This year marks five years since the Dalio Center for Health Justice at NewYork-Presbyterian launched with a bold charge: to confront the root causes of health inequities and advance a future in which every patient has the opportunity to thrive.
In those five years, the Dalio Center has become a catalyst for change, working alongside teams across the enterprise to weave health equity concepts and practices into the fabric of how we deliver care, train clinicians, design programs, and partner with communities.
Grounded in the understanding that health outcomes are shaped not only by health care quality and access but also by social, behavioral, and environmental conditions, the Dalio Center invests in research, education, and community-driven initiatives that meet these broader needs.
Our work spans NewYork-Presbyterian and our affiliated medical schools, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine, creating shared frameworks and capacity to identify, measure, and address inequities across the system. Together with the Community Mission and Health Justice Committee of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Board of Trustees, community organizations, and partners across NewYork-Presbyterian, we are shaping a more just, equitable future of health – one built on partnership, evidence, and a deep commitment to the communities we serve.
Organized around four strategic areas – Data & Infrastructure, Clinical & Community Strategy, Research & Implementation Science, and Education & Leadership – the Dalio Center’s work is depicted in our brownstone framework. This report offers an overview of key accomplishments from 2025 across each of these areas, highlighting the progress we are making toward a more equitable health system.
Development of large-scale educational programming that emphasizes health justice in Education & Leadership
Funding of innovative health justice research programs in Research & Implementation Science
Creation of programs to address end stage kidney disease and sickle cell disease, which disproportionately affect people of color and those with low socioeconomic status in Clinical & Community Strategy
Expansion of screening and referral to help patients struggling with social risks that may affect their health in Data & Infrastructure
330k+
social screens
2.7k+
direct electronic referrals made
to CBO partners
69k+
total referrals issued to community-based organizations (CBOs)
70+
inpatient quality & patient experience measures disaggregated
5M+
in grant funding for Sickle Cell Disease proposals
360
patients enrolled in Comprehensive Advanced Renal Education
$1.8M
awarded for Patient-centered Action Network for Data-driven Advancement (PANDA) projects
$1.85M
health justice grant funding since inception
20
health justice grants awarded
since inception
200+
attendees to our five year anniversary celebration
44k+
team members trained in health equity concepts
The Dalio Center for Health Justice is overseen by the Community Mission and Health Justice Committee of NewYork-Presbyterian’s Board of Trustees and works closely with NewYork-Presbyterian’s affiliated medical schools: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine.
