Volunteering at JPS Health Network allows individuals to positively impact the lives of each person they come in contact with. Volunteers provide exceptional service and are committed to providing much-needed support to our patients and team members. They do not ask for anything in return but the satisfaction that they've come in and changed a person's life.
JPS Health Network hosted a LifeGift Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, April 10, to celebrate National Donate Life Month and honor donors and their families who have given and received life through organ donations. More than 100,000 people are waiting for a transplant, so celebrating this moment is special.
A total of 52 JPS Health Network physicians have been named to Fort Worth Magazine’s 2023 Top Docs list. Each year, the magazine asks area physicians to nominate some of their peers that demonstrate excellence in their field. Once the online ballot process concludes, a panel of physicians reviews the submissions to determine a final list of honorees.
Cindy Winter, PhD, FAHRA, CRA, Director of Radiology and Patient Transportation was an officer in the United States Merchant Marine who worked on liquefied natural tankers in Asia when she was diagnosed with colon cancer at 29. This diagnosis ended her time at sea, but it would lead her to a career that allows her to care for patients who need it the most.
The JPS Health Network's Clinical Pharmacy Department is the recipient of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties 2023 Weaver/Penna Award. It is awarded annually by the Board of Pharmacy Specialists (BPS) to an individual and a patient care organization. That shows that an organization has advanced in care and quality through specialized training, knowledge, and skill, contributing to the advancement of BPS board certification of pharmacists.
Sabrina Sumner, RN, MDiv, BSN, CMSRN, was in pastoral ministry before she decided to pursue a career in nursing. She is the RN Clinical Manager for Primary Care at JPS Health Network’s South Campus Health Center, Medical Home Northeast Tarrant, Iona Reed Health Canter, Northwest Health Center for Women & Children, Diamond Hill Health Center, Gertrude Tarpley-Watauga Health Center, and the Employee Health Clinic. Sumner works with the staff, practice managers, and team leaders to ensure they meet the quality metrics for accreditation updates.
Daphne Walker, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel, was inspired to pursue a career in healthcare because of her mother. Her mother was a registered nurse in their small hometown, and Walker would frequently meet her mother’s patients who talked about the difference she made in their lives. Seeing her mother's impact on many encouraged her.