Company Profile
John Peter Smith Hospital
Company Overview
JPS Health Network is a community of caring. It is home to more than 6,500 dedicated men and women working as one to transform healthcare delivery in North Texas. Centered in a dynamic Fort Worth neighborhood and surrounded by a thriving system of community and school-based clinics, JPS cares for the men, women and children of Tarrant County regardless of their circumstances. A publicly supported healthcare system, JPS honors that trust. As the county’s only Level I Trauma Center and largest teaching hospital, JPS is a healthcare leader offering primary care, behavioral health, cancer care, women’s health, dental and more. Our diverse family of caregivers is an extension of the people we serve.
If you value living and working in a community where you can make a difference, please join our community of caring.
JPS encourages a culturally rich and patient-focused environment by hiring a diverse group of talented and compassionate team members with a heart for public service.
Company History
In October 1877, future Fort Worth mayor John Peter Smith deeded five acres of land at what is now 1500 South Main Street to provide a place where individuals from Fort Worth and Tarrant County "could have the best of medical care." It would be many years before his vision for a facility on that location would be realized, but not so long before the first public hospital for the community was established.
In 1906, a hospital affiliated with the Fort Worth Medical College was opened in Fort Worth free to all accident cases and any other cases which the authorities will accept, and the foundation for JPS Health Network was laid. Seven years later, county commissioners agreed to match city funds for the operation of a city and county hospital, which soon opened with 25 beds.
By 1938, the downtown location was well past adequate for the demands of the region, and construction of the new hospital, on the land donated by John Peter Smith, began. The 166-bed City-County Hospital rose to many challenges, including the polio epidemic, and served as the main trauma center for Tarrant County.
In 1954, the name of the hospital was officially changed to John Peter Smith Hospital, and in 1959 the Tarrant County Hospital District was created to give the organization a sound financial footing.
The 1970s and 1980s saw tremendous expansion as John Peter Smith Hospital continued to grow. By the 1990s, the need for growth into the community was apparent, and health centers were established across the county.
Today, JPS Health Network continues to serve the needs of the families in Tarrant County, working to improve health status and access to health care. The facilities on Main Street have grown to a hospital licensed for 573 beds that is attached to a Patient Care Pavilion – a five-story acute care facility, along with an outpatient care center and a dedicated facility for psychiatric services.
We're proud of our history, and are looking forward to the next 100 years of caring and serving.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
JPS Health Network received the Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work 2017 designation placing JPS among the top 150 healthcare companies in the nation. JPS is the only public entity in Texas included on the list of 2017 Best Places to Work, one of the most coveted honors in the industry.