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Dr. Joseph Schniederjan and physician assistant Maria Ravanzo have been honored as the Texas Association of Physician Assistants PA-Doctor Partnership of the Year thanks to their work in the Interventional Radiology (IR) Department at JPS Health Network.

Schneiderjan also was named 2018 Doctor of the Year by Acclaim Physician Group.

Widely respected by their colleagues in the IR who nominated the duo for the honors, both were reluctant to take the credit for the success of the department.

JPS Health Network is in the process of upgrading equipment in its Surgical Department to better serve patients.

Workers are replacing the 26 surgical booms in the health network’s 13 operating rooms. Plans are to complete the job in late February or early March, depending on how busy the surgical suites are, said Plant Operations maintenance mechanic Derek Baker who is overseeing the work.

Three months pregnant in October, Casey Hudson was terrified to discover she had a rapidly-growing tumor attached to her right tibia. One day it seemed everything was fine, the next she was searching for a miracle to save both her life and the life of her unborn baby.

Just when it seemed North Texas might get away with a light flu season, the virus is making a late rally.

“We shouldn’t assume that it’s a milder influenza season just because we are not seeing the same volumes as saw in the 2017-2018 season,” warned JPS Health Network Chief Quality Officer Trisha Swift. “The surge we saw last early last season didn’t happen this year, however that doesn’t mean we will not have a late season peak so we should still remain vigilant.”

Understandably, patients don’t want to have to pay a visit to a cardiac catheter lab.

For people either in immediate cardiac distress or those weary after dealing with decreasing heart health over a period of years, having a catheter inserted into either the large blood vessels of your groin or your carotid artery is an unappealing but sometimes unavoidable situation.

You may know about the JPS patient who has had multiple surgeries to save her leg. But did you know that the teen’s surgeon bought her prize-winning goat?

Dr. Bryan Ming, a JPS orthopedic trauma surgery specialist, met Jaylin Smith more than two years ago, after she was brought by helicopter ambulance to the Level I Trauma Center at John Peter Smith Hospital. The teen suffered ATV accident that crushed her ankle and shattered bones in her left leg. Read our original story.

During the 2018 calendar year, approximately 1.78 million surgical tools were put to use in JPS Health Network operating rooms, used to perform surgeries that saved and improved lives.

Not a single one of them went unaccounted for.

About one person in every eight who participated in the 2019 Fort Worth Point in Time Count -- more than 60 of the approximately 500 volunteers who donated their labor to the project -- is a team member at the JPS Health Network.

When Loretta Martinez came to JPS Health Network in August suffering from chest pains, she was discouraged to learn she was having a heart attack that would require surgery to repair.

A total of 168 physicians who provide care to JPS Health Network patients – more than triple the number from just two years ago -- have been named to the annual list of the top doctors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area compiled by 360 West Magazine.

Nominated by their peers, the original top doctors list is divided by specialty area and is intended to be a resource for area residents. It's released by the magazine every February. Here, in alphabetical order, are the physicians with JPS credentials who appear on the list: