Newsroom Archive

The first time she visited JPS Health Network, getting a job was the last thing on Shenna Taylor’s mind.

Six years ago she accompanied a family member to an important appointment at the main campus. It was eye-opening. Shenna was so impressed by the care her loved one received, she decided she wanted to be a part of the JPS team.

The percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes has fallen to an all-time low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

JPS Health Network has made the list of “Most Wired” healthcare organizations in the world as compiled by CHIME, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

“This is the first time JPS has been nationally recognized for our technological advancements,” JPS Vice President and Chief Technology Officer David Mendenhall said of the achievement. “We have an amazing team.”

Georgia Kidwell, a friend to the Tarrant County community, area school children and the JPS Health Network, has passed away at the age of 86.

The JPS school-based clinic serving the children of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district, where Kidwell taught for three decades, was named in her honor in 2009.

Thank you, Tarrant County! Our community handed JPS Health Network a huge vote of confidence on Election Day by approving the largest bond in county history -- and the first one for the Tarrant County Hospital District in 33 years. We are honored and grateful to serve a community that appreciates the healthcare JPS has provided for more than 110 years. We remain committed to making lives better for our patients and our community -- today and for decades to come.

Healthcare providers from across the Metroplex attended the eighth annual JPS Health Network Trauma Symposium Friday at Tarrant County College’s Trinity River Campus.

They left with a treasure trove of information about emerging issues in the medical field and about how to take care of themselves so they can be on top of their game when they’re taking care of others.

JPS Health Network patients will soon see much shorter waits when they need to get an MRI scan.

Work has begun to add a third magnetic resonance imaging machine to the health network’s current stable of two, according to JPS Executive Director of Imaging Services Michael Dossey.

When volunteers were recruited for the JPS Health Network Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the idea was to provide babies there with the human connection they need to grow while supporting doctors, nurses and therapists in the department as they do their jobs.

But an added bonus is that the volunteers have gained needed experience, found a way to fill an empty spot in their day after their own children left the nest or enjoyed the satisfaction of giving back to their community. One has even improved her own health by volunteering.

When Maria Rosalia Piceno brought her newborn to the Diamond Hill clinic this summer, it became clear shortly after she arrived that her son needed critical medical treatment, and fast.

Maria Rosalia Piceno and her son, Eddie Montanez.

She didn’t have an appointment to see a pediatrician that day. She was at the clinic in north Fort Worth to receive help nursing her one-month-old baby, Eddie Montanez.

Nurses are at the front lines of our annual battle against the flu, giving thousands of flu shots to protect JPS patients and our community from influenza. They see firsthand how getting the flu can be miserable and even turn into serious health problems that can require a hospital stay.