WELLSVILLE, NY – Jones Memorial Hospital
(JMH) is pleased to announce that Daniel Covel, RN, BSN, is now leading the JMH
nursing team as the Director of Acute Care Nursing.
The challenging environment of COVID-19 highlights Daniel’s
belief in the importance of servant leadership. “Throughout my career, I have
focused on understanding what it means to be a leader in the acute care
setting,” he said. “The challenges that occur naturally within healthcare
combined with the current Covid-19 crisis requires unique approaches for unique
situations to elevate the continued resilience and comradery among staff and
providers.”
Since graduating from St. John Fisher with a BS in Nursing,
the Rochester-native has worked nursing and leadership positions at healthcare
facilities in North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and most recently New York
City. His focus throughout his career has been to understand what it means to be
a leader in the acute care setting. His clinical focus has been in healthcare
service lines and he has held leadership positions in neuroscience, cardiac
nursing, and critical care.
Continuing his career within the highly respected UR
Medicine system is just one of the reasons Daniel and his wife, Jeanette, chose
to move to Wellsville. With family in the Rochester, Buffalo, Dansville, and
Elmira areas, Daniel said the remaining close to nature and having the
opportunity to buy property with an eye toward establishing an equine therapy
center was another consideration. “The opportunity to raise our daughter in a
family-friendly environment also drew us to this area,” he added. Daniel and
Jeanette have a two-year-old daughter, Eliza.
“We are delighted to have someone with Daniel’s experience
joining our leadership team,” said Donna Bliven, Vice President of Patient Care
Services at Jones. “Please join Jones Memorial in welcoming Daniel and his
family to the Wellsville-community.”
