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The following op-ed by Robert Earley appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on December 4, 2020.

This year changed us all forever. It changed our world. It even changed our vocabulary. Masks are no longer just for Halloween. Social distancing is required for everyone, even the “huggers,” and “you’re muted” is heard more frequently than hello. Fauci is not a brand of marinara sauce, and a cough is not just a cough anymore. 

D CEO Magazine named JPS Health Network the Outstanding Health System for the Dallas-Fort Worth region Tuesday during its 2020 Excellence in Healthcare Awards.

An agreement between JPS Health Network and the military will put U.S. Army surgeons to work for patients, while helping them gather some beneficial real-world experience working shoulder-to-shoulder with the doctors at the only Level I Trauma Center in Tarrant County.

Certified Medical Assistants (CMA) are often among the first faces patients see when they come to JPS Health Network. Still, much of the work they do to help people get the best care possible happens behind the scenes.

“On the surface, they do a lot of clerical work,” said Devon Armstrong, Director of Outpatient Care Management at JPS. “But there’s a lot more people might not see. They’re the backbone of our department because they do the things that have to be done to let us do our jobs to the best of our ability.”

Emergency Department Registered Nurse Chelsea McBride has been named the Readers’ Choice as Frontline Nurse of the Year by Fort Worth Weekly Magazine in its “Best of 2020” issue.

McBride said she was honored to even be nominated for the award, but she never expected that she’d win it.

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With world class doctors and nurses on the team, lives are saved on a regular basis at JPS Health Network.

Elson Perez, 28, just didn’t expect the team at JPS to save his life twice in a period of a couple of months.

A short-term need to rise to the challenge of COVID-19 and a long-term demand to meet the growing needs of the community have created unique opportunities at JPS Health Network for nurses interested in a rewarding and fulfilling career.

“If you’ve ever wanted to be a nurse at JPS, there has never been a better time,” said Trish Rutigliano, Senior Talent Consultant who specializes in recruiting nurses. “We have opportunities across the health network, both seasonal and long-term team members. There is a fit for just about any type of nurse you can imagine.”

There is a small army of military veterans working every day to take care of patients at JPS Health Network.

They say working for a public hospital that provides care to every member of the community, no matter who they are, appeals to them in a similar way to the satisfaction they got serving their country. That’s why these veterans chose JPS for their second career.

A decade after JPS Health Network leaders reached their goal of becoming the first and still only Level I Trauma Center, they continue to look for ways to get even better at providing top-notch care.

Earning that designation was years in the making, according to surgeon Dr. Raj Gandhi. But the work didn’t end when doctors, nurses, administrators and countless other JPS team members were able to reach that goal.

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A Saturday shift in June started like any other for Fort Worth Police Department officer Matthew Brazeal.