1199SEIU
Headquarters: Manhattan
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Kimberly Wessels
Overview
1199SEIU is the largest union of healthcare workers in the nation, representing some 450,000 caregivers across the East Coast, including 250,000 in New York state. By exercising our collective power as workers, organizing across the entire healthcare system and building a robust member-driven political program, 1199SEIU members have achieved the highest job standards in the industry while playing a critical role advancing standards for quality care, defending healthcare funding and leading on causes for social and economic justice.
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1199SEIU is a democratic organization of, by and for its members. Since our founding by a group of pharmacists in 1932, our union has believed that all healthcare workers – nurses, housekeepers, dietary aides, personal care assistants, homecare and nursing home workers, professional and technical workers, and caregivers of all titles and backgrounds – play a critical role in the delivery of care and deserve a union voice on the job. Our success in raising standards and improving lives for generations of caregivers, patients and families is rooted in movement-building and empowering workers to lead.
AHRC New York City
Headquarters: Manhattan
AHRC New York City
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AHRC New York City
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AHRC New York City supports New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, across the five boroughs. We provide education, employment, residential, clinical and community-based services – creating opportunities for people with IDD from early childhood to adulthood. For 77 years, we have advocated for people with IDD to lead full and equitable lives.
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Our work is rooted in a shared sense of humanity and community. We embrace the unique strengths and needs of each person by offering individualized supports that promote dignity, connection, belonging and independence. By celebrating the power of difference, we remain committed to building an inclusive world where every person with IDD is valued and respected.
Albany Med Health System
Headquarters: Albany
Albany Med Health System
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Albany Med Health System
Overview
Albany Med Health System is the largest not-for-profit and only academic health system serving northeastern New York and western New England. It includes Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Albany Med Health System Visiting Nurses. Albany Med Health System has 1,520 hospital beds, more than 900 physicians, 125 outpatient locations and the region’s only medical college, Level 1 trauma center and children’s hospital. The system is the region’s largest private employer, and patients turn to it for care more than 3 million times each year.
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Albany Med Health System is the first choice for patient experience, quality and clinical excellence by delivering accessible, collaborative and trusted care, advancing discovery and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals. Built on the strengths of each member institution, the system combines trusted community-based care and access to the most advanced medical and surgical services from the Mid-Hudson Valley to the North Country.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Headquarters: Manhattan
Overview
Serving New Yorkers for over 90 years, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP is on a mission to materially and measurably improve the health of New Yorkers. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP is the trade name of Anthem HP LLC. Independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies Inc., serving residents and businesses in the 17 eastern and southeastern counties of New York state.
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In New York, members have access to a broad network of providers, including value-based care physicians focused on coordinated, high-quality care. The Sydney Health app helps members find providers, compare costs and access personalized support, while dedicated care teams coordinate care across settings. More than 716,000 value-based care providers nationwide and over 2 million doctors and hospitals help ensure access to quality care. Programs such as personalized provider matching, virtual care and proactive gap closure efforts improve outcomes while helping control healthcare costs.
ArchCare
Headquarters: Manhattan
ArchCare
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Nathalie Pardo
Overview
ArchCare is the continuing care community of the Archdiocese of New York and one of the nation’s largest Catholic healthcare systems. More than 4,000 employees serve more than 5,000 people of all faiths each day through home- and community-based services, including home care and all-inclusive care for older adults (PACE), as well as residential and facility-based programs, including skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, end-of-life care and specialized care. Its mission is to provide innovative, holistic healthcare inspired by Catholic faith.
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ArchCare’s effectiveness comes from meeting people across a full continuum of need, with care that can adapt as life and health circumstances change. Families are not left to navigate each stage alone; care teams coordinate around the person, the family and the next right level of support. This connected model helps reduce gaps in care, supports smoother transitions and addresses medical, social, emotional and spiritual needs with consistency and accountability.
Auburn Community Hospital
Headquarters: Auburn
Auburn Community Hospital
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Marissa Smithler
Overview
Auburn Community Hospital is a 99-bed Sole Community Hospital and safety net hospital. ACH delivers high-quality, low-cost care to a mostly rural population. No patient is ever turned away due to inability to pay. Our mission is to provide compassionate, quality care and improve the health of our community. A full array of inpatient and outpatient services are available to the 80,000 residents of Cayuga County and beyond. With a “B” Leapfrog rating, ACH puts patient care and safety at the forefront of our work each day.
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Auburn Community Hospital, Auburn Memorial Medical Services and Finger Lakes Center for Living are owned and operated by Auburn Community Hospital. This allows for broad access to a continuum of quality services throughout a patient’s life. Auburn Community Hospital works collaboratively with larger clinical partners to deliver outstanding services not always found in rural areas, such as comprehensive cancer care and cardiac catheterization services. At Auburn Community Hospital, we provide complete care right here at home.
Burke Rehabilitation
Headquarters: White Plains
Burke Rehabilitation
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John Abbot Photography
Overview
Burke Rehabilitation is a nationally recognized and accredited not-for-profit healthcare organization specializing in advanced rehabilitation medicine, pioneering research and graduate medical education excellence. The Burke mission is to provide the highest-quality medical care and rehabilitation services to ensure that each patient achieves the maximum functional recovery from illness, injury or disability. Based in White Plains, New York, Burke offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services at its hospital, Outpatient Physician Practice and 15 outpatient therapy locations throughout the Bronx, Westchester County and the Hudson Valley.
