Helen Arteaga

Helen Arteaga-Landaverde is the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. During her tenure at Elmhurst Hospital, she has worked closely with the clinical team to oversee an unprecedented COVID-19 testing and vaccination program throughout multiple waves of the pandemic. She has guided the institution’s recovery as it moves into a post-pandemic future by expanding access to care, launching new specialty services, and expanding the hospital’s role in addressing social determinants of health.

Under Helen’s leadership, NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has been nationally ranked as one of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Regional Hospitals” and as one of America’s “High Performing” hospitals in nine individual service areas, and has been recognized by The Joint Commission as one of the first hospitals in the nation to receive Health Equity certification for imbedding diversity and equity into all aspects of care, treatment, and service delivery. She has also spearheaded an ambitious fundraising drive, helping to steer over $72 million to the hospital for much needed capital projects to ensure that the facility is able to meet the needs of a thriving, rapidly growing community.