How does JPS innovate its healthcare delivery? Scott Wuerz sits down with Robert Earley and Mark Hallman to ask just that, and how JPS can become a better partner to the community.

How does JPS innovate its healthcare delivery? Scott Wuerz sits down with Robert Earley and Mark Hallman to ask just that, and how JPS can become a better partner to the community.

The Future is JPS

After a year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, some JPS team members share their hardships and how they found the strength to push forward.

After a year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, some JPS team members share their hardships and how they found the strength to push forward.

We'll Never Forget

The best doctors and nurses in the world can't solve the problems of patients if people can't tell them what's going on. Scott Wuerz sits down with members of JPS Language Services to discuss how they bridge that communication gap, so patients of all cultures can get better no matter what language they speak.

The best doctors and nurses in the world can't solve the problems of patients if people can't tell them what's going on. Scott Wuerz sits down with members of JPS Language Services to discuss how they bridge that communication gap, so patients of all cultures can get better no matter what language they speak.

Breaking the Language Barrier

Our first year residents reflect on what their first year was like at JPS, and how being thrown directly into the middle of the pandemic has made them more adaptable providers.

Our first year residents reflect on what their first year was like at JPS, and how being thrown directly into the middle of the pandemic has made them more adaptable providers.

They Don't Teach You This In School

Host Scott Wuerz sits down with Glenda Mutinda and Annia Palacios to demystify grief, and discuss that it's okay to not feel okay.

Host Scott Wuerz sits down with Glenda Mutinda and Annia Palacios to demystify grief, and discuss that it's okay to not feel okay.

Dealing With Grief

The need for geriatric care is rising. This week, Scott sits down with doctors Reena Mathews and Nnyekaa Collins to discuss the rising need for senior care, and what JPS is doing to ensure those resources are available.

The need for geriatric care is rising. This week, Scott sits down with doctors Reena Mathews and Nnyekaa Collins to discuss the rising need for senior care, and what JPS is doing to ensure those resources are available.

Getting Better With Age

Aside from COVID-19 infections shining a spotlight on comorbidities, feelings of isolation and loneliness due to the pandemic have further amplified existing conditions. Dr. Buck helps us identify these feelings, and how we can better help our mental health.

Aside from COVID-19 infections shining a spotlight on comorbidities, feelings of isolation and loneliness due to the pandemic have further amplified existing conditions. Dr. Buck helps us identify these feelings, and how we can better help our mental health.

Overcoming Isolation and Loneliness

Volunteers have been an integral part of the care found at John Peter Smith hospital. Until the pandemic sent them all home. This week Scott sits down with Volunteer Services to talk what’s changed during the pandemic, and what’s next for our community members looking to serve.

Volunteers have been an integral part of the care found at John Peter Smith hospital. Until the pandemic sent them all home. This week Scott sits down with Volunteer Services to talk what’s changed during the pandemic, and what’s next for our community members looking to serve.

Service Above Self

When resources shifted to help efforts in responding to COVID-19, new challenges arose when addressing the needs of many in the community. This week, host Scott Wuerz looks at how team members adapt to ensure those who are the most marginalized aren’t left behind.

When resources shifted to help efforts in responding to COVID-19, new challenges arose when addressing the needs of many in the community. This week, host Scott Wuerz looks at how team members adapt to ensure those who are the most marginalized aren’t left behind.

Navigating the Care Gap

For a year, we have endured COVID-19. This week, we kick off the season with Dr. Rick Miller as helps guide us on our path back to reclaiming our lives.

For a year, we have endured COVID-19. This week, we kick off the season with Dr. Rick Miller as helps guide us on our path back to reclaiming our lives.

It's Time to Reclaim Our Lives

Podcast series produced by JPS Health Network.

Welcome back for our third season of The JPS Podcast! Join host Scott Wuerz as he asks what we've been all thinking a year into this pandemic: how do we take back control of our lives?

Welcome back for our third season of The JPS Podcast! Join host Scott Wuerz as he asks what we've been all thinking a year into this pandemic: how do we take back control of our lives?

Season 3: Coming April, 27, 2021

Own it. Seek joy. Don’t be a jerk. Those are the rules of the road at JPS. President and CEO Robert Earley talks about how in the face of a pandemic those rules are now more than ever key to the care we provide.

