Top 25 Women in Healthcare - 2013
Sister Carol Keehan,
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President/CEO, Catholic Health Association
Sister Carol Keehan has been president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association since 2005 She's one of the leading voices in the U.S. advocating for Roman Catholic healthcare, which includes more than 600 hospitals and 1400 long-term care and other facilities nationwide, making it the largest group of not-for-profit health providers in the nation. Keehan, 69, has been a vocal supporter of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, although she has raised concerns over the law's effects on religious liberty.