MEMPHIS, TENN –Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis recently appointed Lisa Wallace as the hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer.

Wallace comes to Saint Francis-Memphis from National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she served first as the Interim CNO and then as the CNO. Prior to that, she was the Associate CNO at Parkridge East Medical Center, part of a five-hospital system in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before going on to serve as the CNO at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, Georgia. Earlier in her career, Wallace held various nurse leadership roles at Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida, where she was responsible for multiple departments, including the orthopedic, bariatric, neurosurgery, and women’s service lines.

“Lisa is a highly accomplished hospital nursing leader with almost 25 years of experience in successfully taking on challenging leadership roles and responsibilities,” said Scott Smith, Market CEO for Tenet’s Healthcare’s Memphis market and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis. “She brings a proven track record throughout her career of achieving improvements in quality of patient care measures and employee satisfaction, retention, and engagement rates. She will be a great asset to Saint Francis-Memphis.”

Wallace earned her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing at the University of Central Florida and her Master’s degree in Nursing at the Research College of Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri. She also holds a Doctor of Nursing practice degree from the University of Central Florida. Wallace is credentialed as a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) and is Nurse Executive-Board Certified (NE-BC). She is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the American Nurses Association, the National Patient Safety Organization/IHI and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, in which she has been a long-term member and held several state board positions.

To learn more about Saint Francis-Memphis, please visit saintfrancishosp.com.

About Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis

Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis is a 479-bed full-service hospital located at 5959 Park Avenue in Memphis, Tenn. Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis is the first hospital in Tennessee to achieve accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery. Offering a wide array of medical services, Saint Francis is noted for its many Centers of Excellence, including its Center for Surgical Weight Loss, Joint & Spine Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Chest Pain Emergency Center, and Surgical Services including its Center for Robotic Surgery, Diabetes Center, and Cancer Center. The hospital has been recognized for excellence of care by United Healthcare, CIGNA, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Aetna. Saint Francis Hospital serves as an academic training site for University of Tennessee Surgical, Family Practice, and Psychiatric Residents. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about Saint Francis Hospital, please visit www.SaintFrancisHosp.com.