Joan Clark

Joan Clark, M.S.N., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., is the Texas Health Resources senior vice president/chief nursing executive. In this role, Clark serves as the senior executive overseeing the practice of nursing, and the standardization and alignment of nursing care through the implementation of evidence-based clinical and managerial standards of practice.                                 

Prior to joining Texas Health in January 2008, Clark served as senior vice president of nursing and patient services at the Washington Hospital Center, a 926-bed tertiary care teaching hospital and flagship of Med Star Health, in Washington, D.C. She also served in leadership positions for hospitals and health care systems in Florida and Georgia.

Clark received her nursing degree from the Montefiore Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pa., and earned a bachelor of science in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph's College in North Windham, Maine. She also earned a master's of science degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Florida and has completed additional post-graduate work offered to nurse executives by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Clark is active in supporting the nursing profession, serving as a member and leader of a number of professional organizations, including the American Organization of Nurse Executives, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Nurses Association.  

Clark has received a number of awards for her leadership in nursing, including the Dorothy Smith Nursing Leadership Award from the University of Florida College of Nursing, Florida Organization of Nurse Executives Nurse Leadership Award and Service Award from the Florida League for Nursing. She has given more than 30 presentations nationwide on a variety of nursing topics. Clark also has been interviewed for articles in a number of nursing publications.