Dan Daniels (L), Founder and CEO of Daniels Health, extends a greeting to The Honourable Greg Moriarty, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States (R), during his visit to the firm’s Chicago base.
During the official stop, Australia’s Ambassador received a briefing from Daniels Health leadership and observed a live demonstration of Sharpsmart, the organization’s patented reusable sharps waste containment system.
Shown from left: Chris Elstoft, Australia’s Consul-General based in Chicago; Dan Daniels, Founder and CEO of Daniels Health; and The Honourable Greg Moriarty, Australian Ambassador to the United States, photographed at the Daniels Health US headquarters in Chicago on July 22, 2026.
Visit coincides with the company’s 40th anniversary and over two decades of expansion into a nationwide US healthcare partner and an Australian achievement story
Dan Daniels and his team have built a global company that demonstrates the depth of the relationship between our two countries' business communities and the entrepreneurial spirit of Australians.”— Australian Ambassador Hon. Greg MoriartyCHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, July 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Daniels Health, a comprehensive healthcare waste management provider originally established in Australia in 1986, hosted The Honourable Greg Moriarty, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, at its US headquarters in Chicago earlier today. The visit, coordinated with the Australian Consulate in Chicago, comprised a leadership briefing and a hands-on showcase of Sharpsmart, the business’s exclusive reusable sharps waste containment system designed to shield healthcare workers from needlestick injuries while cutting environmental impact.
This stop formed part of a larger presentation of Australian investment in the Midwest during the Ambassador’s Chicago trip. For Daniels Health, which CEO Dan Daniels launched from his Melbourne garage in 1986 by assembling makeshift PVC waste tubes, the event provided an opportunity to reflect on how far the enterprise has come globally over four decades. The company entered the U.S. market in 2000 and now runs operations across 45 states via 34 operational sites nationwide, supported by a national headquarters in Chicago. Daniels Health currently ranks as the second-largest healthcare waste services provider in the United States, carrying out 452,856 services annually.
“We started this business in Australia with a mission that no healthcare worker should go home with a needlestick injury,” said Dan Daniels, Founder and CEO of Daniels Health. “Having Ambassador Moriarty walk through our US headquarters to help us mark our 40th year in business is a great honor and a poignant reminder of our Australian roots, as we focus on future growth around the world wherever healthcare workers need us.”
"Great to visit Daniels Health to see an Australian business success story in the United States," said Ambassador Greg Moriarty. "Dan Daniels and his team have built a global company that demonstrates the depth of the relationship between our two countries' business communities and the entrepreneurial spirit of Australians everywhere. I look forward to working with all Australian businesses to support their endeavors across the United States."
Today, Daniels Health serves 6,360 active clients across 21,910 service points in the U.S., backed by approximately 1,668 American employees—a workforce that has expanded by roughly 40 people each month over the last year. The visit arrives as the company celebrates its 40th anniversary. Few firms in the medical waste category reach this milestone, and Daniels Health’s journey has been built on a constant mission since Dan Daniels founded the company: making healthcare safer through durable reusable systems rather than single-use products meant for disposal. Internal company data highlights the impact: in 2025 alone, the Sharpsmart system helped avert an estimated 4,450 sharps injuries among healthcare workers.
Daniels Health continues its expansion path, with plans to launch additional U.S. facilities before the close of 2026, adding employment opportunities and treatment capacity to its nationwide network.
About Daniels Health
Daniels Health is a full-service waste vendor with an approach uniquely focused on the healthcare sector, emphasizing the complete lifecycle of medical waste, including waste generation, transport and treatment. Paramount to this approach is a focused consideration on safety, environmental sustainability, regulatory compliance, labor efficiency, infection control and total costs, while minimizing patient disruptions and the clinical continuum of care. Daniels Health offers advanced technology and containment systems that set a new standard for healthcare waste management, aiming to transform processes through educated partnership, elevating quality standards in clinical environments. For more information, visit danielshealth.com.
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