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The effectiveness of Burke Rehabilitation is driven by its award-winning, integrated, patient-centered approach to care across the rehabilitative continuum. Multidisciplinary teams specialize in complex medical conditions, i.e. stroke, brain and spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions, combining clinical expertise with research to deliver superior evidence-based care. Burke is also rooted in its employee-chosen values of compassion, accountability, respect, exceeding expectations and service excellence, fostering a culture of engagement. “The Burke Advantage” translates these values into measurable behaviors at every touchpoint, driving strong patient satisfaction, high-quality outcomes and a legacy of excellence.
CAIPA
Headquarters: Manhattan
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CAIPA
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The Coalition of Asian-American IPA is one of the most successful independent practice associations in the country, representing over 1,500 physician members and affiliates. CAIPA is committed to uniting top independent healthcare professionals to deliver quality patient care in the most cost-effective manner to over 500,000 underserved people throughout the metro New York area.
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CAIPA is committed to helping providers navigate our complex healthcare system by equipping independent physicians with the resources and infrastructure needed to succeed in a value-based environment. Through this approach, CAIPA delivers practical, scalable solutions that sustain community-based care. Through partnerships with health plans and hospitals, CAIPA leverages analytics to generate actionable insights that drive improved quality outcomes. CAIPA also expands access to in-language services to ensure culturally appropriate care while prioritizing preventive care through free education and outreach programs. By closing gaps in communication and access, CAIPA streamlines patient navigation, helping achieve consistently low admission and readmission rates.
CaringKind
Headquarters: Manhattan
CaringKind
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Cade Curran
Overview
CaringKind is New York City’s leading expert in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia caregiving. Our mission is to create, deliver and promote comprehensive and compassionate care and support services for individuals and families affected by dementia. CaringKind serves thousands of New Yorkers annually through individualized care planning, support groups, educational programs, professional trainings, crisis support and community outreach initiatives. We work closely with healthcare systems and community partners to advance brain health, improve dementia care and support family caregivers across diverse populations. CaringKind is headquartered in Manhattan and serves communities throughout New York and on Long Island.
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CaringKind’s effectiveness is rooted in its comprehensive, person-centered approach to brain health, dementia care and caregiving support. The organization provides individualized care planning, evidence-based programs and culturally responsive services that support individuals and families across the continuum of dementia. Through direct services, education, professional training and community partnerships, CaringKind helps families feel more prepared, supported and confident while improving quality of life for caregivers and persons living with dementia. Strong collaborations with healthcare providers and community organizations strengthen care coordination, expand access to essential resources and advance best practices in dementia care and brain health education.
Community Health Care Association of New York State
Headquarters: Manhattan
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CHCANYS
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The Community Health Care Association of New York State is the statewide membership association representing New York’s nearly 80 community health center organizations. Those organizations operate more than 900 sites and provide care to 2.5 million patients each year. CHCANYS supports health centers in every region of the state through our advocacy work and by providing training and technical assistance in areas including clinical quality, emergency management, data and technology, workforce development, compliance and operations. Our mission is to champion community health centers and strengthen their ability to provide high-quality, comprehensive, affordable care to all New Yorkers.
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CHCANYS brings together the diverse voices of New York’s community health centers and distills their needs into clear action priorities. Our board and membership include health center leaders from every region of the state, giving us direct insight into the challenges facing providers and patients in rural and urban communities. We pair that perspective with strong relationships across state government, the Legislature, agencies and partner organizations to advocate for policies and resources that strengthen the healthcare safety net for CHCs and their patients, ensuring the needs of 1 in every 8 New Yorkers are met.
East Harlem Council for Human Services
Headquarters: Manhattan
East Harlem Council for Human Services
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EHCHS Inc.
Overview
The East Harlem Council for Human Services was established in 1965 through the grassroots efforts of East Harlem residents who were fighting for adequate living conditions and their struggle to provide crucially needed services to their community. Over the next 60 years, the Council developed various programs to address the community challenges. These programs include bilingual Head Start, the Boriken Neighborhood Health Center, a federally qualified health center, school-based health centers and a senior nutrition program. Our mission is to offer high-quality, comprehensive, community-based, fully bilingual health and human services to the residents of East Harlem and reflect the sociocultural fabric of El Barrio.
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Throughout all our programs, we serve tens of thousands of people and do not allow cost to be a factor. Each of our programs works with families to ensure access regardless of any factor. Not only do we provide direct services, but we also have many partners and serve as a resource for the families we work with, helping to address all their needs. We call this “whole person care.”
Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
Headquarters: Yonkers
Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
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Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
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For nearly 40 years, Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center has been a visionary leader in transforming the lives of children and young adults with some of the most complex medical conditions imaginable, including genetic disorders, traumatic injuries and congenital, neurological, neuromuscular and childhood diseases. We provide 169 young people with the highest-quality medical, special education and rehabilitative services. By also providing social, recreational, spiritual and palliative care programs, we’re able to create a nurturing home for our residents and offer their families support and true peace of mind.
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Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center is the largest post-acute, specialty care center for children in the U.S. and a home for the most ventilator-dependent children. Our goal is for every young person in our care to achieve the highest possible quality of life and to flourish surrounded by their peers, family and caregivers. What sets us apart is not only our state-of-the-art facilities and expert delivery of services, but our deeply ingrained ethos of resident- and family-focused care. It is this holistic approach built on tenderness and respect that, combined with our advanced clinical expertise, makes Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center unique.
