<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/february/fred-rottnek-catholic-health-award.html" dsn="news"><title>Rottnek Recognized by Catholic Health Association</title><description>Fred Rottnek, M.D., professor of family and community medicine at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, has been named the 2026 winner of the Sister Carol Keehan Award by the Catholic Health Association (CHA). Created in honor of Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, for her work to ensure everyone has access to quality health care, the Sister Carol Keehan Award is given annually to someone who advances the healing mission of Jesus by valiantly advocating for a more equitable and compassionate health system.  </description><image>/-img/-newsfeeds/newsfeed-slu.svg</image><date>02/05/2026</date><tags><tag>Catholic Health Association</tag><tag>Fred Rottnek</tag></tags></item>