Abstract
Dr. Joan Shinkus Clark is the senior vice president and system chief nursing officer for Texas Health Resources (THR) headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Clark joined the THR leadership team in 2008, assuming overall responsibility for the nursing enterprise across the THR system. THR has 25 acute care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured, or affiliated with the system, representing more than 3,800 licensed beds. THR has more than 21,100 employees at fully owned and operated facilities plus 1,400 employees of consolidated joint ventures and more than 5,500 physicians with active staff privileges. In her system role, Dr. Clark has responsibility for advancing strategic nursing initiatives and represents nursing at the senior executive level. Dr. Clark has also been a member of AONE for 25 years and has served AONE and chapter affiliates in Texas, Florida, and Georgia on numerous committees and in multiple elected positions, including 2 terms: 1 as Region 4 and as Region 7 AONE board director.
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