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Spurwink Services is pleased to announce that David H. Howes, M.D., President and CEO of Martin’s Point Health Care, has been selected as the 2009 Humanitarian of the Year. He will be honored at an award ceremony on November 14, 2009 at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks.
The son of a family physician from Cape Cod, Dr. Howes began his own medical career as a family physician serving residents of a fishing community in Downeast, Maine. He started with Martin's Point Health Care in 1989 as the Unit Medical Director in Bath. In 1991 he was promoted to the position of Medical Director, and in 1996 became President and CEO.
Martin’s Point Health Care is an innovative, not-for-profit organization, changing lives by continually improving people’s health and health care experiences and reducing the long-term costs of care. The organization now provides primary and ancillary care open to the community in health centers located in Maine and New Hampshire. Martin’s Point also administers health plan services in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, and care management services for Maine employers.
Under the leadership of Dr. Howes, Martin’s Point Health Care has emerged as a leader in the delivery of advanced primary care and the use of health information technology systems to support patient care. His vision, innovation and personal commitment, along with a dedicated and highly skilled group of employees, have positioned Martin’s Point as a model of care delivery that aims to improve patient health outcomes and experience of care, as well as reduce the costs of care.
Dr. Howes is widely recognized for his leadership role in advancing the principle that to improve health care in the United States we must begin with a reemphasis on the delivery of primary care. He is highly engaged in current health reform debates and has traveled to Washington D.C. this summer to participate in various discussions with policymakers and other health care thought leaders.
Dr. Howes is also involved with numerous health care and business organizations. He is currently Board Chair for Maine HealthInfoNet, the largest health information exchange using clinical data in the country. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of the Community Physicians of Maine, the Maine Health Management Coalition, and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. He is Chair of the Community Advisory Board for the Muskie Institute Health Professions Education Program at the University of Southern Maine and a member of the Board of the Maine Medical Center Physician-Hospital Organization. He is also a current member of the American College of Physician Executives and the American Academy of Family Practice.
Dr. Howes received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire, and served residencies at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington, and the Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. He is Board Certified in Family Practice.
Spurwink Services is pleased to honor Dr. Howes and to recognize Martin’s Point Health Care for its service to the community through delivery of exceptional health care services and civic engagement in Maine’s health care, non-profit and business communities.
Contact:
Spurwink Services
899 Riverside Street
Portland, Maine 04103
207-871-1200
1-888-889-3903
info@spurwink.org
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