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| Paul Ramos (1941-2000) |
Who was he?
Was a staunch advocate of affordable health care and social justice. As founder and Executive Director of Betances Health Center, Paul worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of the Lower East Side - and beyond - to meet the desperate need for accessible quality health care and social services. Paul founded Betances in 1970, and initially ran the agency out of a makeshift office above a pickle factory, delivering health services from a mobile medical unit. Largely through Paul's determination and hard work, Betances found a permanent home on Henry Street in the Lower East Side, one of New York City's most diverse immigrant communities, where it has become one of the leading comprehensive primary care facilities serving poor and low income community members. Paul guided Betances' accomplishments and status as an early provider of "culturally competent, holistic" care long before the terms became buzzwords over the center's four decade history. Over the center's three decade history, many came to see Paul as a modern day incarnation of the agency's namesake, Ramon Emeterio Betances, a 19th century Puerto Rican physician and poet known as the "Father of the Poor", who received a medical degree in Europe and then returned to Puerto Rico to found a hospital, defend the island against a cholera epidemic, and fight against slavery. |
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| 280 Henry Street |
| New York, NY 10002 |
| Tel: 212-227-8401 |
| Fax: 212-227-8842 |
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Dr. Yiding Li
Dr. Yiding Li has been the Acting Medical Director at Betances Health Center since November 2009. Prior to that, Dr. Li served as the Associate Medical Director from August 2009 to November 2009 and began at Betances as a family Medicine Physician in October 2008. Before coming to Betances Health Center Dr. Li completed his residency at St. John Episcopal Hospital in Family Medicine. Dr Li attended Sun Yat-Sen University of Medicine Sciences in China. Dr. Li was the Physician- in- Charge at the Exira Family Medical Clinic of the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Iowa. He provided primary care services with a wide variety of medical disorders to patients in rural community. As a Chinese American he is dedicated to providing culturally competent healthcare in the Lower East Side community. |
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Dr. Yiding Li
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