John Peter Smith Hospital

What John Peter Smith Hospital does

John Peter Smith Hospital, operating as JPS Health Network, is the public hospital district of Tarrant County, Texas, anchored by a 582-bed Level I Trauma Center on South Main Street in Fort Worth. Founded in 1956 (with hospital operations tracing to 1906), the network employs 7,200+ team members across the flagship hospital and 25+ outpatient clinic locations, delivering over 1 million patient encounters and 162,000+ emergency visits annually. As a county-owned safety-net provider, JPS is structured around a horizontal care model spanning trauma, stroke, cardiac (including TAVR), oncology, behavioral health, maternity, primary care, and specialty pharmacy, with interpreter services covering 206+ languages. The network also operates the largest Family Medicine Residency program in the U.S. and the largest primary care sports medicine fellowship in the nation.

The technology platform is built on Epic for electronic health records, with MyChart as the patient-facing portal, EpicCare Link for external provider access, and Healthwise for patient education content. Non-traditional care delivery channels extend the network's reach beyond facilities, including Provider Home Visits, a Street Medicine program serving homeless encampments, a Recuperative Care Program for unhoused patients post-discharge, telemedicine, and a 24/7 Psychiatric Emergency Center opened in October 2025. Medical education is deeply embedded through formal partnerships with TCU, UT Southwestern, UNTHSC, Cook Children's, and Children's Health Dallas, and through sports medicine coverage agreements with TCU, Texas Wesleyan, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Fort Worth ISD, and Arlington ISD.

JPS is financed through a hybrid model combining Tarrant County Hospital District tax revenue (2025 adopted rate of $0.1650 per $100 valuation, below the no-new-revenue rate) and patient services revenue, supplemented by the JPS Connection financial assistance program that subsidizes care for uninsured and underinsured residents. No revenue figure, audited financials, or funding rounds are disclosed; the entity is government-owned with no investor relations or stock listing. Go-to-market is community-led rather than commercial: the network pursues its safety-net mandate through distributed clinic locations, outreach programs, and community-based partnerships such as Thrive on Crawford and Casa de Esperanza, with no external sales motion.

Name

John Peter Smith Hospital

Legal name

JPS Health Network

Website

https://jpshealthnet.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

JPS Health Network is Tarrant County's public, county-owned safety-net health system, anchored by a 582-bed Level I Trauma Center in Fort Worth, Texas, delivering over one million annual patient encounters across 25+ clinic locations for medically underserved populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Trauma care center
• Medical residency training
• Community health clinics
• Safety net hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Hospital District Funding: As a Tarrant County Hospital District, JPS receives public funding through tax revenue. In 2025, the proposed tax rate was $0.1650, below the no-new-revenue rate.
2. Patient Services Revenue: Revenue from patient care services including hospital, clinic, emergency, and specialty services. Services include JPS Connection financial assistance program for uninsured patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

John Peter Smith Hospital operates as part of JPS Health Network, a public county hospital district providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services. The network includes a 582-bed Level I Trauma Center, 25+ outpatient clinic locations, and specialized programs covering emergency care, behavioral health, oncology, primary care, women's health, and surgical specialties. Medical education services include the largest Family Medicine Residency Program in the U.S. and the largest primary care sports medicine fellowship in the nation.

Product overview

JPS Health Network is a comprehensive safety-net health system serving Tarrant County, Texas, built around John Peter Smith Hospital (a 582-bed Level I Trauma Center) and 25+ outpatient clinics. The network provides a broad portfolio of clinical services including primary care, specialty care, emergency medicine, behavioral health, maternity care, and cancer treatment. Medical education is a core component, featuring the nationally-recognized Family Medicine Residency Program (the largest in the U.S.) and Sports Medicine Fellowship (the largest primary care sports medicine fellowship). Key service offerings include the Surgical Specialty Clinic, Women & Infants center, Psychiatric Emergency Center, Wound Care Clinic, Provider Home Visits program, Recuperative Care Program for unhoused patients, Street Medicine program, and the Specialty Pharmacy. The network also operates community health centers across Tarrant County offering primary care, pediatrics, women's health, radiology, laboratory, and pharmacy services. Financial assistance is available through the JPS Connection program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JPS Health Network Comprehensive safety-net health network serving Tarrant County, Texas, providing inpatient hospital care, outpatient clinics, emergency services, and specialty care through 25+ facilities including John Peter Smith Hospital.
• Surgical Specialty Clinic

