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JPS Health Network is drowning in patient demand as its main hospital—packed with 582 beds—is “stuffed to the gills,” struggling to keep up with a rapidly aging and growing population in Tarrant County. With emergency rooms overflowing, especially for OB-GYN and psychiatric care, and hundreds of thousands of outpatient visits and surgeries annually, the system is forced to rethink how care is delivered. Budgeting now starts with patient needs, not revenue, as Medicaid and ACA coverage shrink while uninsured, self-pay patients surge—creating a financial tightrope walk. Leaders are pushing to shift care to outpatient settings, shorten hospital stays, and tackle barriers like patients lacking funds for home medical equipment—all while ensuring essential services don’t falter.

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