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F. John Gunningham MD has joined Birch Bay Family Medicine

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Dr. F. John Gunningham was born in Bristol, England. He graduated from Vavoua International School, Ivory Coast, West Africa. He received a B.A. in chemistry from Seattle Pacific University and his M.D. from the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle. He completed his family practice residency at Tacoma Family Medicine in 1990 and is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He is chairman of St. Joseph Hospital’s Department of Family Medicine and a member of the Whatcom County Medical Society and American Medical Association.

After Hours Urgent Care, Weekday 5 to 9 PM, Weekends and Holidays 1 to 5 PM

Weekday evenings 5 PM to 9 PM, Weekends and Holidays 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 
360 671-4509

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In 1999, forty-four family physicians came together around a common vision of providing the best family medical care in the country, to form Family Care Network (FCN). Today we are located throughout Whatcom County in 11 convenient and accessible locations, and we desire to be your medical home.

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, northern Custer and the Ferndale area. Birch Bay Family Medicine is one of the 13 Family Care Network medical offices located through out Whatcom County.

Dr. Pederson, Dr. Gunningham, and Teresa Regier ARNP are now available to be your health care partner. For an appointment call 371-5855

Health Care Quality and the Personal Medical Home

Article by David Lynch - Sun, 06/10/2007

When most people in the public at large think about our health care situation in the United States, it is usually with regard to the high cost of health insurance premiums. Quality is assumed by most people to be present.  read more »