Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Kyle E. Benoit, MHA, FACHE, is executive vice president and chief operating officer at Bayhealth. Joining the organization in January 2025, Benoit has system-wide responsibility for Planning and Business Development, Corporate Support Services, Supply Chain, Outpatient/Ambulatory Services, Service Lines and Campus Operations.
Before being appointed to his current post, he held executive leadership roles at Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee, Illinois, where he served as senior vice president and chief operating officer, vice president of operations and vice president of clinical services. Prior to that, he was director of perioperative services and director of business operations for perioperative services at University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System in Chicago, Illinois.
An inspiring and engaging executive leader, Benoit strives to make a difference for patients and team members while advancing goals in quality, safety, finance and experience. He has been a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives since 2009.
A graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a BS in biology, cum laude, Benoit holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Patients and the community are at the center of Benoit’s commitment to his role. He believes that everyone has the power to create positive experiences for those served. In Illinois, he served as board president for the United Way of Kankakee County and Bishop McNamara Catholic School while also coaching youth recreational soccer and baseball. The Benoit family found a new home in Delaware and are embracing their new community. Happily married to his high school sweetheart, Danielle, he is a proud husband and father to four children. He comes from a large family and carves out time for physical fitness, nutrition, watching sports and reading.
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