In May 2015, Fine was presented with the John F. Murray Award and it was announced that the General Medical Clinic, which he founded, and for which he was Medical Director for twenty-five years, would be renamed the Richard H. Fine People’s Clinic.
In his speech he thanked everyone for his career and for their dedication to the hospital which they all loved. He then admonished them to continue their good work and at the same time “kick some ass”.