[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING HERRMANN SPETZLER, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2002

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Herrmann Spetzler, Executive Director of Open Door Community Health 
Centers in Arcata, California, and honor him for his 25 years of 
service to the health care needs of the people of Humboldt and Del 
Norte Counties.
  Herrmann Spetzler has provided extraordinary leadership in directing 
the growth of Open Door Community Health Centers. The clinic has grown 
from a part time clinic staffed by volunteers to a system of eight 
licensed facilities and medical mobile programs serving more than 
35,000 individuals throughout the two counties and specifically in the 
communities of Crescent City, Smith River, McKinleyville, Arcata and 
Eureka.
  Mr. Spetzler also has provided vision and leadership in the 
development of collaborations that support the health of rural 
communities at the local, state and national levels, including the 
California State Rural Health Association, Community Health Alliance, 
California Primary Care Association and North Coast Clinics Network.
  Mr. Spetzler has earned distinction as President of the Humboldt 
Child Care Council and founder of the Northern California Rural Round 
Table for Health Care Providers. He is highly esteemed for his 
successful efforts to develop high quality facilities to meet community 
health care needs with a focus on health education, access to care and 
prevention
  Mr. Spetzler has also served the people of California as Statewide 
Chair of the Expanded Access to Primary Care Committee. He is a member 
of the Statewide Primary Care Advisory Group to the State Health 
Director and a member of the Rural Health Care Forum Advisory Group to 
the Office of Statewide Health Planning. He is a member of the Advisory 
Task Force for State Facilities Financing Authority and a Board Member 
of the California Human Service Organization. Mr. Spetzler is esteemed 
by his colleagues as a leader and innovator in the field of health 
care.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we recognize 
Herrmann Spetzler for his vision, leadership and commitment to 
healthier communities and for his extraordinary record of public 
service to the people of the North Coast of California.

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