Mitchell H. Katz

Mitchell H. Katz is a public health physician and administrator who has spent his career improving health care for vulnerable populations in urban areas. He is currently the president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the United States. Since his appointment in 2018, Mitch has led major transformations, including the development of NYC Care, a program that provides universal health care access to uninsured New Yorkers. He also led the system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding hospital capacity and leading the city’s testing and vaccination efforts. He’s credited with turning the system’s finances around by increasing revenue and reducing its deficit. Before his work in New York, Mitch held a similar position as the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, the nation’s second-largest public safety-net system. There, he successfully eliminated a major deficit and moved thousands of patients with complex medical needs from hospitals into independent housing, which saved money and improved their quality of life. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and is also Deputy Editor of the academic journal JAMA Internal Medicine.