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HARTZ Search Announces the Placement of the Chief Nursing Officer at JPS Health Network – Dr. Dina Dent

(Aug. 24, 2020) After an extensive national search, Dr. Dent was selected to lead the day to day Nursing for JPS Health Network, a 578-bed, national award winning, Public Safety-Net hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Our sincere congratulations to Dr. Dina Dent and JPS Health Network.

Dr. Dina Dent is currently the VP Nursing & System Patient Experience Lead at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA and will be joining JPS Health Network on September 28th, 2020. Dr. Dent is a Nurse Executive with 23 years’ experience in broad administrative, operations, lean methodology and clinical experience. Her experience includes Public Safety-Net, large Academic Medical Centers and Community hospitals. She has led strategic business planning to drive organizational success and achieve goals through a demonstrated expertise by developing and implementing facility safety policies and procedures while maintaining compliance with regulatory guidelines. Her results-driven style coupled with exceptional administrative, operational, and business acumen to achieve extraordinary results will be an invaluable resource to the staff and patients of JPS Health Network. Dr. Dent has proven experience in leading initiatives to enhance productivity while capturing cost reduction, maintaining quality, and attaining positive patient outcomes.

Dr. Dina Dent has a Doctor of Nursing Practice, a Master of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing to compliment her extensive career of leading multi-disciplinary teams and driving excellent clinical outcomes.

JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported health care system for Tarrant County in North Texas. This is award winning network anchored by John Peter Smith Hospital, which is a 578-bed acute care in Fort Worth, Texas. JPS has the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Tarrant County and the county’s only psychiatric emergency services site. JPS is also a certified Chest Pain Center, Certified Primary Stroke Center and an Accredited American College of Surgery Cancer Center. JPS has a Level lll Neonatal Intensive Care Center (NICU). JPS Health Network was named the best hospital in the United States in 2020, according to a new hospital evaluating system unveiled by Washington Monthly Magazine. Ranking near the top of every category, it out-scored the most prestigious healthcare organizations in America.

HARTZ Search is a proud partner of JPS Health Network! The Chief Nursing Officer search was Co-Led by Mike Hartz – CEO and Carol Maxwell – Managing Director.