Who's Who in Health Care: John Dunkin, Executive Director, Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital

John Dunkin is the executive director of the 72-bed AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital Elk Grove Village. The AMITA Health Rehabilitation Hospital has a long-standing partnership with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC).

Dunkin also has operational responsibility for the 16-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center La Grange, as well as three outpatient rehabilitation sites of care and the medical-surgical rehabilitation at both AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village and AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates. Dunkin also oversees the RIC physician practice in Elk Grove Village.

Dunkin was born and raised in New York, but began his career in health care as a physical therapist working for Tenet Health in South Florida. He rose through a steady series of leadership roles with Tenet to become the director of rehabilitation services and director of business relations prior to joining RIC at Alexian Brothers in 2006.

In his time with Alexian Brothers, Dunkin led the AMITA Health Rehabilitation Hospital through two bed expansions, achieved the Gold Standard for Stroke Rehabilitation through the Joint Commission, established multiple outpatient rehabilitation specialty programs, served as chairman of the AMITA Health Innovation Council and has championed high quality, cost effective post-acute physical rehabilitation.

Dunkin holds a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences and a Master's degree in Physical Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Illinois Physical Therapy Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives.