Vice President Operations
UNC Hospitals
Dan came to UNC Hospitals in 1994 as Associate Director of Planning and Program Development focusing on strategic planning, database development and management, facility planning and design, certificate of need/regulatory, business and network development including the establishment of a network of UNC Hospitals - owned and operated community-based physician clinics.
In early 2000, Dan became Administrative Director of Cardiac Services and Wellness where he worked to establish the NC Children’s Heart Center and Meadowmont and NW Cary Wellness Centers. In 2004, he took on additional responsibilities for Environmental Services and Nutrition and Food Services. In 2010 additional support services were added and Dan now serves as Vice President Operations Professional and Support Services. His current areas of responsibility include: Medical Center Facilities Operation and Construction, Nutrition and Food Services, Clinical Dietitians, Supply Chain Services (Central Distribution, Linen, Patient Equipment, Print Shop/Media and Mail Room), Medical Engineering, Environmental Services, Patient Transportation, Guest Services, Discharge Hospitality Center, Service Response Center and Medical Center Telecommunications, Hospitals’ Police, Transportation and Parking. He also had led the Post Graduate Administrative Fellowship program, Summer Administrative Internship program and developed the UNC-CH Health Scholars program in partnership with the Gillings School of Public Health – Health Policy and Administration program.
Prior to coming to UNC Hospitals, Dan completed a two-year post-graduate administrative fellowship program at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System (Baltimore, MD) and worked for Danville Regional Medical Center (Danville, VA) as Director of Planning and Market Research. Before attending graduate school, Dan worked as a Medical Technologist in Clinical Chemistry at The Ohio State University Hospital and Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He has an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University (B.S. in Allied Health - Medical Technology) and a master's degree from The Sloan Graduate Program in Health Policy and Administration at Cornell University (Master of Health Administration).
Dan has been involved in many community activities including working on non-profit boards and committees. Currently, he serves as: President of The Charles House Association Board of Directors; immediate past Chair of The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill Carrboro Board of Directors, helped lead The Chamber’s Campaign for a greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2024 capital campaign, serves on the Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee and Big Bold Ideas Steering Committee.
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