Ernesto Colón Yordán
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Ernesto Colón Yordán (1920–2003) was a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator who served as the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico beginning in 1969, under the administration of Governor Luis A. Ferré. He played a significant role in the development and regionalization of Puerto Rico’s healthcare system during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Colón Yordán was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he specialized in anesthesiology. During his student years, he joined Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity, becoming a member of the Alpha Chapter.[1] After completing his studies, he held several key leadership roles within the Puerto Rican public health system.[2]