April 12, 2024 - Daniel Parkinson has been appointed as chief executive officer of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston. The hospital is a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital under construction at 2109 Hartford Avenue in Johnston, Rhode Island. The hospital is expected to begin caring for patients this summer.
“As a licensed physical therapist, Daniel brings more than three decades of healthcare experience to his new role with a proven track record in the post-acute, inpatient rehabilitation setting,” said Pat Tuer, president of Encompass Health’s Northeast region. “I am confident that he will continue to facilitate the best patient rehabilitative care experience here at Encompass Health of Johnston.”
Parkinson first joined Encompass Health in 1996 as lead clinician of physical therapy at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Braintree in Massachusetts. Since that time, he has served in numerous clinical and leadership roles at Encompass Health, most recently as business development director at the Braintree hospital. His accomplishments with the Company include the completion of the Developing Future CEO’s program.
Parkinson earned his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Ithaca College in New York, and his master’s degree in business administration from University of Massachusetts Boston.