After an extensive national search, JPS Health Network selected Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi as the Chief Medical Officer. He will be responsible for defining the overall clinical strategy and direction of JPS Health Network in partnership with Acclaim leadership. He will create an environment of collaboration, respect, transparency, accountability, and engagement, fostering opportunities for personal growth and professional excellence, empowering providers and staff at JPS. Dr. Karlapudi will provide medical oversight, direction, and leadership for the organization.
Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi will report directly to Dr. Karen Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of JPS Health Network.
Our sincere congratulations to Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi and JPS Health Network!
Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi is a Physician Leader with over a decade of Executive experience. He joins JPS from PeaceHealth in Vancouver, WA where he was the NW Regional Chief Medical Officer & Patient Safety Officer for Washington and Alaska. He was accountable for St. Joseph Medical Center (250-bed Level II trauma center) and 3 critical access hospitals in AK and WA (KMC, PIMC, and UGMC). The northwest network generates $750M in annual operating revenue. SJMC supports 55K+ ED visits and 2K+ deliveries annually. Dr. Karlapudi has a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, IL. He also received an MBA in Healthcare from OHSU & Portland State University.
JPS Health Network is a $1 Billion, tax-supported health care system for Tarrant County in North Texas. This award-winning network is anchored by John Peter Smith Hospital, which is 582-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 Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Accredited American College of Surgery Cancer Center. JPS has a Level lll Neonatal Intensive Care Center (NICU). 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.
HARTZ Search is a proud partner of JPS Health Network. We look forward to the continued success of both Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi and JPS Health Network!