President, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, and Senior Vice President, Atlantic Health
Trish O'Keefe, PhD, RN, is President, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, and Senior Vice President, Atlantic Health.
Under O'Keefe's leadership, Atlantic Health Morristown was ranked the number one hospital in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report for five consecutive years and is the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America’s ‘50 Best Hospitals’ ten years in a row by Healthgrades. In 2026 it earned recognition as one of the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek, ranking #1 in New Jersey and #53 in the U.S., and was among Becker's Healthcare list of "100 great hospitals in America” in 2025. Atlantic Health Morristown has achieved an “A” hospital safety grade – its highest – 22 consecutive times by Leapfrog. The hospital was also recognized by Fortune 100 Top Hospitals, ranking #2 among major US teaching hospitals, and Money magazine ranked Atlantic Health Morristown the 11th best hospital in the U.S. in 2026.
Atlantic Health Morristown is nationally recognized in cardiology, orthopedics, critical care, pediatrics, oncology, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology – a testament to the quality O’Keefe expects. Trish led the expansions of clinical services and obtaining top ranking services, as well as the prestigious designation as an American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence six consecutive times -- only two percent of U.S. hospitals achieve this honor.
O’Keefe was named on ROI-NJ’s Influencers Power list in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025 as well as ROI-NJ’s 2021 and 2023 Influencers: Women in Business – Health Care list. In 2025 and 2026, she also earned recognition among the NJBIZ Health Care Power list and was named one of Becker’s hospital and health system “CNOs to Know” from 2023 through 2026. O’Keefe has been recognized by St. Elizabeth University as a Community Honoree during their 20th Annual Scholarship celebration and received the 2021 Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Citizen’s Award from the EJI Excellence in Medicine Foundation for her distinguished service in advancing and promoting the health and well-being of the people of NJ. She was also honored with the Leadership Award by Tri-County Scholarship Fund that serves many of the state’s financially disadvantaged children. She was honored by Seton Hall University with the Margaret C. Haley Award for making a significant contribution to healthcare; by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce as a “Woman Who Shines”; received the UMDNJ Dean's Award for Advancing the Profession of Nursing; and the ONE/NJ Nurse Executive of the Year Award and Professional Recognition Award. She is also the recipient of the Mary A. Mulholland Service Award from the Boy Scouts of America and was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award from DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, NJ. She was also recognized by the United Nations as one of 21 Nurses with Global Impact; by Irish America magazine to its Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 list; by the American Cancer Society as a Hero of Hope; and by NJBiz as a 2018 Vanguard Series Leader in Health Care.
She is a noted presenter on topics such as leading through a crisis: COVID-19, redesigning healthcare, empowerment and shared governance models, resiliency in leadership, nursing's role in the Accountable Care Organization (ACO), geriatric care and medication management, and care for the caregiver (achieving Magnet status).
In 2024, O’Keefe was appointed to the New Jersey Hospital Association Board of Trustees where she currently serves as Treasurer and Chairs the NJHA Finance Committee. She is active on several Boards including: Atlantic Health Self Insurance Captive for 10 years; Tri-County Scholarship Foundation; Seton Hall University’s President’s Advisory; NJ Sharing Network and the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, where she was Chair from 2019 through 2021. Previously, she served as Advisory Board Chair of the Salvation Army of Morris County; Board Member of the College of Saint Elizabeth; and Board Member of the Organization of Nurse Executives in New Jersey (ONE/NJ).
In addition to her President role, Trish served as Atlantic Health’s Chief Nurse Executive for several years and is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE); the New Jersey Organization of Nurse Executives (ONE/NJ), serving as Chairperson for two years; Sigma Theta Tau International; and the Honor Society of Nursing. O'Keefe is a certified nurse administrator by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
O’Keefe received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, her Master of Science in Nursing Administration, and received her PhD from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.