Sister Kathleen Coughlin

Background

Coughlin, Sister Kathleen was born on July 10, 1941 in St. Louis. Daughter of Thomas Carlyle and Lucille Marie Coughlin.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, 1967. Master of Hospital Administration, St. Louis University, 1972.

Career

Joined Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word, 1960. Director nurses St. Joseph's Hospital, Paris, 1967-1970. Administrative resident Mercy Hospital, Denver, 1971-1972.

Assistant administrator St. Anthony's Hospital, Amarillo, Texas, 1972-1973, administrator, 1973-1979. Director Community and Apostolic Ministry-Provincial Council, St. Louis, 1978-1981. President Spohn Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, since 1981.

Achievements

• Sister Kathleen Coughlin has been listed as a noteworthy hospital administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Incarnate Word Hospital, St. Louis, since 1973, chairman, 1985. Trustee Texas Conference Catholic Health Facilities, 1978-1984, president, 1983. Trustee Mary, Queen and Mother Nursing Home, 1979-1981, Midtown Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation, 1979-1981, Sisters of Charity Health System, since 1984.

Fellow American College Hospital Administrators. Member Catholic Health Association (trustee 1978-1984), Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce (trustee since 1983), Texas Conference Catholic Health Facilities, Texas Hospital Association (trustee since 1984).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis; swimming.

Connections

Father:

Thomas Carlyle Coughlin

Mother:

Lucille Marie Coughlin