Healthcare Executive Daniel Blum Joins Phelps Memorial Hospital as Senior VP

Daniel Blum

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SLEEPY HOLLOW, New York – Healthcare executive Daniel Blum of Chappaqua has been appointed senior vice president at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center. In this capacity, he reports to Phelps President and CEO Keith Safian and is responsible for physician practices, strategic planning and ancillary services. Prior to joining Phelps, Blum served for five years as a senior vice president at White Plains Hospital Center, where he was responsible for business and programmatic development.

Blum has been involved in the healthcare field since 1986, when he started out as a paramedic, educator and EMS supervisor at several Manhattan hospitals. He then moved up into management positions, serving as associate director of emergency services at New York Downtown Hospital, evening administrator at Saint Vincent’s Hospital, and emergency manager at Phelps Hospital from 1998-2000.

From 2000-2004, Blum was vice president of operations for Stellaris Health Network, the not-for-profit parent corporation for four Westchester community hospitals (Lawrence Hospital Center, Northern Westchester Hospital, Phelps Memorial Hospital, and White Plains Hospital Center) and several other subsidiaries.

Blum holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in healthcare administration, both from New York University. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a participant on the NYS Department of Health Emergency Medical Council and chairman of Westchester Regional EMS Council.

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center is a 235-bed community hospital with 450 medical staff, representing 34 clinical specialties. Phelps is the exclusive Westchester satellite for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a clinical affiliate of Mount Sinai Hospital www.phelpshospital.org.