Stakeholder Engagement

A partnership with the community is essential as we seek to better understand the health care needs of the County and plan the Tarrant County health care delivery system of the future. We plan to conduct four community forums, two focus groups and dozens of stakeholder interviews with a wide variety of individuals invested in the health care delivery system in Tarrant County.

Health Management Associates (HMA) is the vendor engaged by the County to conduct “Long-Range Planning for JPS Health Network.” HMA will draw on themes from the stakeholder engagement as they develop recommendations for the Tarrant County Hospital District.  HMA will include a summary of these themes on this website and in their final report.  

EDUCATIONAL FORUMS

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will be hosting five educational forums to inform the general public on Tarrant County’s zero tax rate increase Hospital District Bond Election.

These educational forums are scheduled throughout the county for the convenience of interested residents.

All forums will begin at 6 p.m.

Monday, September 24
Arlington Subcourthouse
700 E Abram St.
Arlington, TX, 76010

Click here for video of Education Forum No. 1, September 24, 2018

Wednesday, September 26
Lake Worth Activity Center
7005 Charbonneau Road
Lake Worth, TX, 76135

Click here for video of Education Forum No. 2, September 26, 2018  

Thursday, September 27
Northeast Courthouse
645 Grapevine Highway
Hurst, TX, 76054

Click here for video of Education Forum No. 3, September 27, 2018  

Monday, October 1
Bethlehem Baptist Church
1188 W Broad Street
Mansfield, TX, 76063

Click here for video of Education Forum No. 4, October 1, 2018  

Wednesday, October 3
Southwest Subcourthouse
6551 Granbury Road
Fort Worth, TX, 76133

Click here for video of Education Forum No. 5, October 3, 2018

COMMUNITY FORUMS

Moderated by G. K. Maenius, County Administrator, HMA will conduct community forums -- “listening sessions” -- to gain input from the general public, including JPS Network users, on health care needs and future direction of the healthcare delivery system in Tarrant County. We will:

• Introduce the initiative “Long-Range Planning for JPS Health Network” and share early findings;
• Obtain and document community input related to:
  • Tarrant County health, healthcare, and related needs; and
  • the current and future role of the JPS Health Network in the broader delivery system.
• Inform the public of this website where they can obtain further information on the initiative, track progress and deliverables, and ask questions.

Four Community Forums have been scheduled throughout the county for the convenience of interested residents. All forums will begin at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 9
Resource Connection
2300 Circle Drive
Fort Worth, TX, 76119

Click here for video of Community Forum No. 1, November 9, 2016 

Thursday, December 1
Arlington Subcourthouse
700 E. Abram St.
Arlington, TX, 76010

Click here for a video of Community Forum No. 2, December 1, 2016

Wednesday, December 7
Lake Worth Activity Center
7005 Charbonneau Road
Lake Worth, TX, 76135

Click here for a video of Community Forum No. 3, December 7,2016

Tuesday, January 10
Northeast Courthouse
645 Grapevine Highway
Hurst, TX, 76054

Click here for a video of Community Forum No. 4, January 10,2017

FOCUS GROUPS

Facilitated by HMA, the County will conduct two focus groups – small group discussions. These will address health care service access in the JPS Health Network, and current and future health care service needs in the county. Focus group participants will include JPS Health Network users and health care advocates from the community.  

We will recruit participants and conduct focus groups in November 2016.  We will transcribe and analyze the focus group discussions, identify themes as well as individual input. HMA will prepare a report summary for each focus group and an aggregate report of themes across the two focus groups.

STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS

With input from the County and the JPS Health Network, HMA developed a list of dozens of individuals and organizational representatives that have particular insight and investment in the health care delivery system in Tarrant County.

These include the county commissioners and selected county staff, JPS Network board members and selected JPS staff; other elected officials; community health centers, including community behavioral health centers; selected hospital systems, including behavioral health hospitals; nursing homes; health professions training programs; relevant community organizations, coalitions and associations; business and civic organizations; law enforcement; and health foundations. Particular emphasis is placed on individuals representing underserved populations.

HMA will conduct a combination of face-to-face and telephone interviews with these individuals to obtain input into the future direction of the health care delivery system in Tarrant County.