[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 129 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1385-E1386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMENDING DR. ARTHUR N. MARTINEZ

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                         HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2013

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Dr. Arthur N. 
Martinez for his leadership of 20 years to El Rio Community Health 
Center, in Tucson, Arizona, one of the biggest community health centers 
in the Nation. Dr. Martinez's personal outreach and accomplishments 
have been instrumental to Arizona. Dr. Martinez has worked diligently 
to improve the quality of health care to the underserved in the 
community.
  Dr. Martinez obtained his BS and MD from the University of Arizona in 
Tucson. He completed his occupational medicine residency at the 
University of AZ after a general surgery internship and urology 
residency at the University of TX. Dr. Martinez began as a staff 
physician at El Rio in 1986. After obtaining his MS in Health 
Administration from the University of CO, he became the Medical 
Director of a Medicaid HMO in CA. He has been the Medical Director at 
El Rio since 1993.
  Through his leadership, he has developed systems for El Rio Community 
Health Center that have rightfully gained national attention. Some of 
his early accomplishments include a 360 degree provider evaluation 
system and a physician productivity incentive system. Early in his 
tenure, he was a quality accreditation expert who assisted other health 
centers to successfully implement measures to improve quality of care 
for millions of Americans.
  Among his numerous other contributions Dr. Martinez has: created a 
nationally recognized Clinical Pharmacy Program, developed a residency 
program from a teaching health center collaboration, integrated oral 
and behavioral

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health into El Rio's model, developed a Patient Care Committee and 
assisted the formation of the health center pain program, integrated 
the only community birthing center into El Rio's programs, chaired the 
first HRSA National Clinical Pharmacy Collaborative and served as 
chairman of the board for AZ Connected Care (Tucson's first Accountable 
Care Organization).
  His contributions to the well-being of the community have been 
recognized through his many service and civic awards including: the 
LULAC Presidential Citation, the FBI Community Service award, the NAACP 
Community Service Award, the Rosa Parks Community Service Award.
  Today I honor Dr. Arthur Martinez for his dedicated and faithful 
service of 20 years to El Rio CHC, Tucson and the Pima County, Arizona, 
community. May his example provide a path for others to follow.

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