NYC Health + Hospitals Appoints New Chief Medical Officers at Two Long-Term Care Facilities
Melissa L. Martin, MD, MPH, is the new Chief Medical Officer for NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler Lucan Rodrigues, MD, CMD, is the new Chief Medical Officer for NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney
Dec 19, 2024
(r.) Dr. Lucan Rodrigues, Chief Medical Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney
Today NYC Health + Hospitals announced the appointments of Melissa L. Martin, MD, MPH and Lucan Rodrigues MD, CMD as the new Chief Medical Officers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler and NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney.
“With a strong commitment to innovation and resident-centered care, Dr. Martin brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Coler community,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler Chief Executive Officer Stephen Catullo, LNHA, MBA. “Her passion for improving healthcare outcomes aligns perfectly with our mission of delivering exceptional care to our residents.”
“Dr. Rodrigues joins McKinney at a time of tremendous change in the areas of clinically complex long-term and short-term care programming,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney Chief Executive Officer David Weinstein, LNHA, MA, HSA. “Given his extensive expertise and diverse medical background, his leadership will have a valuable impact on the quality of care for those we serve.”
Dr. Melissa Martin has served in various executive roles in medical leadership, across major post-acute care facilities, and managed care organizations in New York City, over the last 15 years. Prior to joining NYC Health + Hospitals, Dr. Martin served as Medical Director for ArchCare at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center, a 615-bed facility in Manhattan, where she had direct oversight of physicians and nurse practitioners. She led a re-hospitalization project that resulted in the reduction of the 30-day re-hospitalization rate from 28% to 13%. Dr. Martin also developed and implemented programs for Palliative Care, Behavioral Health, and Heart Failure. She served as Medical Director for The New Jewish Home Manhattan (previously Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan), managing a 514-bed facility with direct supervision of 22 physicians and nurse practitioners. Her other roles include Medical Director with New York-based HealthPlus Amerigroup Managed Care Company, where she led the Utilization Management Department.
Dr. Martin is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Care. She has served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Yale University and Masters of Public Health in Health Services Management from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. She received her Doctor of Medicine from Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
Dr. Lucan Rodrigues received his designation of Certified Medical Director (CMD) from the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative, and Hospice Medicine. Prior to joining NYC Health + Hospitals, Dr. Rodrigues served as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Services at Silvercrest Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Queens, New York. He also served as Chief of Palliative and Hospice Medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical Center (FHMC).
Dr. Rodrigues earned his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a minor in women’s studies from SUNY Stonybrook. Following his medical school degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, he did his residency and Geriatric Fellowship at NYU & Winthrop University Hospital, and was Palliative Care Chief Fellow at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Dr. Rodrigues also trained as a community service physician delivering medical care in underserved areas in Bangladesh with a focus on primary and secondary prevention.
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About NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is an 815-bed skilled nursing facility located in Roosevelt Island, providing comprehensive skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for more than 70 years. NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is committed to serving New York City and the surrounding communities, while setting an example as a leader in rehabilitation and its memory care programming, earning a Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Rated among “America’s Best Nursing Homes 2025” by Newsweek, with a ranking of 9th best in New York State. The facility earned a Five-Star CMS Quality rating and ranks in the top 1st quintile in the New York State Department of Health Nursing Home Quality Pool.
About NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney
NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center located in central Brooklyn, providing quality rehabilitation therapy and long-term skilled nursing services. McKinney serves long and short-term residents, offering medically complex services including dementia, pastoral, hospice and palliative care, Parkinson’s care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care. Ranked in New York’s Top 20 among “Best Nursing Homes 2025” by Newsweek and received a rating of “High-Performing” in Long-Term Care by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes 2025. The facility earned a Five-Star Quality Rating and Overall Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
About NYC Health + Hospitals
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