For Immediate Release
October 15, 2001

Contact:
Amy Weinschenk
(207) 774-5801
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 775-5115
E-mail: beryl@wolfenews.com
Web Site: http://www.martinspoint.org

Dr. Eric Mukai, M.D., has joined Martin's Point Health Care as a staff physician at the Martin's Point clinic in Portland.

Dr. Mukai will practice as a primary care physician specializing in internal medicine at Martin's Point, the state's largest not-for-profit primary care practice. He previously served on the teaching faculty at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Ore., and as the medical director for MacNeal Occupational Health in Bridgeview, Ill.

"Practicing medicine allows me the privilege to help others maintain good health," said Dr. Mukai. "Both my parents were physicians, and observing the contributions they made to people's lives inspired me to pursue a career in medicine."

A resident of Cape Elizabeth, Dr. Mukai is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a member of the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine and the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Mukai received an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., and received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. He served an internal medicine residency and internship at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Ore.

Established in 1981, Martin's Point is a not-for-profit health care provider with facilities in Portland, Brunswick and Windham, Maine, and in Portsmouth, N.H. Martin's Point has a staff of more than 300 health care professionals and serves 54,000 patients - including military retirees and dependents of active military personnel - under all major health plans. Martin's Point serves patients in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, cardiology, and mammography, as well as other fields.

In addition, Martin's Point is known for its innovative approach to health care. Unique to Martin's Point is its online communication program called Patient's Personal PointsŠ, which allows patients to communicate via a secure server with their doctors to schedule appointments, ask medical questions and obtain prescription renewals. The program won a national technology award from the Healthcare Innovations in Technology Systems (HITS) Partnership in Technology national awards program. For additional information on Martin's Point Health Care, visit them online at http://www.martinspoint.org.

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