EmblemHealth
Headquarters: Manhattan
EmblemHealth
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Donna Alberico, EmblemHealth
Overview
EmblemHealth is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health insurers, serving members across New York’s diverse communities with a full range of commercial and government-sponsored health plans for employers, individuals and families. With a commitment to value-based care, EmblemHealth partners with top hospitals and doctors, including its AdvantageCare Physicians, to deliver quality, affordable, convenient care. At over a dozen EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care locations, members and nonmembers can receive community-based health and wellness guidance and resources.
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EmblemHealth recognizes that health is impacted by clinical and social factors like food, housing and social connection. Our unique structure connects coverage, care and community-based support, helping people access preventive care, manage chronic conditions and address social needs that pose barriers to better health. As a not-for-profit health plan with deep roots in New York, our guiding principle remains delivering affordable coverage, high-quality care and personalized support designed around the needs of the members and communities we serve.
Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center
Headquarters: Manhattan
Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center
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Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center
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The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center is one of Harlem’s largest community-based behavioral health organizations, serving more than 5,000 individuals annually across New York City. Bowen provides a broad continuum of care that includes mental health services, addiction treatment, care management, early childhood programs, school-based counseling and community recovery support services. The organization also distributes more than 100,000 food pantry packages each year to individuals and families in need through its food pantry. Our mission is rooted in delivering compassionate, culturally responsive, patient-centered care that strengthens individuals, families and communities while expanding access to essential health and supportive services.
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Our organization is committed to treating the whole person, not just a diagnosis. For more than four decades, the Bowen Center has provided culturally responsive mental healthcare, addiction treatment, supportive housing, care management and essential services like food access and benefits assistance. By serving individuals across the lifespan, from infants to seniors, Bowen has built deep trust throughout New York City, helping reduce stigma surrounding behavioral health. Our integrated, community-based approach addresses both clinical needs and everyday challenges, helping individuals achieve stability, recovery, independence and long-term wellness through compassionate, patient-centered care and support.
Episcopal Health Services
Headquarters: Queens
Episcopal Health Services
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Episcopal Health Services
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Episcopal Health Services is a health system in Queens, New York, serving the Rockaway Peninsula and surrounding communities with diagnostic, inpatient, outpatient, emergency and preventive care for diverse populations of all faiths. Its flagship hospital, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, is Joint Commission-accredited, New York state Department of Health-approved and recognized for Gold Plus stroke and heart failure care and has a Baby-Friendly designation. EHS is a teaching hospital, training 180+ residents across 10 accredited programs. EHS also provides extensive community outreach, including screenings, education, counseling and Mobile Health Unit services to improve regional health outcomes overall.
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EHS is deeply integrated into the fabric of the Rockaway Peninsula and Five Towns communities. Their feedback and our Community Health Needs Assessment drives future strategic initiatives. A great example of this is the Labor and Delivery Suite, which opened in August 2025, and the primary care and multispecialty practice at The Walsh Ambulatory Pavilion that opened in May 2026. This new facility also includes the comprehensive EHS Cancer Center and new endoscopy center. Among other accolades, EHS is ranked among the Top Workplaces by City & State.
Erie County Medical Center Corp.
Headquarters: Buffalo
Erie County Medical Center Corp.
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation
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The Erie County Medical Center Corp. is a New York state public benefit corporation and since 2004 has included an advanced academic medical center with 573 inpatient beds, on- and off-campus health centers, more than 30 outpatient specialty care services and Terrace View, a 390-bed long-term care facility. ECMC is Western New York’s only Level 1 adult trauma center, as well as a regional center for burn care, behavioral health services, transplantation, medical oncology, and head and neck cancer care and rehabilitation. It is a major teaching facility for the University at Buffalo.
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Over the course of its 108-year history, ECMC has earned a reputation for delivering high-quality healthcare services to the residents of Buffalo and Western New York, routinely verified and acknowledged by national third-party entities such as CMS, the Joint Commission, UNOS and the American College of Surgeons. We are proud of our status as the only Level 1 adult trauma center in our region, as well as housing the region’s only burn center and centers of excellence in behavioral health, transplantation and kidney care, orthopedics and cancer care.
Greater Mental Health of New York
Headquarters: Tarrytown
Greater Mental Health of New York
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Greater Mental Health of New York
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Greater Mental Health of New York is a nonprofit healthcare organization reaching more than 15,000 adults and children across Westchester and Rockland counties each year, providing comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services and education to individuals facing some of the most complex clinical and social challenges. Celebrating its 80th year of caring for its community, Greater Mental Health of New York offers a wide array of behavioral health and substance use treatment services to support people of all ages as they navigate their unique recovery journey.
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Greater Mental Health of New York transforms lives and strengthens communities through direct care, education and advocacy. More than half of the organization’s services take place in homes, schools and other community spaces. By creating affordable and equitable care, Greater Mental Health of New York addresses systemic issues that have historically created barriers to care for many communities.
HealthEfficient
Headquarters: Albany
HealthEfficient
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HealthEfficient
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HealthEfficient is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening community health centers and advancing access to high-quality care through technology-enabled innovation. As the nation’s second largest HRSA-funded Health Center Controlled Network, HealthEfficient supports more than 65 health centers across 13 states, the District of Columbia and the Pacific Islands. HealthEfficient partners with healthcare providers to improve clinical outcomes, optimize operations, modernize health IT infrastructure and build sustainable models for value-based, patient-centered care.
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HealthEfficient combines deep subject matter expertise with hands-on implementation services inside community health centers nationwide. For more than 15 years, HealthEfficient has helped health centers improve quality performance, strengthen operations, advance population health strategies, optimize revenue cycle workflows and modernize health information technology systems. What sets HealthEfficient apart is its practical, operational expertise combined with strategic guidance. We approach partners with health center teams to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements rather than one-size-fits-all consulting recommendations. HealthEfficient’s national reach, trusted reputation and front-line experience allow us to translate complex transformation ideas into real-world results.