Own it. Seek joy. Don’t be a jerk. Those are the rules of the road at JPS. President and CEO Robert Earley talks about how in the face of a pandemic those rules are now more than ever key to the care we provide.

New Road, Same Rules

COVID-19 has put pressure on the healthcare system and our caregivers, but we’re responding at record speed. Dr. Steve Davis gives us a look into what we’ve learned over the last nine months, and how we’re taking that into the future of medicine.

COVID-19 has put pressure on the healthcare system and our caregivers, but we’re responding at record speed. Dr. Steve Davis gives us a look into what we’ve learned over the last nine months, and how we’re taking that into the future of medicine.

How Far We've Come

About 40 years before COVID-19, another deadly virus swept the globe. JPS Health Network’s Healing Wings program has played a vital role over the decades in helping to tame HIV in Tarrant County. While HIV has never been cured, it’s become something those infected can live with. Healing Wings serves about 2,000 patients a month, making sure they get the medication and all the associated care they need to continue to live to their fullest.

About 40 years before COVID-19, another deadly virus swept the globe. JPS Health Network’s Healing Wings program has played a vital role over the decades in helping to tame HIV in Tarrant County. While HIV has never been cured, it’s become something those infected can live with. Healing Wings serves about 2,000 patients a month, making sure they get the medication and all the associated care they need to continue to live to their fullest.

Taking Wing

These are tough times, not only for healthcare workers, but for everyone. So, how do JPS team members, nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, find the determination to keep serving their community? We handed them the microphone and asked where they find the strength, courage and willpower to be ready to serve when they're needed.

These are tough times, not only for healthcare workers, but for everyone. So, how do JPS team members, nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, find the determination to keep serving their community? We handed them the microphone and asked where they find the strength, courage and willpower to be ready to serve when they're needed.

Remembering Your Why

It may seem like time stands still for family members as they wait for a loved one to emerge from trauma surgery, but things happen fast when lives are in the balance. That’s why there’s no substitute for the skill and experience of the Level I Trauma team at JPS. Trauma surgeons Dr. Carlos Rodriguez and Dr. Raj Gandhi discuss what Level I Trauma care means for patients in an emergency and the community as a whole.

It may seem like time stands still for family members as they wait for a loved one to emerge from trauma surgery, but things happen fast when lives are in the balance. That’s why there’s no substitute for the skill and experience of the Level I Trauma team at JPS. Trauma surgeons Dr. Carlos Rodriguez and Dr. Raj Gandhi discuss what Level I Trauma care means for patients in an emergency and the community as a whole.

When Seconds Count

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of fear and anxiety for many of us, but getting the care we need can be a challenge when we're supposed to stay apart. Fortunately, the JPS Behavioral Health team is finding new ways to connect with patients remotely, ensuring they get the counseling and resources they need to be well.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of fear and anxiety for many of us, but getting the care we need can be a challenge when we're supposed to stay apart. Fortunately, the JPS Behavioral Health team is finding new ways to connect with patients remotely, ensuring they get the counseling and resources they need to be well.

Making Time for Mental Wellness

Intimate partner violence comes in many forms. Still, it is such a taboo subject that some people don't even realize when abuse is happening to them. This week, Scott Wuerz sits down with Manza Agovi and Mary Ann Contreras to discuss the processes JPS has in place, and the ways we connect patients to safety and community.

Intimate partner violence comes in many forms. Still, it is such a taboo subject that some people don't even realize when abuse is happening to them. This week, Scott Wuerz sits down with Manza Agovi and Mary Ann Contreras to discuss the processes JPS has in place, and the ways we connect patients to safety and community.

Breaking the Cycle of Violence

A combination of influenza and COVID-19, potentially dangerous on their own, could be too much for a body to fight off at the same time. This week, we're talking with Krystle Gandhi, Executive Director of Clinical Informatics and Operations, about everything you ever wanted to know about the flu.

A combination of influenza and COVID-19, potentially dangerous on their own, could be too much for a body to fight off at the same time. This week, we're talking with Krystle Gandhi, Executive Director of Clinical Informatics and Operations, about everything you ever wanted to know about the flu.

Avoiding a Twindemic

Technology helps bridge the communication gap, but recent efforts made by JPS team members have created the biggest impact. Devon Armstrong tells us how her team of social workers and nurse case managers has forged trusting relationships with the people they care for to help them overcome isolation and the fear of recovering from COVID-19 alone.

Finding New Ways to Connect

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