Daniel Jones West

Background

West, Daniel Jones was born on September 19, 1949 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Daniel J. and Mildred Elizabeth (Kreiger) W.

Education

Bachelor of Science cum laude, Pennsylvania State University, 1971; Master of Education summa cum laude, Pennsylvania State University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology summa cum laude, Pennsylvania State University, 1982; postgraduate, Montgomery County Community College, 1973; postgraduate, Rutgers University, 1974.

Career

Administrator, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1975-1978; assistant vice president ambulatory services, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1978-1983; administrator, MEDIQ, Inc., Scranton (Pennsylvania) Eastern State Hospital, 1983-1985; president, Chief Executive Officer, HTC Consulting Group, Inc., Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, since 1986; from. Adjunct Professor to assistant professor Graduate School Health Administration, U. Scranton, 1983-1993; chairman, associate professor, U. Scranton, since 1990. Instructor Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill Haven, 1973-1983, University Park, 1974-1975.

Adjunct Professor Wilkes College, 1986. Chief Executive Officer Medi-Group, Inc., Penn HealthCare, Inc., “Artist in Residence” Gallery, Inc., Medical Science Laboratory, Inc., Lackawanna Medical Group, Professional Corporation, Scranton, 1986-1991. Stockholder, partner Penn Health Care, Inc., since 1987, Health Care Support Superior vena cava syndrome, Scranton, since 1993.

Stockholder, board of directors Northeast Women's Diagnostic Center, Scranton, since 1989. Regional director operations HCP Consulting Group, Inc., Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 1990-1995. Moderator First Annual Conference on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Bedford, Pennsylvania, 1977;member of advisory commission to rehabilitation counseling programs Pennsylvania State University, 1983-1993.

Numerous positions State Board of Medicine, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1991-1995-. Member departmental review board for research U. Scranton, since 1991. Medical Scranton Temple residency program institutional review board Mercy Hospital, since 1991.

Member Federation of State Medical Board of the United States, Inc., 1994-1996, member editorial advanced.bd., 1984-1985, voting delegate from Pennsylvania for osteopathic board. Board directors committee committee Midwest Regional Medical Board, 1994-1995. Member task force on health care Economics Development Council Northeast Pennsylvania, 1994-1995.

Visiting professor Trnava U., Slovakia, since 1997, associate professor, since 1998. Visiting professor U. Matej Bel, Slovakia, since 1997. Board directors Robert Charles Zaloga Found.

Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Daniel Jones West has been listed as a noteworthy hospital administrator, consultant, counselor, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman planning and implementation county Schuylkill County Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, State of Pennsylvania, 1973-1974. Member Drug Advisory Task Force, 1973-1974, Task Force Child and Family Resource Development Program, Schuylkill County, 1973-1974, Criminal Justice Sys. Task Force, Schuylkill County, 1975-1976.

Member of advisory board Holy Family Home Health Care Agency, Schuylkill County, 1977-1978, Chairman of the Board education committee, 1977-1978. Board directors St. David's Society Schuylkill and Carbon Counties, 1976-1979, Health Sys. Agency, Northeast Pennsylvania, 1977-1980.

Member institutional review board Cmty. Medical Center, since 1986. Board directors Scranton Counseling Center, since 1990, member long range planning committee and personnel committee.

Board directors Telespond Senior Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., since 1991. Member Diocesan health care committee Diocese of Scranton, 1992-1993. Member steering committee Citizen Advocacy Center, AARP Health Advocacy Superior vena cava syndrome, 1992-1995.

Board directors, vice president Citizen Advocacy Center, Arlington, Virginia, 1994-1995. Member ad hoc commission on children health United Way, 1995-1996. Fellow American Academy Medical Adminstrs.

(editorial committee since 1993, diplomate award 1995), International Academy Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Inc., American College Healthcare Executives (regents advisory board Pennsylvania Area B since 1995, regents award 1997), Federation State Medical Bds. United States, Inc. (editorial committee 1994-1995), College Osteopathic Healthcare Executives (editorial committee since 1991), American College Medical Practice Executives, American College Health Care Administrator, Association Mental Health Adminstrs. (certified, editorial committee since 1992, member fellowship rev.com.).

Member APHA, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Rehabilitation Association, National Rehabilitation Administration Association, American Hospital Association, Medical Group Management Association, American College Healthcare Executives (member regents advisory board since 1995, member career development committee since 1995), Hospital Association Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Association, Pennsylvania Medical Group Management Association Kappa Phi, Iota Alpha Delta.

Connections

Married Linda Jean Werdt, Sep. 18, 1971; children: Jeffrey Bryan, Christopher Jones, Danielle K.

Father:

Daniel J. West

Mother:

Mildred Elizabeth (Kreiger) West

Spouse:

Linda Jean Werdt

child:

Danielle K. West

child:

Christopher Jones West

child:

Jeffrey Bryan West