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A simple solution has produced amazing results, helping JPS Health Network make sure a higher percentage of surgeries start on time.

A whiteboard was placed six months ago outside the JPS Health Network surgical suite to keep track of when operations start, noting with emoji faces if the first procedure of the day in each of JPS’s operating rooms starts promptly. A happy face is posted if it does. Something unhappier is posted – along with a note about why the start was late – if the operation doesn’t begin promptly.

Growing up on the north side of Fort Worth, Dr. Victor Olivas’ family -- like so many others -- didn’t have health insurance. He rarely visited the doctor in those days, only if he was so sick that it couldn’t be avoided.

For the second-consecutive evaluation period, JPS Health Network has achieved a B safety grade from not-for-profit healthcare watchdog The Leapfrog Group.

Organizers at Carter Blood Care are hoping for a big turnout at the next JPS Health Network blood drive to help them support area hospitals through one of the leanest times of the year for donations.

Although she never sees their faces or hears their voices, JPS Health Network Microbiology Laboratory supervisor Anjali Bararia plays a key role in helping patients with infectious diseases to regain their health.

Surgeons at JPS Health Network are considering the addition of a step to their pre-op process they hope will serve as an important additional layer of safety for patients.

Children often dread getting vaccines because they are afraid of needles and worry about how much it will hurt. But it is important for kids to get a flu shot every year. The pinch of the shot isn’t nearly as bad as getting sick with the flu!

We asked JPS nurse Allison Langston, RN, for a tip on how parents can help make flu shots a little easier on children.

What can parents do to reduce kids’ anxiety about the flu shot?

For younger children and infants:

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.”