(AUSTIN, Texas – Feb. 27, 2025) – The Texas Hospital Association announced today that Laura Cornelson, MSN, RN, has been named Vice President of Clinical Initiatives. In this new role, Cornelson will oversee the association’s clinical initiatives team and serve as a critical arm of THA’s advocacy policy department.
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Beginning her career in oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center nearly 30 years ago, Cornelson served in various health care leadership roles – most recently as the director of nursing for Integral Care in Austin.
Cornelson spent 10 years as a system nursing practice leader for clinical standards and regulations at Ascension Texas, where she had regional oversight of nursing practice and integrated evidence-based care into policy and workflow processes. There, Cornelson coordinated Magnet/Pathway to Excellence® programs, modernized interdisciplinary professional governance structures and launched a Zero Suicide initiative, which paved the way for safer suicide care throughout the system.
Once the senior director for education development at THA, Cornelson has returned to THA as an exciting addition to the THA clinical team.
About THA
Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state’s hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members’ abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85% of the state’s acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ some 400,000 health care professionals statewide. Learn more about THA at www.tha.org or follow THA on LinkedIn.