Independent Drivers Guild
Headquarters: Queens
Independent Drivers Guild
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Independent Drivers Guild
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The Independent Drivers Guild is the nation’s largest rideshare driver organization, representing 400,000 drivers, including over 100,000 in New York state. The Drivers Guild has led the nation in advancing protections and benefits for rideshare drivers through New York’s groundbreaking Black Car Fund, including free counseling, vision, dental and health clinic visits. Our Worker Healthy Living Program helps address chronic diseases that disproportionately impact drivers. IDG has won increased restroom access and policies that put billions of dollars in drivers’ pockets, including the nation’s first livable minimum wage for rideshare workers. IDG is a nonprofit affiliate of the IAM Union.
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When a mental health crisis among New York’s for-hire vehicle drivers led to an epidemic of driver suicides across the city a few years ago, we knew we had to act. In response, the Independent Drivers Guild and our partner The Black Car Fund launched our Mental Health and Wellness Program for New York’s for-hire vehicle drivers. This innovative program destigmatizes mental healthcare and takes a holistic approach to wellness. Our multilingual team of licensed counselors provide free counseling, community outreach, case management services and classes to address and prevent crisis situations.
Institute for Community Living
Headquarters: Manhattan
Institute for Community Living
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Institute for Community Living
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The Institute for Community Living helps New Yorkers with behavioral health challenges live healthy, fulfilling lives through comprehensive, whole health services. With 140 programs across the five boroughs, ICL serves more than 11,000 people each year, providing housing, healthcare, recovery supports and mental healthcare for those with the most complex needs. Guided by a trauma-informed approach, ICL meets people where they are and partners with them to achieve their goals for wellness, stability and long-term recovery.
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ICL’s services are effective because of our whole health approach, integrating housing, healthcare and behavioral health to promote long-term stability. Behavioral health needs are complex and intertwined with many root issues, such as homelessness, food scarcity, unemployment and chronic health challenges. People get better with ICL because our approach addresses all aspects of well-being and reduces health disparities. ICL meets individuals from the streets to supportive or permanent housing, ensuring seamless, trauma-informed care.
JASA
Headquarters: Manhattan
JASA
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Eden Clark, JASA Communications
Overview
JASA is the go-to agency serving older adults in New York City, providing critical services to over 40,000 people annually. Founded 50+ years ago, JASA is a leading expert and innovator in aging services that recognizes the diversity among the aging population and honors older adults as vital members of society. JASA also serves as a critical bridge between social care and healthcare services, recognizing that older adults achieve the best outcomes when medical, behavioral and social needs are addressed in an integrated and person-centered way.
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JASA’s programs bridge health and social care through strong partnerships with hospitals and health plans, allowing for coordinated, person-centered support that meets the evolving needs of older adults. Programs including transitional care, medication adherence, palliative care, caregiver support and care gap closure have demonstrated reductions in hospital readmissions and improvements in medication adherence and health outcomes. Programs are led by multilingual international medical graduates and social workers to provide culturally responsive support that helps older adults remain healthier and more independent in their communities.
Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
Headquarters: Queens
Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
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Darryl Madison
Overview
The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center is a federally qualified health center committed to expanding access to high-quality, compassionate healthcare for all. For nearly 40 years, JPAFHC has served Southeast Queens and Red Hook, Brooklyn, through a comprehensive, patient-centered model of care that includes primary care, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health, dental care, specialty services, pharmacy and laboratory services. Our mission is to improve health outcomes, advance health equity and strengthen the communities we serve.
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JPAFHC’s effectiveness is rooted in our commitment to accessible, compassionate and community-centered care for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Through an integrated model of care, we treat the whole patient by combining primary care, behavioral health, dental, specialty, pharmacy and supportive services close to home. Our focus on prevention, chronic disease management, health equity and initiatives like our Food for Medicine program helps improve health outcomes and strengthen the well-being of the communities we serve.
La Casa de Salud
Headquarters: Bronx
La Casa de Salud
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Acacia Network
Overview
La Casa de Salud is a Bronx-based, bilingual network of community health centers dedicated to improving health outcomes in underserved communities across New York City. Since 1998, La Casa de Salud has provided integrated, trauma-informed care for patients of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay. Services include primary care, behavioral health, preventive services, women’s health, immunizations and chronic disease management. La Casa de Salud’s mission is to expand access to equitable, community-based healthcare and close long-standing gaps that prevent people from getting the services they need.
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La Casa de Salud’s effectiveness is driven by its fully integrated, trauma-informed model of care and deep roots in the Bronx community. By combining primary care, behavioral health, dental services and specialties, the organization addresses the whole person while reducing barriers to access. It excels in managing chronic conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, HIV and substance use disorders. Its bilingual, culturally competent approach, focus on prevention and commitment to continuity of care fosters trust and delivers measurable improvements in health outcomes.
MetroPlusHealth
Headquarters: Manhattan
MetroPlus Health
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Melody Cao, MetroPlusHealth
Overview
MetroPlusHealth, a wholly owned subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals, has delivered affordable, quality healthcare to New Yorkers for over 40 years. Serving nearly 700,000 members, the plan is a leader in addressing social determinants of health and the only New York state plan dedicated to ensuring access to food, housing and transportation. Its extensive network includes tens of thousands of providers and more than 40 hospitals and urgent care centers, including NYC Health + Hospitals, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, CityMD, Montefiore, LabCorp, Lenox Hill Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Hospital for Special Surgery and more.
