WASHINGTON -- Daniel P. McLean has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of The George Washington University Hospital. He replaces Phillip S. Schaengold, J.D. who has resigned to pursue other opportunities after three years in the position.
Since 1997, The George Washington University Hospital has been in partnership with Universal Health Services, Inc. and The George Washington University. UHS owns an 80% interest and manages The George Washington University Hospital. Universal Health Services, Inc. of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania is one of the nation’s largest healthcare management companies.
Dan McLean, most recently, served for three years as Executive Director of McAllen Medical Center, a 490-bed hospital in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and one of 21 acute care hospitals owned by UHS nationwide. Under his leadership, McAllen Medical Center was named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" three years in a row (1997, 1998, and 1999) by HCIA and The Health Network.
Dan McLean is a graduate of United States Air Force Academy and obtained a Masters in Health Care Administration, cum laude, from the University of Houston. With over twenty-three years in healthcare, Dan McLean has held executive positions nationwide including: Chief Executive Officer of Brotman Medical Center in Los Angeles, C.A. from 1994-97, President and Chief Executive Officer of Daniel Freeman Hospitals, Inc. in Los Angeles, C.A. from 1991-1994, Chief Executive Officer of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Valley Hospital Medical Center and Health West Foundation respectively from 1978-1984 and Assistant Administrator, Pasadena Bayshore Hospital from 1975-1978.
"Dan has been with UHS for over 6 years. He is a skilled professional who has been highly successful in his profession" says Alan B. Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President of Universal Health Services, Inc. "Dan McLean will provide the leadership necessary to direct the new state-of-the-art George Washington University Hospital."
The new George Washington University Hospital will open its doors to the public in 2002.
In April 2000, construction began on what will be the first new hospital built in the city in over 20 years. The new $100 million, 371 bed hospital is being constructed across from the existing building on Washington Circle.Dan McLean is currently a Member of The Board of Governors and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Federation of American Healthcare Systems. He is married with two children, ages 30 and 33, who are both physicians. McLean begins his new position as CEO of The George Washington University Hospital on Monday, August 14th.
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