The Tarrant County Hospital District (TCHD) does business as the JPS Health Network. It is located in the taxpayer-supported hospital district of Tarrant County,
Texas
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. Headquarters are in the
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital (also known as JPS Hospital) is a Trauma center, Level 1 Trauma Center, 573-bed public hospital located in Fort Worth, Texas that provides Inpatient care, inpatient, Ambulatory care, outpatient, and Psychiatry, behavioral ...
at 1500 South Main Street,
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
The origins of JPS Health Network go back to October
1877
Events January
* January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
* January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876: Batt ...
. Future Fort Worth mayor, John Peter Smith, deeded five acres of land for medical facilities for indigent patients in
Fort Worth
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
Family Medicine
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John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital (also known as JPS Hospital) is a Trauma center, Level 1 Trauma Center, 573-bed public hospital located in Fort Worth, Texas that provides Inpatient care, inpatient, Ambulatory care, outpatient, and Psychiatry, behavioral ...
, which is a 573-bed acute care facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
John Peter Smith Hospital provides
emergency services
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and Level 1
trauma care
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American College of Surgeons
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History
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Cancer Center. It is
Joint Commission
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A majori ...
Disease Specific Certified in
Sepsis
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This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. Common signs and s ...
and
Geriatrics
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. JPS has a Level lll Neonatal Intensive Care Center ( NICU).
Academics
JPS is a teaching site and trains physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other health care workers. JPS supports nine residency programs. The Family Medicine residency is the largest hospital-based family medicine residency program in the nation.
Leadership
The JPS Board of Managers includes 11 members. They are appointed by the Tarrant County Commissioners. This committee manages the JPS Health Network facilities and leadership.
Health centers
The network includes more than 40 community-based health centers, including 20 clinics based on school campuses.