Newsroom Archive

Is that a surgeon changing a light bulb?

No, actually. That’s JPS Health Network maintenance mechanic Kris Rizzo. It’s his job to make sure everything either works or gets fixed in surgery, Perioperative Services and Sterile Processing so doctors and nurses can do their life-saving work. He said he sometimes is confused for a surgeon because, due to the need to keep the sensitive areas where he works perfectly clean, he wears scrubs instead of the uniforms his colleagues wear in other parts of the health network.

Crew members from the USS Fort Worth on Thursday visited patients at JPS Health Network. It was part of an effort to give something back to the ship’s namesake community, they said, because it supports the vessel and its sailors so well.

“It’s great to be able to come here and see in the patients’ eyes or in their smile that we were able to lift their spirits,” said Devin McLean, an electronics technician on the Freedom Class littoral combat ship as he went from room to room. “I’m glad to be able to be a part of this.”

Doctors encourage patients to get plenty of exercise but that can be tough during a Texas summer. The physicians at JPS Sports Medicine work with athletes preparing for football, band and other outdoor activities, as well as people who exercise for fitness.

Are you coming to John Peter Smith Hospital? There are many ways to get here, whether you’re driving, hopping on a bus, taking two wheels or your own two feet! We’ve put together a few tips to help our patients and visitors navigate the Main Campus.

Driving to JPS?

Dr. Michael Hochberg, the new President and Chief Medical Officer of Acclaim Physician Group, gets lots of questions about why a guy who was born and raised in New York -- and who worked his entire career on the East Coast -- would suddenly decide to take a job in Fort Worth, Texas.

We’re here to help.

The topic of suicide has been widespread because of some high profile cases in the news.

We want to take this opportunity to reach out to our community and let you know that JPS Health Network stands ready to help anyone who is struggling with depression or other mental health challenges.

With school over, Tarrant County’s younger residents can slide into summer in good health.

Surgeon Dr. Fernando Garcia is performing state-of-the-art hernia surgeries at JPS.

A robot-assisted hernia operation he completed in May is believed to be the first of its kind performed in Fort Worth. Garcia said it will allow a woman who was left unable to work or perform many routine daily activities to reclaim her life. Incredibly, it only required her to spend two days in the hospital.

A lot of people are obsessed with their fitness trackers these days.

Some desk workers fret all day about whether they’re on pace to meet their goals for steps or miles covered. But the 20 patient transporters who work at JPS have no such worries.

With a rapidly increasing senior population in the Fort Worth area, JPS is attempting to become only the second hospital in the United States to earn Gold Seal of Approval status from The Joint Commission in the area of geriatric delirium care, according to JPS Service Line Administrator Will Callans.

“Geriatric care is an area of great need,” said Callans. “The population in the hospital at JPS is getting older and that’s a trend that’s going to continue in the coming years. Our goal is to train as many nurses as we can to care for older adults.”