Carol Keehan
# Carol Keehan

Sister Carol Keehan, D.C. is a member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. She served as president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) from 2005 to 2019.

## Biography

From 2005 to 2019, Keenan served as the ninth president and CEO of CHA, overseeing all activities of the organization. There are 620 hospitals affiliated with CHA.

She was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (Cross for the Church and Pontiff) by Pope Benedict XVI. For her dedication to "carrying on the healing ministry of Jesus Christ" she was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2010.

She is a member of the board of trustees at St. John's University in New York.

