Congratulations to Sister Carol Keehan, Dr. Herbert Pardes and the family of the late Dr. Philip Lee for the trio being inducted into the Health Care Hall of Fame.
Keehan led the Catholic Medical Association of America, which represents more than 600 member hospitals and 1,600 other care facilities, as president and chief executive officer from 2005 to 2019. She is an advocate. Strong advocate for a more equitable health care system, including advocating for the passage of the Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration.
Pardes was the president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the NewYork-Presbyterian health system from 2000 to 2011, and previously served as the chair of Columbia University’s Department of Physicians and Surgeons and director of the Department of Medicine. Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Pardes, a psychiatrist, has spoken out in favor of mental health and academic medicine. He remains the executive vice president of the NewYork-Presbyterian board of directors.
Lee holds many prominent roles in government, policy, advocacy, and academia. As assistant United States secretary for health and scientific affairs at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Johnson administration, Lee oversaw the implementation of the 1965 act that created Medicare. He died in 2020 at the age of 96.
For more information and to register for the March 19th dinner and awards presentation in Chicago, please visit ModernHealthcare.com/HOFdinner