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MetroPlusHealth’s services are effective because they combine accessible, high-quality care with attention to social determinants of health. MetroPlusHealth is closely connected to the communities it serves, enabling culturally responsive care. Its broad provider network ensures strong access, while its focus on affordability and support for needs like food, housing and transportation helps remove barriers. This whole-person, member-centered approach leads to better engagement and improved health outcomes.
MJHS Health System
Headquarters: Manhattan
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MJHS Health System
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Founded in 1907 by the visionary “Four Brooklyn Ladies,” MJHS Health System has a storied history of delivering compassionate, high-quality care to vulnerable members of the community. Grounded in its core values of compassion, dignity and respect, the mission-driven not-for-profit has grown into one of the state’s most trusted healthcare providers. Today, MJHS offers an exceptional continuum of care that meets patients, residents and families wherever they are on their healthcare journeys, including home care, hospice and palliative care, centers for rehabilitation and nursing care, and an Institute for Innovation that’s dedicated to improving patient care and outcomes.
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MJHS offers an exceptional continuum of care that meets its patients and residents wherever they are on their healthcare journeys. What truly distinguishes MJHS is its unwavering commitment to caring for, supporting and guiding its patients, residents and their families. This commitment is demonstrated through repeated honors, including being the first in New York City to earn, and then maintain Level 5 status in the We Honor Veterans program, Gold Seal accreditations from the Joint Commission, Platinum level certification with SAGECare and leadership development awards. By combining innovation with human connection, MJHS sets the standard for outstanding care.
Montefiore Einstein
Headquarters: Bronx
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Montefiore Einstein
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Montefiore Einstein is an integrated academic health system serving communities across the Bronx, Westchester and the Hudson Valley. Anchored by Montefiore Health System and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the organization delivers primary, specialty, behavioral health and advanced tertiary care through a network of hospitals, outpatient centers and community-based programs. Guided by a mission to improve health equity and expand access to high-quality care, Montefiore Einstein combines leading-edge research, medical education and compassionate patient care to address the region’s most pressing healthcare challenges.
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Montefiore Einstein’s effectiveness is rooted in its community-centered approach to care delivery, innovation and collaboration. The organization continues to expand access through initiatives such as a new inpatient psychiatric center for youth, partnerships that strengthen coordinated care and workforce investments that enhance patient outcomes. Its nationally recognized Community Health Worker Institute connects thousands of households to essential resources while addressing social determinants of health. By integrating clinical excellence with community-based support, Montefiore Einstein delivers comprehensive care that improves outcomes across the communities it serves.
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center
Headquarters: Queens
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center
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Kam Ng
Overview
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center is one of New York state’s largest and most respected community mental health organizations. For more than 50 years, NYPCC has been dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality behavioral healthcare to underserved communities across New York City. With a team of more than 700 employees, NYPCC serves over 15,000 clients each month through in-person and telehealth services, including outpatient mental health treatment, psychiatric care, substance use services and care coordination. Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen communities through accessible, culturally responsive care.
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What makes NYPCC exceptional is our ability to combine clinical excellence with genuine human connection. Our team works to ensure that individuals and families receive care that is compassionate, accessible and deeply rooted in the communities we serve. Our integrated model brings together mental health, medical and community-based support services to care for the whole person, not just the diagnosis. Through innovative telehealth programs, ongoing staff development, culturally responsive treatment and an unwavering commitment to quality, NYPCC continues to make a meaningful impact in the lives of more than 15,000 clients each month.
NYC Health + Hospitals
Headquarters: Manhattan
NYC Health + Hospitals
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NYC Health + Hospitals
Overview
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal healthcare system in the country, serving more than 1 million New Yorkers annually across more than 70 patient care locations in all five boroughs. Its 11 hospitals, all named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospitals list, anchor a network of community health clinics, post-acute care centers, nursing homes, a home care agency and MetroPlusHealth. The public healthcare system’s diverse 46,000-person workforce delivers high-quality, compassionate care to every New Yorker, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status, advancing health equity across every community the system serves. No exceptions.
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The health system continues to win awards for high-quality care, implement state-of-the-art spaces and programs, develop its workforce and expand access to care for all New Yorkers. NYC Health + Hospitals has grown its primary care patient base to 459,000 New Yorkers – an increase of over 43,000 unique primary care patients since 2018. The system hired over 3,400 nurses in 2024 alone and improved its nurse turnover rate to 7.3%. The public healthcare system provides approximately 60% of New York City’s behavioral health services and has reduced behavioral health staff turnover from 18% to 8% since 2022.
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
Headquarters: New Hyde Park
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
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Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
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Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is a leading nonprofit post-acute healthcare organization in New Hyde Park, New York, serving older adults and their families across Queens, Long Island and the Greater New York region. Parker offers a full continuum of care, including short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, dialysis, hospice, home care, medical house calls, dementia care and cultural programs, all guided by a mission to enhance health, dignity and quality of life.
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Parker’s strength is its compassionate, interdisciplinary approach to care. Physicians, nurses, nurse aides, therapists, social workers, recreation staff and support teams work together to meet each individual’s medical, emotional, cultural and personal needs. With specialized services, strong family communication, community partnerships and a commitment to dignity and independence, Parker delivers care that is both clinically focused and deeply human.
