JERSEY CITY — CarePoint Healthcare announced the appointment of W. Peter Daniels as executive vice president and system chief operating officer. In this senior leadership role, Daniels will supervise the overall system operations at CarePoint Health including all three hospitals (in Hoboken, Bayonne, and Jersey City), out-patient facilities and physician offices. He brings over 30 years of experience in hospital administration and management to the system.
“We could not be more excited for Peter to join us,” said CarePoint Health Chief Executive Officer Dennis Kelly. “His wide range of experience and depth of knowledge will allow him to hit the ground running as we continue to invest in our people and infrastructure to better serve our communities for decades to come.”
Daniels joins the leadership team along with Kirat Kharode, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, who joined CarePoint Health from Jersey City Medical Center this spring. In this role, Kharode has been charged with developing a direction for organizational growth and ensuring that CarePoint Health continues to meet the needs of the community.
“Kirat is one of the rising stars in healthcare in our region and we are excited to have him as part of our leadership team,” said Kelly. “He will allow us to focus on providing the right care at the right time in the right setting for the patients we serve.”
Prior to joining CarePoint Health, W. Peter Daniels was Chief Operating Officer of Hospital Services at Cook County Health and Hospital System, a large and complex health care system in Illinois. Throughout his career, Daniels has not only led several high profile projects, he’s held numerous senior leadership positions at major New York/Metropolitan area health care systems including as president of Ocean Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health System in New Jersey.
Daniels received a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of Notre Dame, a master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialty in finance and quantitative analysis from Long Island University and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was a co-founder of a telecommunications company, has co-authored several professional publications, and has taught graduate students in business administration at Mercy College in New York, and a course in public health at Elmhurst College in Illinois. He has lectured extensively, has served on numerous boards and has been an active participant in many community activities, including as a volunteer for the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and Boy Scouts of America.
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