CESAR A. PERALES NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AT NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

New York, NY (May 1999)--Cesar A. Perales, former Deputy Mayor of New York City, has been named Senior Vice President for Community Health Development and Government Affairs for New York Presbyterian Hospital.

In this capacity, he is responsible for the development of government and community affairs for the Hospital.  Mr. Perales is also responsible for creating and implementing the Hospital’s community healthcare strategy by identifying sites to establish primary care facilities, organizing community physicians, seeking partnerships with community based organizations and developing community health improvement initiatives.  He will continue to serve as President of the Ambulatory Care Network Corporation (ACNC) Board of Directors, whose responsibilities will include monitoring the Hospital’s progress in achieving community health goals. 

Mr. Perales was recruited to Presbyterian Hospital in 1994 to lead the development of a community healthcare system designed to serve the residents of Washington Heights and Inwood.  Prior to his service as Deputy Mayor under Mayor David Dinkins, he served as New York State Commissioner of Social Services under Governor Mario Cuomo.

Mr. Perales obtained his undergraduate degree from The City College of New York, and a law degree from Fordham University.

New York Presbyterian Hospital is the largest academic health center in New York and one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare institutions in the world, with 2,518 beds, 89,500 patient discharges annually, 1,003,542 ambulatory care visits annually, 6,217 physicians and $1.5 billion in revenues.  The Hospital, which was formed by the full asset merger of The New York Hospital and The Presbyterian Hospital on December 31, 1997, offers full range of healthcare services in all medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties.  New York Presbyterian Healthcare Network links acute care and community hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, ambulatory sites and other healthcare entities committed to providing high quality, cost-effective and conveniently accessible care to the communities they serve.