Doctor Jonathan Jiménez. Foto Brandon Vallejo
NYC Health + Hospitals’ today announced that Dr. Jonathan Jiménez, Executive Director of the NYC Care program and family physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland, was named ‘Emerging Trailblazer Honoree’ for 2025 by the Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU). Dr. Jiménez, a graduate of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2015, is recognized for his leadership and excellence in public health and for the contributions he has made to both the Columbia and greater Latinx communities. Dr. Jiménez has implemented strategies to grow NYC Care membership beyond NYC Health + Hospitals’ initial goal of 100,000 members to over 130,000, introduced new benefits for members such as durable medical equipment, and spearheaded partnerships with community-based organizations. In both his role as executive director and physician, Dr. Jiménez has championed the needs of immigrants, particularly those in the Hispanic/Latinx community who make up approximately 66% of NYC Care members.
Dr. Jonathan Jiménez is a family physician and the Executive Director of NYC Care, a health care access program that ensures all New Yorkers—regardless of immigration status or ability to pay—have access to primary and preventive care. Housed within NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest public health care system, NYC Care serves over 130,000 members. Since its launch, NYC Care members have completed over 1 million primary care visits, with population health outcomes on par with those of insured patients. The program collaborates with 20 community-based organizations across the city and runs a year-round awareness campaign to inform all New Yorkers of their health care access. NYC Care has received national recognition for its impact on health equity. Dr. Jiménez trained in family medicine at Duke, earned his MPH from Columbia, and holds a BA in Economics from Yale.