Public Partnerships LLC
Headquarters: Latham
Public Partnerships LLC
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Public Partnerships LLC
Overview
PPL’s mission is to transform lives through accessible, self-directed care that empowers people to live independently at home. The national leader in self-directed care, PPL serves as the statewide fiscal intermediary for New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP, supporting hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers with payroll, compliance and other critical services that enable older adults and people with disabilities to safely receive and direct their care at home. By combining personal support with strong program oversight and modern technology, PPL has strengthened access to home-based care while ensuring transparency and accountability across New York’s consumer direction landscape.
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PPL played a pivotal role in modernizing and standardizing CDPAP, New York’s consumer-directed home healthcare program, transforming a fragmented system of more than 600 fiscal intermediaries by pairing person-centered care with strong operational oversight at scale. A recent statewide survey found high satisfaction among consumers and caregivers working with PPL, and the transition to PPL as the single statewide fiscal intermediary is projected to save New York taxpayers over $1 billion annually. PPL supports reliable, accessible care through seven regional offices, a culturally competent facilitator network spanning more than 175 locations statewide, and dedicated support lines in nine languages.
RiseWell Community Services
Headquarters: West Babylon
RiseWell Community Services
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RiseWell Community Services
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RiseWell Community Services is a nonprofit, multiservice health and wellness agency serving Long Island and New York City for over 50 years. Grounded in racial and social justice, RiseWell provides trauma-informed, integrated care for underserved and historically marginalized populations, including individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, disabilities, homelessness and chronic medical conditions. With more than 40 programs and 1,100 supported and community-based housing units, RiseWell offers clinical care, substance use treatment, outreach, care coordination, peer support, affordable housing and rehabilitative services to improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
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RiseWell’s approach is rooted in its person-centered, trauma-informed approach and strong culture of collaboration. Through integrated services and cross-department coordination, individuals receive comprehensive care tailored to their unique needs, improving continuity, access and outcomes. Our multidisciplinary teams work closely with community partners, healthcare providers and public agencies to address complex challenges holistically and efficiently. As a mission-driven nonprofit, RiseWell continually adapts services based on evolving community needs, ensuring compassionate, equitable and impactful support for underserved and historically marginalized populations across New York City and Long Island.
RiverSpring Living
Headquarters: Bronx
RiverSpring Living
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RiverSpring Living
Overview
RiverSpring Living is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping older adults live the fullest lives they can, supported by a comprehensive range of services, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and home care. With over 100 years of service, RiverSpring Living is a trusted leader in aging services, anchored by the renowned Hebrew Home at Riverdale.
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RiverSpring Living is effective because it combines innovation with compassion, continually anticipating the evolving needs of older adults while delivering exceptional care and services. Its strength comes from dedicated staff, strong leadership and a deep commitment to dignity, community and quality of life – creating an environment where residents can thrive with comfort, purpose and support at every stage of aging.
Ryan Health
Headquarters: Manhattan
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Overview
Ryan Health is a community health center serving nearly 50,000 New Yorkers annually at 13 locations throughout Manhattan, from Washington Heights to the Lower East Side. We offer exceptional primary care for adults and children, serving as an access point to the healthcare system. Our care teams manage patients with complex health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, substance use disorder and mental illness. In addition, we help connect our patients to the services that address the social drivers of health, such as food insecurity, housing, transit and utility needs.
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The Ryan Health team drives organizational effectiveness through a shared commitment to care, collaboration and accountability. Guided by a mission that emphasizes equitable, high-quality care and community impact, our team members work across disciplines to deliver coordinated, patient-centered services. Their focus on innovative and inclusive care ensures that we are responsive to our patients’ needs. By fostering a culture where our team members feel valued and empowered, we aim to get and keep our patients and communities healthy.
Somethings
Headquarters: Brooklyn
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Somethings
Overview
Somethings is a New York City-based digital mental health organization connecting teens and young adults (ages 13-26) with Certified Peer Specialist mentors through a mobile app. Founded to address the youth mental health crisis, where demand far outpaces the supply of licensed providers, Somethings offers a new front door to care: real human support from trained young adults who have navigated their own mental health challenges. Fully virtual and clinician-supervised, Somethings partners with health plans, state agencies and school systems to deliver preventive behavioral health support that meets young people where they are.
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What makes Somethings effective is the model itself. Certified Peer Specialist mentors, young adults who have navigated their own mental health challenge, connect with teens through a mobile app, building trust and lasting engagement. Every mentor is clinician-supervised and trained in evidence-based techniques. The results speak for themselves: The majority of users see measurable improvements in anxiety and depression within two weeks. By operating fully virtually, Somethings eliminates geographic barriers and meets teens in the digital spaces they already use, extending the reach of the behavioral health systems.
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Headquarters: Yonkers
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Jason Latorre, St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Overview
St. John’s Riverside Hospital has a deep commitment to compassionate, community-based care combined with advanced medical technology, experienced clinical teams and a patient-centered approach. For more than 157 years, we have proudly served Yonkers and the Rivertowns by delivering high-quality healthcare close to home, while continuously expanding services, investing in innovation and strengthening programs that meet the evolving needs of our community.
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We are a hospital that reflects the community we serve. A majority of our employees live within our service area and are deeply committed to caring for their neighbors, friends and families. That personal connection drives a culture of compassion, accountability and excellence, making us highly effective in delivering quality care that is both patient-centered and community-focused. At St. John’s Riverside Hospital, we combine advanced medical technology, skilled clinicians and a long-standing commitment to service to ensure patients receive exceptional care close to home.
