About JPS Community Outreach

Community Outreach fulfills the JPS mission of “transforming healthcare delivery for the communities we serve” by strengthening and building community links, internal and external to the network, and improving the health and well-being of the residents in Tarrant County.

Along with the JPS Health Network Board of Managers and Tarrant County Commissioners Court, JPS is currently developing plans to greatly expand our ability to care for the people of Tarrant County. This 10-year Bond Program will expand the services at the JPS Main Campus and its ambulatory network in Tarrant County.

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Every October is dedicated to educating everyone on the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and prevention of breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, when breast cancer is detected early, and is in the localized stage, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%. Early detection includes doing monthly breast self-exams, and scheduling regular clinical breast exams and mammograms.

JPS offers inpatient and outpatient lactation consultant services. 

Contact Valencia Moore to learn about JPS lactation consultant services at [email protected]

Know a child who would like to go out on Halloween for Trick or Treat, but needs medical support to be able to do so?

For the 9^th year, MedStar is offering to take one or two children out for Halloween in a very special Fort Worth neighborhood. 

This program is designed for kids who might not normally be able to go trick or treating due to medical restrictions.

The child will be picked up at home, brought to a specially selected neighborhood in a fully decorated MedStar ambulance.

The child and their family will be escorted on one of our stretchers, with full medical support, until their goody bag is full!

To nominate a child for this event, contact Matt Zavadsky at [email protected] or by phone at 817-991-4487. 

Nomination deadline is Monday, October 18^th   

Participation Guidelines:

• Date of event will be October 29^th, between 6p and 9p
• Child and parents should live, or be temporarily residing in the MedStar service area
• Children in a hospital, or other medical facility are eligible, and we will coordinate with the facility to determine feasibility.
• Child should be between 5 and 15 years old
• Child and parents should be willing to share their experience with media partners and sign a media release
• MedStar shall make the final determination of clinical appropriateness for participation

Could you use extra support and guidance while caring for a loved one with dementia?

If so, Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health (REACH) may be just what you need. This skill-building program empowers caregivers through services that nourish self-esteem, increase disease knowledge, and reduce stress. Over a six-month period, a caregiver meets one-on-one with a Dementia Care Specialist to address dementia-related behaviors, home safety, self-care, social support, and caregiver stress. REACH is offered at no cost and is available in English and Spanish.

To learn more call the Alzheimer’s Association North Central Texas Chapter at

817-336-4949.

Flu vaccination is more important than ever in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic because it can reduce the overall amount of flu illness this season, in turn reducing the burden on health care systems and saving medical resources for care of patients with COVID-19. While CDC conducts annual education and awareness campaigns with the goal of increasing flu vaccination, this season, extra work has been done in this area, including the launch of a new campaign called: No One Has Time for Flu.