Dr. Ruth Rimmer

Dr. Ruth Rimmer is a Certified Life Care Planner and President & CEO of Care Plans for Life who has devoted more than 32 years to the field of burn and trauma injury. She previously served in leadership roles at the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health as Family Service Director and Director of Psycho/Social and Prevention Research, where she supported survivors and their families throughout rehabilitation while developing research protocols focused on psychosocial recovery and pain management. For more than 21 years, Dr. Rimmer has developed life care plans for individuals with burn, electrical, amputation, and polytrauma injuries. She has published and lectured nationally and internationally, continues to conduct pro bono research, and is a longtime advocate of Phoenix Society, committed to advancing the burn healthcare profession and championing the long-term well-being of burn survivors.