For Immediate Release
May 27, 1999

Contact:
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 775-5115
Web Site: http://www.martinspoint.org

Martin's Point Health Care has opened a new 12,700-square-foot facility at the corner of Farley and Bath roads in Brunswick. More than 250 people attended a grand opening celebration May 22, kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by President and Chief Medical Officer David Howes, M.D. Festivities continued throughout the day with refreshments, an award-winning play for children about healthy eating habits, tours of the facility and free health screenings.

Family practitioners Roy Nakamura, M.D., Eric Lindsley, M.D., Karl Miller, D.O. and Nina Fagles, M.D., as well as pediatricians Omar Mulla, M.D., Andrea Phipps Tracy, M.D., Norman Seder, M.D., Deborah Patten, M.D. and Jan Wnek, M.D. have moved their existing practices from Bath or Topsham into the new facility. All are accepting new patients.

The center includes a staff of 35 health care professionals, more than 20 exam rooms and two rooms for minor procedures. The Brunswick location offers expanded hours, laboratory services, nutritional counseling, cardiology services and health education programs such as smoking cessation, weight control, stress management and other health related classes.

Martin's Point Health Care, based in Portland at 331 Veranda St., has clinics in Portland, Brunswick, Windham, and in Newington, N.H. Established in 1981, Martin's Point has a staff of 280 health care professionals, serving approximately 43,000 patients in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, radiology, cardiology, mammography and other fields. Martin's Point holds a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide health care services for retired military personnel and the dependents of active duty personnel, accepts all major health plans and insurance, including but not limited to HealthSource, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Harvard Community Health Plan, Tufts Health Plan, Maine Partners, Champus, Tricare, Aetna, Cigna and NYLCare plans.

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