Carmen Martinez and six other women helped expand health care services near the border by founding San Ysidro Health
There are many secrets to living a long life, but Carmen Martinez’s is quite simple: service to others.
Photos of Carmen Martinez were displayed at her 100th birthday celebration at the San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista. “We started with three rooms and I think we had a staff of four volunteers,” Covell said in a San Ysidro Health video about its inception. “Now, when I look back, I believe what we did was revolutionary.”
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