Newsroom Archive

The weather is suddenly warm, the grass is growing and suddenly people are getting the urge to tackle the projects that have been stacking up all winter.

But, before you go all out with the yard work, home repairs and spring cleaning, remember that this is a time of year when people are prone to injuring themselves. If you suddenly over-do it after three or four winter months of sitting on the sofa, bad things are going to happen and you could miss work – or worse – with an injury.

Joe Lopez has worked as a driver in the Transportation Department at JPS Health Network since 1993. He’s a person teammates look to when it comes to handling the toughest assignments.

“I have a way of calming people down when they’re upset,” Lopez explained. “I guess that’s because I like people and I like to help them if I can.”

JPS Health Network continues to see improvement in its patient safety scores, earning a B rating in the Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade rankings.

JPS Health Network is looking ahead to the future of patient care with the appointment of Dr. Timothy Kremer, MD, as Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Timothy Niacaris, MD, PhD, as Chief Medical Information Officer.

Both doctors said they’re excited about the chance to make JPS an even better place for patients to receive care and for healthcare providers to hone their skills.

Multi-Skilled Tech Sherica Owens and Discharge Nurse Shawanka Scott this week became the 30th and 31st JPS team members to sign the enormous sneaker that resides in a case on the reception desk in the Cardiac Medical Unit.

In an effort to stretch the budget – and to keep waste from going to landfills -- JPS team members are giving spring cleaning a twist.

Members of departments across the health network on Wednesday brought unwanted or no longer needed office supplies to the Radiology Department Conference room. On Thursday, department representatives will return to check out what everyone else brought to the makeshift supply depot in search of things their office needs.

Before you get your toddler all dressed up in his Sunday best and drop him into a patch of bluebonnets for a spring photo, don’t forget that it’s also springtime for other creatures.

“When the temperature goes up, snakes start to get more active and we start to see the number of people who get bitten go up, too,” said Dr. Todd Phillips, MD, Medical Toxicologist at JPS Health Network. “Snakes are going to be places where they can find cover and they’re going to be places where they can find food. So, when people are in those kinds of places, they need to be cautious.”

May 5, 2014 might have been the last day of Fort Worth resident Jimmy Jenkins’ life if not for the work of surgeons at JPS.

Out for a ride on his bike, Jenkins suddenly found himself sprawled on the ground with blood pouring from his face. How he got there, he wasn’t quite sure. All he knew was he was struggling to remain conscious and he was in a lot of pain.

Trying to describe the heartache of losing her daughter, Cassandra “Cassie” Contreras, to injuries suffered in a car accident in June, Emily Avila made it only a sentence or two into her prepared remarks at the Donate Life flag ceremony Monday at JPS before she was overcome with emotion and couldn’t continue.

While more than 100,000 people watch the drivers compete in the NASCAR race this weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway, circling the track at speeds approaching 200 mph, doctors, nurses and other team members at JPS Health Network will be watching out for both the race enthusiasts and the stock car pilots.