On April 4, 2023, Central Penn Business Journal hosted their annual “Health Care Heroes” awards to recognize excellence, promote innovation, and honor the efforts of organizations and individuals making a significant impact on the quality of health care in our area.
Family First Health is pleased to share that Dr. Luis Garcia, our Chief Medical Information Officer, received a “Physician Hero” award, which honors a physician who displays exemplary performance in his/her field and whose services benefit our local communities.
Dr. Garcia joined Family
First Health in 2014. A practicing family physician, he provides primary care
and family medicine services to adults and children at the George Street Center,
and has proven to be a trusted advocate for the Spanish speaking patient
population.
“The achievement of any family doctor can’t be measured in the typical way we think of achievements,” Garcia noted. “Family medicine is a medicine of relationships. It’s not the number of patients seen, procedures done, or lives saved but how the relationship affected the individual patient’s life.”
Dr. Garcia is a member of
the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Pennsylvania Academy of Family
Physicians, and serves on the board of FACTS, an organization to promote and
educate medical professionals about awareness based fertility methods.
His hobbies and interests include
spending time with his family, traveling, and photography. He is also a writer
and avid gardener, growing much of his own produce to support a healthy diet
for his family.
About
Family First Health
Founded in 1970, Family First Health is a nonprofit, Federally Qualified
Health Center dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality health care at 8 convenient
locations in Adams, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties. Family First Health
strives to improve the health of all members of the communities we serve
through primary medical and dental care and a wide range of community health
programs. Our uniquely qualified team of health care professionals creates an
environment that is patient-centered, helping patients to live happier,
healthier lives. For more information, visit www.familyfirsthealth.org. Se habla Español.