# Kathy Wallace

> Kathy Wallace is the CEO of LifeCare Hospital of Plano, part of LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas. A registered nurse with roughly 35 years in healthcare and about 18 of them at LifeCare, she rose through clinical and executive roles into the corner office. She is one of an all-female group of CEOs, all trained in critical care, who lead LifeCare's North Texas long-term acute care hospitals. Her focus is on early-intervention and mobilization protocols that shorten recovery times for the most fragile, critically ill patients while cutting readmissions.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at LifeCare Hospital of Plano (LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas)
- **Organizations:** LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas, LifeCare Hospital of Plano, LifeCare Management Services
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's in Nursing Administration, Baylor University
- **Known for:** Rose from bedside registered nurse to CEO of a hospital over a roughly 35-year healthcare career, About 18 years of service at LifeCare across clinical and executive leadership roles, One of an all-female group of CEOs, all critical-care trained, leading LifeCare's North Texas hospitals

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began career as a registered nurse specializing in critical care
- **—** — Joined LifeCare, serving in a variety of clinical and executive leadership roles over roughly 18 years
- **2019** — Named among LifeCare's North Texas hospital CEOs as the company returned to critical-care focus under new ownership; leads the Plano hospital

## Achievements

- Rose from bedside registered nurse to CEO of a hospital over a roughly 35-year healthcare career
- About 18 years of service at LifeCare across clinical and executive leadership roles
- One of an all-female group of CEOs, all critical-care trained, leading LifeCare's North Texas hospitals
- Champion of early-intervention and mobilization protocols aimed at improving outcomes and reducing readmissions for critically ill patients
- Earned a Master's in Nursing Administration from Baylor University

## Latest updates

- **2019-11** — Featured as a LifeCare North Texas hospital CEO as the company announced a return to its critical-care roots under new ownership.

## Links

- Website: https://lifecare.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-wallace-058b4412

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Last updated: 2026-07-16