F. John Gunningham MD has joined Birch Bay Family Medicine
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Welcome to Birch Bay Family Medicine
Located on Harborview Road across from the Birch Bay water slides Birch Bay Family Medicine is accessible to families from Birch Bay, Blaine and Northern Custer and Ferndale areas. Birch Bay Family Medicine office is one of the 13 Family Care Network medical offices located through out the County for ease in access.
Recently 2 new medical providers have joined the Birch Bay medical team. Dr. John Hiemstra and Teresa Regier, ARNP. Dr. John Hiemstra attended medical school in Iowa and is trained in the full scope of Family Medicine including maternity care and Teresa Regier is an ARNP ( Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) certified in Family Practice and Midwifery care. They join Dr. Bruce Pederson who has been seeing patients in Whatcom County since 1980.
Dr. Hiemstra and Teresa Regier ARNP are now available to be your health care partner. For an appointment call 371-5855
After Hours Urgent Care, Weekday 5 to 9 PM, Weekends 1 to 5 PM
Weekday evenings 5 PM to 9 PM, Weekends 1 PM to 5 PM
Our patients are invited to use our After Hours Urgent Care Clinic if urgent problems arise when their doctors office is closed. The After Hours Urgent Care Clinic is not a replacement for the hospital emergency department, but rather, it is an after hours office which is available for those unanticipated illnesses or injuries which people would ordinarily consult their family doctor about. No appointment is necessary.2075 Barkley Boulevard, Suite 105
Bellingham, WA 98226
Bellingham, WA 98226
360 671-4509
Administration Office Relocated to Bellingham
The administrative offices of Family Care Network (FCN) have moved from Lynden, WA to 709 West Orchard Drive, Suite #4 in Bellingham. read more »
Make your voice heard! Speak up for Family Health Issues
Help create needed change, stay up to date on important developments in health care, and then speak out in an effective way to help foster needed change. This web site (Family Health Advocate) does it all, and from will show you how!
These are the Medicare Plans Accepted for 2009
Family Care Network doctors will be accepting Medicare Advantage plans from the following plans in all of our offices for 2009: read more »
What is "Family Medicine"?
Family Medicine is the "people" specialty that focuses on primary medical care with an emphasis on preventive medicine. It is estimated that approximately 90% of the problems that people consult physicians about can be most efficiently and competently managed by family physicians. read more »