Kim Keene

Chief Executive Officer, St. Bernard Parish Hospital

Kimberly (Kim) Keene is the Chief Executive Officer for St. Bernard Parish Hospital, a facility managed by Ochsner Health System. Keene has more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience and has held various hospital administrative positions in Louisiana, Florida and Pennsylvania. Most recently, Kim served as the Associate Vice President of Clinic Operations – St. Tammany East Market for Ochsner Health System.

Kim is an accomplished Registered Nurse executive with an extensive background gained through progressively responsible leadership experience in a wide range of healthcare settings including large teaching, investor-owned and not-for-profit facilities.

Keene holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Saint Leo University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Jacksonville University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and past president of the Women’s Healthcare Executive Network.