Care New England Leadership

Dennis D. Keefe
President and CEO of Care New England

Dennis D. Keefe is president and Chief Executive Officer of Care New England, a Rhode Island health care system comprised of Butler, Kent and Women & Infants hospitals, VNA of Care New England, its affiliate, HealthTouch, Inc., and the Care New England Wellness Center.

Mr. Keefe comes to Care New England from the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), the only public health care system in Massachusetts, where he has served in a variety of capacities since 2000, including its chief executive officer since 2002. Prior to 2000, he worked as an administrator for Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Cambridge Hospital and Marlborough Hospital.

Mr. Keefe earned a bachelor of science degree in health sciences summa cum laude from Northeastern University, and a master’s of business administration in business/healthcare administration, also from Northeastern. He is a clinical instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a lecturer at Harvard School of Public Health, Tufts School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health and Northeastern University. He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies.

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