Karen Murphy, R.N.,

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, is an American

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and healthcare administrator. She previously served as the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor

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and confirmed in May 2015. Prior to that, she served as Pennsylvania Director of the State Innovation Models Initiative and CEO of the Moses Taylor Health System.

Biography

Murphy received a registered nurse diploma from the Scranton State Hospital School of Nursing. She holds a

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from the

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(1991), a

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from

Marywood University Marywood University is a private Catholic university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Established in 1915 by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Marywood currently enrolls more than 2,800 students in a variety of undergraduate, grad ...

, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration from the

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. Murphy worked at Moses Taylor Hospital in

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, for thirty-four years, beginning in 1977, when she was hired by the hospital as a registered nurse. She became president and CEO of Moses Taylor Hospital in 2009. On January 5, 2012, Murphy announced her departure from Moses Taylor, just two days after the $152-million dollar acquisition of Moses Taylor Hospital by a for-profit company, Community Health Systems Inc. She took a temporary, two-month interim leadership position at a new community foundation created by the sale.

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