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Cottesmore of Life Care hires on-site physician

Life Care Physician Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Life Care Centers of America, has placed Dr. Kevin Martin as an on-site physician at Cottesmore of Life Care in Gig Harbor.

Published: 01/16/13 12:05 am
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Life Care Physician Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Life Care Centers of America, has placed Dr. Kevin Martin as an on-site physician at Cottesmore of Life Care in Gig Harbor.

Martin was hired as part of Life Care’s initiative to place physicians in Life Care Centers of America’s buildings in Washington. In his new position, he will work with the Cottesmore interdisciplinary team and other attending physicians to care for each of the facility’s patients.

Martin most recently served as a primary care physician at Sound Family Medicine in Bonney Lake, as well as medical director at Enumclaw Health and Rehabilitation Center. He has been a physician for more than 16 years and has experience with diverse populations, from obstetrics to geriatrics.

Board certified in family medicine, Martin earned his doctor of medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He currently lives in Lake Tapps. He is married to Lisa Martin and has two children and three stepchildren.

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