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JPS Health Network is nearing the completion of a new behavioral health outpatient center which, when it opens in early August, will allow it to better serve the people of Tarrant County.

Savannah Solis spent nearly two weeks in a coma at JPS Health Network following a violent car crash that left her with a serious head injury.

When she walked in the doors at JPS Health Network 17 years ago as an LVN, Yolanda Contreras wasn’t sure she was going to be able to cut it as a nurse.

Emily Pooladsanj has spent the past decade as a make-up artist in the businesses of creating “wounds” for  1980s style slasher films.

It began like a normal workday for Alex Ramsaier.

JPS Health Network is one of only a few purely public safety net hospitals across the country – and the only one of its kind in Texas – to receive a B grade in the newly-released Leapfrog Group Spring 2021 Hospital survey.

From the moment she arrived in the JPS Health Network trauma bay with a shattered pelvis and a badly broken ankle, orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Eric Barcak was determined not to let those injuries shatter the dreams of a young professional dancer.

For JPS Health Network team members, supporting the health of the community during the worst health crisis in a century simply wasn’t enough.

After a serious case of COVID-19, the long road back to wellness can include many twists and turns.

So, JPS Health Network has assembled a team of experts who get together every other week to serve people who, although they've recovered from the virus, still face its lingering after effects. 

Some JPS Health Network caregivers are truly hometown heroes.