It’s time to think about being safe on the road.
The end of summer and beginning of fall is the busiest time of year in the Trauma and Emergency departments at JPS Health Network. Why? Because of a surge of motor vehicle crashes that happen as more cars hit the road, taking kids back to school, according to JPS Health and Injury Manager Mary Ann Contreras. As Tarrant County’s lone Level I Trauma Center, the toughest crash cases are brought to JPS by ambulance and helicopter.
What’s it like to shoot photos in the operating room?
We asked JPS Health Network photographer Kevin Fujii, a Pulitzer Prize winner who captures breathtaking images of the incredible care delivered every day to patients at JPS, what it’s like to try to do his job while surgeons are working to save a life only a few feet away.
Delores Wright, of Arlington, said she has faced two battles with breast cancer. She fought them both at JPS and wouldn’t think of going somewhere else if she is confronted with cancer a third time.
In March, after 33 rounds of radiation, Delores said she was informed that she is -- once again --cancer free.
Gayle Carr worked as a nurse for 28 years. Only one of them – the last one – was with JPS Health Network.
She planned to stay much longer. But the veteran caregiver was forced to retire before she was ready because of a lingering health problem. Despite her unexpectedly short stay, Carr said JPS touched her in a way she couldn’t forget. After taking some time to recover, Gayle realized she still had passion to help people. She wanted to do so by becoming a hospital volunteer – and the only hospital where she wanted to donate her time was JPS.
JPS Health Network leaders plan to explore the future of healthcare by testing a telemedicine program with team members.
Leaders and healthcare providers at JPS are discussing plans for how telemedicine can be incorporated into employees’ healthcare coverage. If the program proves to be effective, it could be included in future patient care strategy.