Joshua William Smith

Joshua W. Smith, PT, DPT, MBA, FACHE, is a healthcare operations and workforce strategy leader with more than 15 years of experience across hospital and ambulatory settings. He serves as Manager of Rehabilitation Services at Bayhealth Medical Center in Milford, Delaware, where he provides strategic and operational leadership across inpatient, outpatient, and specialty programs. His work focuses on aligning clinical performance, workforce engagement, and financial stewardship to advance sustainable, high-quality outcomes. In addition to his operational leadership, Dr. Smith contributes to healthcare advocacy through his roles as Chief Delegate and Federal Advocacy Liaison for the American Physical Therapy Association. In this capacity, he represents the profession at the state and national levels and leads legislative engagement efforts to advance policies that support access to care, workforce development, and population health. He partners with executive leaders and industry organizat