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Carol Keehan, D.C. is a member of the

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. She served as president and CEO of the

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(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

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(Cross for the Church and Pontiff) by

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. For her dedication to "carrying on the healing ministry of

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" she was named one of ''

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'' magazine's

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for 2010. She is a member of the board of trustees at St. John's University in New York.

References

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