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children
Headquarters: Queens
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Overview
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is the only center for pediatric long-term and rehabilitative care in New York City. St. Mary’s has served New York’s children for more than 150 years, providing a continuum of care to children with medically complex conditions through an inpatient hospital facility as well as home-care services and community programs. With more than 1,200 employees, St. Mary’s is one of only a handful of organizations around the country that is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for children, young adults and families with medical complexity and special healthcare needs.
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St. Mary’s is recognized as a national pediatric healthcare leader for its innovative approaches and high-quality care. In the past several years, St. Mary’s has launched groundbreaking initiatives such as telehealth and remote patient monitoring, is working on an artificial intelligence-driven early warning tool for medically complex patients and has strengthened its state-of-the-art pediatric feeding disorders rehabilitation program.
Staten Island University Hospital
Headquarters: Staten Island
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Staten Island University Hospital
Overview
Staten Island University Hospital is a 668-bed specialized teaching hospital with over 6,600 team members on two main campuses. We are nationally recognized for excellence in geriatrics, neurology, orthopedics and a wide array of procedures. Our North Campus is a tertiary care facility providing various forms of care at centers like the Gruppuso Family Women & Newborn Center, the Lois & Richard Nicotra Heart Institute and the Florina Cancer Center. The Prince’s Bay campus is a community hospital conveniently located in the heart of Staten Island’s South Shore, known for its total joint program, enhanced CT suite and many other services.
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SIUH’s effectiveness is driven by its ability to combine growth, innovation and patient-centered care. Serving a rapidly expanding community, the hospital delivers high-volume, high-quality care, with more than 41,000 inpatient discharges, 130,000 emergency visits, 633,000 outpatient visits and over 31,000 surgeries annually. As a teaching hospital with more than 350 trainees, SIUH fosters clinical excellence, continuous learning and innovation, ensuring patients receive advanced, coordinated care from highly skilled, multidisciplinary teams.
Talkspace
Headquarters: Manhattan
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Talkspace
Overview
Talkspace is a leading virtual behavioral healthcare provider committed to providing access to high-quality mental healthcare. Talkspace pioneered texting with a licensed therapist from anywhere. Members are matched with licensed therapists and can engage in live video, audio and/or unlimited asynchronous text messaging sessions. All care offered at Talkspace is delivered through an easy-to-use, fully encrypted web and mobile platform that meets HIPAA, federal and state regulatory requirements. Most Americans have access to Talkspace through their health insurance, employee assistance programs, our partnerships with leading healthcare companies or as a free benefit through their employer, school or government agency.
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Talkspace’s Teenspace is one of the nation’s largest youth mental health initiatives, providing free mental health services to over 50,000 New York City teens. The program provides confidential digital-based therapy to address teens’ top presenting needs, including anxiety, depression, improving relationships, family conflict and school-related stress. Over 90% of teens use Teenspace’s messaging feature, with more than half engaging exclusively through text. Nearly half of users also live in communities facing higher health and economic disparities. Teenspace demonstrates how scalable, accessible care can help address the youth mental health crisis and expand equitable access for New York City youths.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Headquarters: Brooklyn
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John O’Sullivan
Overview
Since 1845, The Brooklyn Hospital Center has been providing outstanding health services, education and research to keep the people of Brooklyn and Greater New York healthy. TBHC’s focus is optimal patient care through advanced technology, innovative medical and surgical treatments and staff expertise. Located in the heart of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, TBHC is a clinical affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital and an academic affiliate of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. As Brooklyn’s first hospital, TBHC is proud to be a part of an incredibly diverse community and is committed to “Keeping Brooklyn Healthy.”
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The Brooklyn Hospital Center is committed to providing comprehensive care for all patients, no matter their walk of life. The hospital has been serving Brooklyn since 1845 and knows its neighbors and their healthcare needs well. As an excellent community hospital, TBHC provides Northwest Brooklyn a wide range of services in a convenient location without patients and their families having to cross a bridge!
The New York Foundling
Headquarters: Manhattan
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The New York Foundling
Overview
For more than 155 years, The Foundling has partnered with communities to offer a wide range of supports, including services for people with developmental disabilities, children and families touched by the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, an educational service continuum, health and mental healthcare, and supportive housing. Each year, we support more than 30,000 children, adults and families to reach their full potential. The Foundling has a long history of providing medical care, particularly for children in foster care, and continues to deliver these services today as well as expanded community-facing health centers.
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The effectiveness of The Foundling’s services is grounded in a commitment to expanding opportunity; we continually evolve to meet the needs of the people and communities we support. Drawing on over a century of experience providing pediatric care, we operate a community-facing health center in the Bronx, with a new location opening soon in Brooklyn. Through a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach that integrates medical, mental health, psychiatry, nutrition and case management, we deliver high-quality, holistic, trauma-informed care. This flexibility allows for deeper engagement and comprehensive assessment, ensuring each person receives the support needed to achieve long-term well-being and stability.
United Hospice
Headquarters: New City
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United Hospice
Overview
United Hospice is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that has provided the highest level of hospice care, dignity and emotional support to thousands of people throughout Orange and Rockland counties for over 35 years. United Hospice provides the highest level of care, dignity and comfort for patients and their caregivers to maximize their quality of life and enhance their emotional, mental, psychological and spiritual well-being during serious illness and end-of-life disease.
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For over 35 years, United Hospice has been dedicated to serving seriously ill individuals and their families in the Hudson Valley. United Hospice is the only hospice organization awarded Deemed Status accreditation from the Joint Commission for services provided in Rockland and Orange counties. All staff members and volunteers uphold the shared values of excellence, compassion, integrity and teamwork into everything they do. United Hospice is effective and impactful because patients and families are always treated with dignity, kindness and respect.
