MITCHELL H. RUBIN, MD, APPOINTED AS NASSAU HEALTH CARE CORPORATION’S VICE PRESIDENT FOR AMBULATORY SERVICES
–Extensive hospital and community-based medicine career focused on providing high quality medicine to diverse communities —
–Involvement in numerous local and national initiatives to improve care provided to underserved populations will benefit NHCC’s ambulatory care patients–
East Meadow, NY… Mitchell H. Rubin, MD, a highly regarded and effective community-based medicine leader focused on providing high quality medicine to diverse communities, has been named Vice President for Ambulatory Services at the Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC). Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NHCC, a health system comprised of Nassau University Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility and various Community Health Centers located through Nassau County, made the announcement.
“I am delighted that Dr. Rubin has accepted the Vice President for Ambulatory Services position at the NHCC. A leader with extensive hospital and community-based medicine experience, Dr. Rubin’s involvement in numerous local and national initiatives to improve care provided to underserved populations, makes him an ideal choice to help bring high quality medicine to all the diverse communities that we serve,” stated Mr. Gianelli.
Dr. Rubin will be responsible for overseeing all ambulatory services, which include the various Community Health Centers and all hospital based ambulatory services. Dr. Rubin has over 25 years of experience in the clinical, operational and educational aspects of community-based medicine, both in private practice and public health system settings. He served for 14 years as managing partner of a large pediatric group in Bergen County, New Jersey. Over more than a decade, Dr. Rubin worked with the communities of East Harlem and the South Bronx as Director of Community Medicine for the Generations Plus Health Network of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). Most recently, Dr. Rubin has directed the Pediatric Residency Program at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, another HHC hospital located in Brooklyn, NY.
After receiving his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Dr. Rubin trained in pediatrics at Roosevelt St. Luke’s Medical Center and in neurology at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Rubin’s career has been focused on providing high-quality medicine to diverse communities. He has been involved in, and has consulted on, numerous local and national initiatives to improve the care provided to underserved populations. These efforts have included projects funded by the National Institute of Health to improve primary care access and the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Performance Improvement.
A Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, Dr. Rubin holds academic appointments in the Department of Pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine, in Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Departments of Community and Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics, and at New York Medical College in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Public Health.
“I am delighted to be joining the administration of the Nassau Health Care Corporation in their efforts to improve health and health care for all the people of Nassau County,” said Dr. Rubin.
Mr. Gianelli concluded by stating: “We are extremely fortunate to welcome a community-based medicine leader with the stature and background that Dr. Rubin brings to the NHCC. His dedication to providing the highest quality medicine to underserved populations will be of tremendous benefit to the various communities that we serve.”