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% residency placement rate for 13 consecutive years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas Christian University (TCU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS Sports Medicine provides medical coverage for TCU Horned Frogs athletics. Faculty and fellows provide comprehensive care from primary care to injury treatment and prevention for athletes in all sports at this NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference school.
• Texas Wesleyan UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS provides sports medicine coverage and medical services for Texas Wesleyan University athletics programs.
• Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS provides sports medicine coverage for Southwestern Assemblies of God University athletics.
• Fort Worth ISDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS Sports Medicine provides medical coverage and services for Fort Worth Independent School District athletic programs.
• Arlington ISDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS Sports Medicine provides medical coverage and services for Arlington Independent School District athletic programs.
• Children's Health DallascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS Family Medicine residents rotate at Children's Health Dallas for pediatric inpatient and emergency medicine training.
• Cook Children'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPS Family Medicine residents rotate at Cook Children's in Fort Worth for pediatric inpatient and emergency medicine experiences.
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. David Gerber, Professor of Hematology-Oncology and Public Health at UT Southwestern, delivered keynote at JPS Research & Quality Symposium.
• Texas Christian University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCU faculty and students participated in JPS Research & Quality Symposium with nearly half of presentations from external organizations.
• University of North Texas Health Science CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNTHSC faculty and students participated in JPS Research & Quality Symposium.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Parkland Health: Parkland Health is Dallas County's public hospital district serving a similar safety-net population with a Level I Trauma Center, 900+ bed hospital, and comparable scale (~1M+ patient encounters). Operates as a direct peer in Texas public hospital district model with overlapping trauma service areas in the DFW metroplex.
• Los Angeles County Health Services: LA County's public hospital system including LAC+USC Medical Center operates as the West Coast analog to JPS - a county-owned safety-net system with Level I trauma, large ambulatory network, and academic affiliation serving uninsured populations.
• NYC Health + Hospitals: The largest public healthcare system in the U.S. serving 1M+ New Yorkers annually across 11 hospitals and 70+ clinics with a comparable safety-net mission, government ownership, and teaching hospital structure. Direct functional peer to JPS at much larger scale.
• Harris Health System: Harris Health is the public hospital district serving Harris County (Houston), operating Ben Taub and LBJ Hospitals as Level I trauma centers with extensive community clinic networks and safety-net mission - a structurally identical public hospital district peer.

Regional players

• Cook Children's Health Care System: Fort Worth-based pediatric health system and JPS Family Medicine residency partner. While focused on pediatrics rather than full-service safety-net care, Cook Children's competes for some pediatric and specialty volumes in the same Tarrant County market.
• Children's Health (Dallas): Pediatric health system based in Dallas and JPS residency training partner. Competes for pediatric specialty referrals across DFW while partnering with JPS on resident rotations.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S. with Medical City Healthcare hospitals in the DFW metroplex. Competes with JPS for commercial and specialty volumes across North Texas.
• Baylor Scott & White Health: Largest not-for-profit health system in Texas with significant Fort Worth/Dallas presence including Level I trauma capabilities. Competes with JPS for specialty and primary care volumes across Tarrant County while serving broader geographies.
• Texas Health Resources: Major faith-based nonprofit health system serving the DFW metroplex with multiple hospitals and extensive clinic network. Direct competitor for ambulatory and specialty volumes in JPS's primary service area.
• CommonSpirit Health: Large Catholic nonprofit health system formed by Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives, operating hospitals across Texas including DFW. Broad incumbent competing for ambulatory and specialty market share.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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