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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.

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After Hours Urgent Care Center

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The After Hours Urgent Care Center is open Weekday evenings 5 PM to 9 PM, Weekends and Holidays 11 AM to 5 PM. Our patients are invited to use our After Hours Urgent Care Center if urgent problems arise when their doctor's 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, although patients arriving within one hour of closing may be directed to another facility if volume is high.
The Medical Testing Center is open 8AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday.
Both centers are now located together at 3130 Squalicum Parkway, across the street from St. Francis Extended Care near St. Joseph Hospital.

3130 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 100
Bellingham, WA 98225
360 671-4509

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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, 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

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 »