Senator Kaminsky Names Lynbrook Resident, Dr. Jacqueline Delmont, as 2020 "Woman of Distinction"

(Rockville Centre, NY) -- Today, Senator Todd Kaminsky was proud to honor Lynbrook resident Dr. Jacqueline Delmont as part of the 2020 NYS Senate’s “Women of Distinction” for her work providing medical access to underserved communities in Nassau County and New York City. Every Senator across the State gets to nominate one outstanding woman from their district. There is a special exhibit in the State Capitol Complex honoring her and other “Women of Distinction” from across New York State.

Dr. Delmont is the Founder, President and CEO of Delmont Medical Care and Delmont Healthcare Consultants. In this capacity, she delivers medical care to 25,000 underserved people. Additionally, Dr. Delmont joined SOMOS IPA in 2019 as the Chief Medical Officer overseeing 2,500 physicians that service almost 1 million patients in New York City.

“Our frontline medical workers deserve all the recognition in the world and I would like to specifically call attention to the work that Dr. Delmont has done to expand medical services to communities that have traditionally been underserved,” says Senator Todd Kaminsky. “It was my honor to nominate Dr. Delmont for this important distinction as her work is crucial, especially during a pandemic. Thank you, Dr. Delmont, I look forward to seeing what you accomplish in the future.” 

“It is an honor to be nominated for this distinction and I would like to thank Senator Kaminsky for acknowledging the work that Delmont Medical Care and SOMOS Community Care is doing to reach underserved communities that have struggled to get access to medical services,” says Dr. Jacqueline Delmont.

Dr. Delmont’s biography is below: 

Dr. Jacqueline Delmont, M.B.A., is a Venezuelan native, and the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delmont Medical Care and Delmont Healthcare Consultants. Dr. Delmont became Board Certified in Internal Medicine both in her native Venezuela in 1995 and the United States in 1999.

In 2000, Dr. Delmont founded Delmont Medical Care, a multi-site, multi-specialty, patient-centered medical practice.  Delmont Medical Care has 20 Spanish and English speaking primary care providers, who deliver culturally sensitive, ambulatory, efficient and high-quality medical care to 25,000 underserved populations across Long Island and Queens. Dr. Delmont is passionate about connecting culturally competent healthcare to isolated and marginalized communities. Around 60% of the population she serves are Medicaid patients. Delmont Medical Care has several locations in Freeport, Far Rockaway, Franklin Square.

Between 2012 and 2015 Dr. Delmont was the Chief Medical Officer at Beacon Health Partners, a Long Island based Independent Practice Association and Accountable Care Organization with over 1000 physicians participating in the Medicare Shared Savings program and commercial payer contracts. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr Delmont was responsible for care coordination, disease management, quality assurance and compliance requirements. In addition, she established and implemented clinical guidelines and patient-centered medical home transformation. In addition to her work with Beacon Health Partners, she was chosen to participate as Health IT Fellow in the ONC Health IT Vanguards program in 2012 and in 2013, Dr. Delmont completed her master’s degree in Business Administration at Adelphi University.

In July 2019 Dr. Delmont joined SOMOS IPA as the Chief Medical Officer. SOMOS IPA serves almost one million Medicaid patients in primarily Latino and Chinese communities in New York City. In her role as CMO, she oversees 2,500 independent physicians, representing 800 practices. Together with the leadership team, she is tasked to implement the processes necessary to succeed at full risk and partial risk contracts across the spectrum of IPAs and lines of business. 

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