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Eight years ago, Allan Njomo was living at the Arlington Life Shelter with his father, Peter, and his brother, George. He was determined to find a better life for his family. He just didn’t know how.

Allan’s mother died in childbirth. His family hoped for a new start when Peter married an American missionary who brought them to the United States from their home in Kenya. Unfortunately, those dreams fell apart when the marriage didn’t last. Allan’s stepmother dropped the father and sons off at a church with only what they could carry.

Just like we make New Year’s resolutions to get healthy, back to school is a great time to check up on children's health and make sure they're protected against dangerous childhood diseases.

Make an appointment now with your child’s healthcare provider to get the child’s required vaccinations and yearly physical.

When Trauma and Emergency Department patients go home after surgery, they often have concerns or questions about the healing process.

Is this normal? Do I need to go back to the hospital? Is it supposed to hurt this much? Can this wait until my next appointment?

Nurses are on the front line of the battle against surgical site infections. Their attention to detail can be the key to protecting patients from unwanted, potentially life-threatening complications.

With the number of patients relying on JPS Health Network’s Center for Cancer Care increasing each year, caregivers are eagerly anticipating the planned opening of a much larger cancer center that will give them the tools needed to fight the disease sooner, more effectively and more comprehensively.

JPS Health Network President and CEO Robert Earley will be presented later this month with one of the most prestigious honors in the healthcare industry: induction into the Fire Starter Hall of Fame.

He’ll be one of four people from healthcare organizations across the United States and Canada to receive the recognition from Huron/Studer Group this year, which will be happen during the What’s Right in Healthcare Conference, Aug. 21-23 in Nashville, Tenn.

The goal is to see the patient’s eyes light up with excitement when the cover is pulled from their dinner plate to reveal a home-style meal.

Recovering from an illness or injury takes more than skilled care of doctors and nurses. Ensuring that patients at John Peter Smith Hospital are eating nutritious and tasty meals is an important part of health and healing.

Meals for JPS patients are planned by an experienced chef and a team of registered dietitians. Patients can choose their meals from a daily menu, in accordance with the diet specified by their healthcare team to meet their medical needs.

At first glance, the job of the folks who deliver meals to patients in their rooms seems pretty straightforward – drop off the food tray and pick it up when the patient has finished eating.

But people who work as Dining Service Associates at John Peter Smith Hospital know that their role is so much more. A warm smile and a bit of conversation with a Dining Service Associate can be the best moment of a patient’s day when they are feeling sick and longing for home.

When considering a name for a new school-based health clinic nearly a decade ago, JPS Health Network leaders wanted a moniker that made people who worked and visited the site at 3115 Pipeline Road in Euless think of a champion for the causes of children’s health and education.

They found that inspirational leader in longtime HEB ISD teacher and JPS volunteer Georgia Kidwell.