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RESOLUTION HONORING ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA RESOLUTION NO. 2001/234
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WILLIAM GUERTIN FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE EAST
BAY MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND PATIENTS
WHEREAS, WILLIAM GUERTIN has served the interests of physicians and patients in Alameda and Contra
Costa Counties since 1971, serving as Assistant Executive Director of the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
(ACCMA) from 1971 to 1984 and as Executive Director of the ACCMA from 1984 to the present; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM GUERTIN has been serving as the Executive Director to the ACCMA,which is the
second largest county medical association in California, currently with a membership of approximately 3100 medical
doctors.
WHEREAS,.WILLIAM GUERTIN'S executive leadership at the ACCMA has promoted the quality of medical
care and the welfare of patients in numerous ways including protecting physicians from impositions that interfere with
their ability to practice medicine and preserving their relationships with their patients; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM GUERTIN has created programs and activities to promote public health, quality and
access to care, and professional standards in the local medical community. Mr. Guertin has brought issues affecting
quality of care to the attention of elected officials and the public promoting effective reforms, as well as operating a
community Blood Bank to maintain an adequate blood supply and needed`blood services for the patients.
WHEREAS, WILLIAM GUERTIN created the first doctor-owned professional liability insurance carrier in
California in 1977, when physicians were unable to obtain affordable insurance necessary to practice medicine.
WHEREAS, WILLIAM GUERTIN is well respected among medical association executives across the country
having been elected"to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Medical Society Executives
(AAMSE) in 1994. He will be installed as President of AAMSE on.July 27, 2001 in Washington, D.C.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby
honor
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PASSED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS TWELFTH
DAY OF JUNE; 2001.
JOHN 610.1ADONN RBER
District I Supervisor District III Supervisor
MARK DESAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
AYLE B. W A, Chair
District II Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order
entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
John Sweeten,County Administrator and Clerk o the Board of
Supervis
By
Deputy Clerk