Dr. Dania Baba

Assistant Professor of Healthcare and Business Administration
Business and Professional Studies
Healthcare and Public Health, Project Management
dbaba@umassglobal.edu
949.339.6186

Dr. Dania Baba is an Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration in the School of Business and Professional Studies. Dr. Baba’s career has encompassed academic and professional experience in various aspects of healthcare management, operations, business and strategic planning, talent management, space planning, process improvement and project management. Dania has taught a variety of healthcare management and human resources classes and developed and delivered professional workshops for healthcare leaders in the Middle East. In addition, she has many years of progressive experience in the fields of consulting and healthcare management.

She has assumed multiple leadership roles in the healthcare industry with significant achievements, including national and international consulting assignments. After she served as Chief Operating Officer for the American University of Beirut Medical Center, she has focused for the past 5 years on facility planning and hospital transition planning and activation internationally and across the United States.

Dania received her PhD in Health Services Administration from Walden University, and is certified in Project Management, Human Resources and Compensation, and Lean Six Sigma.

Education History

2007: Ph.D. In Health Services Administration, Walden University, MN

Dissertation: Patient loyalty versus satisfaction: implications for quality and marketing strategies
 

1994: Master Public Health, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

1992: BSc Medical Laboratory Technology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

 


 

Scholarly Activities

2012: 

Co-founder of Evidence-Based Healthcare Management Unit, American University of Beirut
 

2014-2015: 

Developed and delivered workshops for regional healthcare leaders in the Middle East

Professional Experience

[2018-present]: 

Hospital Transition Planning and Activation Consultant, HTS, Inc.
Support transition and activation of hospital across the United States
 

2015-2018: 

Chief Planning and Transition, American University of Beirut
Led the implementation of multiple strategic and business planning projects
 

2011-2015: 

Chief Operation Officer, American University of Beirut Medical Center
Oversaw the operation of a 366-bed academic medical center


 

Education History

2007: Ph.D. In Health Services Administration, Walden University, MN

Dissertation: Patient loyalty versus satisfaction: implications for quality and marketing strategies
 

1994: Master Public Health, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

1992: BSc Medical Laboratory Technology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

 


 

Scholarly Activities

2012: 

Co-founder of Evidence-Based Healthcare Management Unit, American University of Beirut
 

2014-2015: 

Developed and delivered workshops for regional healthcare leaders in the Middle East

Professional Experience

[2018-present]: 

Hospital Transition Planning and Activation Consultant, HTS, Inc.
Support transition and activation of hospital across the United States
 

2015-2018: 

Chief Planning and Transition, American University of Beirut
Led the implementation of multiple strategic and business planning projects
 

2011-2015: 

Chief Operation Officer, American University of Beirut Medical Center
Oversaw the operation of a 366-bed academic medical center


 

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