Carol Keohane, MS, BSN, RN

Senior Vice President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer South Shore Health

Carol Keohane is Senior Vice President and Chief Quality & Safety Officer at South Shore Health, the largest independent not for profit health system in Southeastern Massachusetts, where she leads system wide efforts to advance quality, safety, patient experience, and continuous improvement. She brings deep expertise in healthcare quality, safety, risk management, and clinical operations, with a proven track record of delivering innovative, cost effective solutions. Ms. Keohane has authored more than 50 peer reviewed publications in leading journals, serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Patient Safety, and is nationally recognized for translating research into actionable strategies—particularly in quality and safety, obstetrics, neonatology, and health IT integration.