austin.
Texas Hospital Association
The Texas Hospital Association is a nonprofit trade association representing more than 85 percent of Texas hospitals and health care systems. Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association represents the interests of its member hospitals and health systems in both the legislative and regulatory arenas at the state and federal levels on key issues and supports their efforts to provide quality, cost-effective and accessible care. Texas hospitals and the 369,000 health care professionals they employ share one overarching mission: to make quality, compassionate, affordable health care accessible to all Texans. THA’s experienced team has earned a reputation among Texas hospitals as the go-to resource and thought leader in hospital-related education, advocacy and information.