Karen Stubbs, RN, BSN, MBA

Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Operating Officer
Baylor Medical Center at Carrollton

Karen Stubbs currently serves in the combined role of Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Baylor Medical Center at Carrollton. She works as a member of the senior executive team and is responsible for all clinical departments, including inpatient units, rehabilitation unit, radiology, pharmacy, laboratory, surgical services and outpatient departments.

Her main focuses as CNO/COO are process improvement, teambuilding, building culture, education and staff development. Stubbs prides herself in providing care and service to the community by promoting the practice of professional quality nursing.

Stubbs has over 20 years of experience in health care. She began working for Baylor Health Care System in 2007 at our Baylor Garland facility. She came to Baylor from Medical Center of Plano where she was the Vice President of Nursing Operations. In this position, Stubbs had hands-on experience with successfully implementing a Magnet structure which resulted in the facility receiving the award of Magnet status. Stubbs has also served as Director of Surgical Services at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center and CNO at CHRISTUS St. John Hospital.

In 2008, Stubbs was recognized by the Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council and Texas Nurses Association District 4 as one of the Great 100 Nurses.

Stubbs received her bachelor’s in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. After receiving her BSN, she worked in the operating room to start her nursing career. Stubbs returned to school to receive her master’s in business administration from the University of Houston Clear Lake.