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The new JPS Medical Home Northeast Tarrant was officially dedicated Thursday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

The Joint Commission has certified JPS Health Network to provide Geriatrics Delirium care, making it one of only two healthcare organizations in the country to earn that designation.

JPS Health Network ranks in the top 20 companies in the world at training and growing team members, according to the largest professional membership organization on the planet.

The Association of Talent Development ranked JPS number 17 when it announced its 2018 BEST Award winners last week in Washington, D.C.

“We get such great support from our executive leadership which is passionate about JPS being a true learning organization,” said Director of Learning and Organizational Development, Jodi Bell. “Our executive team is such a driving force behind this.”

A small army of Clinical Engineering team members started at 6 a.m. Thursday with plans to replace more than 2,200 pieces of equipment scattered all over the JPS Health Network.

By the time the work day was over, the technicians replaced the infusion pump system in every department of the hospital where patients receive care.

Flu season has begun in Tarrant County.

JPS Health Network has already confirmed several cases of the virus in patients. That means it’s time to get your flu shot, if you haven’t already done so, to keep yourself from getting sick while also helping to prevent the flu from spreading.

Jorge Ortiz, RN, BSN, originally planned to become a physician but found his calling as a nurse, another career path that allows him to make a difference in the lives of patients.

Originally from Peru, Ortiz came to the United States at age 20 with his mother and brother in 1998. His first task: learn English.

JPS Health Network has been honored with a commendation from the Texas Nurses Association for its continuing education programming for nurses.

JPS Health Network is a top 20 hit with healthcare workers.

It landed the number 19 spot on Modern Healthcare’s 2018 list of Best Places to Work in Healthcare. That’s up 36 spots from its number 55 ranking last year, the first time JPS made the chart.

If you’ve visited the JPS Health Network main campus at any point over the past 18 years, there’s a good chance you’ve met Ramon Ortega.

A public service officer, Ortega has been stationed outside the hospital’s main entrance since 2000, where he is known for greeting patients, visitors and team members with a hearty “good morning” as they arrive, rain or shine. He’s such a familiar face and an iconic figure that a giant banner with a photo of him talking into his radio hangs on the front of the hospital.

JPS Health Network nurses work every day to make sure their patients receive the best care possible.

And four registered nurses in the Tower 3 Integrated Specialty Unit -- Dakari Dibi, Jessica Thompson, Evelyne Bosire and Sharmilla Bhattarai – went beyond the call of duty when their sharp eyes and decisive actions caused them to pick up on something out of the ordinary not with a patient – but with someone visiting a family member.