Urban Health Plan
Headquarters: Bronx
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Pauline Cruz, Urban Health Plan
Overview
As one of New York state’s largest networks of federally qualified health centers and a teaching health center, Urban Health Plan provides healthcare services to over 91,000 patients throughout the Bronx, Northern Queens and Central Harlem. The network consists of 12 health centers, two mental health facilities and 12 school-based health centers. Under President and CEO Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez’s leadership, a culture of patient-centered care, teamwork and continuous improvement has thrived at UHP. Among its national awards and recognitions are designations as a high-performing health center, exceptional performance in clinical measures and numerous awards for innovation and quality.
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For over 52 years, Urban Health Plan has earned the trust of communities that have historically been underserved and underinsured by delivering clinically excellent, culturally responsive, compassionate care. We integrate primary care, behavioral health and community-based services, addressing not just what brings a patient through the door but also the social and economic conditions that shape their health every day. Our commitment to continuous quality improvement ensures we are always raising the bar to better serve the people who depend on us. At UHP, we treat the whole person, not just the condition.
VNS Health
Headquarters: Manhattan
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VNS Health
Overview
For 133 years, VNS Health has cared for New Yorkers who are too often left behind in the health system: older adults, people with disabilities and individuals with complex medical, behavioral and social needs. One of the few nonprofit home and community health-based organizations in the country that both delivers care and operates health plans, VNS Health has over 100,000 patients, clients and members in its care on any given day. Services include home nursing, rehabilitation therapy, hospice, personal care, behavioral health, family support, care management and, across 55 New York counties, safety-net health plans.
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VNS Health is effective because it connects clinical care, long-term services, behavioral health and community support around people who often fall through the cracks of a fragmented system. Its 11,500 team members work in the communities they serve and collectively speak over 50 languages. Care is individually tailored for older adults, people with disabilities and New Yorkers with complex needs. This model is backed by results: MAP and MLTC plans earned five-star New York state Department of Health quality ratings, and Home Care earned CMS’ top five-star quality rating. Investments in ambient artificial intelligence, age-friendly care, behavioral health access and nurse residency training strengthen that work.
WellLife Network
Headquarters: New Hyde Park
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WellLife Network
Overview
WellLife Network is a nonprofit organization that delivers critical services in behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, residential, co-occurring substance use behaviors, children and family services, vocational training and care management. These services meet the pressing needs of more than 25,000 individuals and families annually, some 2,500 New Yorkers every single day across 77 facilities and 138 programs in Long Island and New York City.
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WellLife operates with compassion, resilience and responsibility. The leadership team ensures that mission and care drive every decision. We empathize with others, actively listening with every interaction, whether with persons served, colleagues or family members. We work diligently to maintain the highest standards of honesty and transparency in all dealings, ensuring trust and confidence. We encourage a positive and nurturing environment where every individual feels cared for, valued, seen and heard. We live by the ethical principles guided by our mission, consistently upholding our vision and goals. We love what we do, approaching our work with passion and dedication, always placing first the needs and well-being of those we serve.
Westchester Medical Center Health Network
Headquarters: Valhalla
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WMCHealth
Overview
WMCHealth is the preeminent provider of integrated healthcare in New York’s Hudson Valley, delivering advanced, high-quality care to nearly 2.5 million residents across 6,200 square miles. As a 1,700-bed academic health system with nine hospitals, it operates the region’s only Level 1 trauma center (adult and pediatric), academic medical center, burn center, organ transplantation program and full-service acute care children’s hospital. It is also the region’s largest provider of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. A critical economic engine for the region, WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and annually generates $4 billion in economic activity.
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WMCHealth combines advanced academic medicine with a strong commitment to accessible, patient-centered care. This approach enables the network to deliver advanced services across the entire region it serves, while leveraging the strength of its entire network to offer highly specialized services close to home. Creating a truly integrated healthcare system, these efforts are supported by nationally recognized clinical programs, award-winning nursing teams and ongoing investments in innovation, including advanced robotics, cancer diagnostics and expanded critical care capacity. As the region’s largest safety-net provider, it delivers essential, equitable care to communities where 1 in 3 residents depend on Medicaid.
White Plains Hospital
Headquarters: White Plains
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White Plains Hospital
Overview
White Plains Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health system and the tertiary care hub of advanced care for Montefiore Einstein in the Hudson Valley. It provides acute, preventive and specialty care across Westchester County and surrounding communities through 30+ locations, including its network of outpatient practices. The hospital has earned CMS five-star quality ratings for five consecutive years, Magnet designation for superior nursing care and 15 consecutive “A” Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group. A new 10-story, 475,000-square-foot expansion opening in 2028 will add 240 private rooms, new operating suites and an expanded Emergency Department.
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White Plains Hospital combines clinical expertise, strategic expansion, advanced partnerships and a strong focus on patient-centered care. Its collaboration with Montefiore Einstein provides access to top specialists and supports complex services, such as advanced cardiac, stroke, neurosciences and orthopedic care, close to home. The hospital has expanded outpatient and ambulatory services, improving efficiency, reducing inpatient stays and maintaining high-quality outcomes. Strong emphasis on communication, patient satisfaction and safety drives national recognition, including five consecutive five-star CMS quality ratings. Ongoing investment in facilities and technology, including a 475,000 square-foot expansion opening in 2028, supports growing demand and ensures accessible, high-level care.