In The News

Thank you for your interest in Family Care Network! Below are links to news and articles featuring our organization and team.

Two providers join Birch Bay Family Medicine www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/two-providers-join-birch-bay-family-medicine,27161

Best of the Northwest
https://bellinghamalive.com/lifestyle/best-of-the-northwest-2022/

Family Care Network adds Fairhaven Clinic
https://whatcom-news.com/whatcom-county-business-announcements-8_206647/

Chuckanut Family Medicine officially opens 
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2022/aug/03/places-things-aug-2022/

Family Care Network remains committed to Blaine facility, CEO says
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/family-care-network-remains-committed-to-blaine-facility-ceo-says,20823?

New doctor in Birch Bay
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/new-doctor-in-birch-bay,17502? 

Blaine facility moving foward
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/family-care-network-to-move-for…

First child in the 12- to 15-year-old age group receives the COVID-19 vaccine
https://youtu.be/VrVkg5IGZPs

Teens and COVID Vaccines
https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2021/05/27/teens-and-covid-vaccines-perspect…

Parkscriptions featured in Earth Day article:
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/things-you-can-do-in-the-seat…

Family Care Network welcomes new physician assistant
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/family-care-network-welcomes-ne…

Whatcom County Community Vaccination Center opens to public March 13
https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2021/03/09/whatcom-county-community-vaccination-center…

Vaccine supply remains limited.
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article249778403.html

Up to 5,000 people a week could get COVID-19 vaccine at this Bellingham site starting in March
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article249347445.html

Whatcom receives no first doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week as state shifts focus
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article249280730.html

County sends letter to Inslee on reopening plan
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/county-sends-letter-to-inslee-on-reopening…

Where to find the COVID-19 vaccine and who can get it in Whatcom County
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article248817100.html

Whatcom County officials question COVID vaccine shortage
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/whatcom-county-officials-question-covid-vaccine…

Vaccine supply still not meeting demand
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/vaccine-supply-still-not-meeting-demand…

Vaccine availability updates
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/article248963309.html

To make an appointment for vaccination with Family Care Network
https://www.lyndentribune.com/news/county-covid-rate-is-easing/article_a7ec584c…

Anxious Whatcom residents jam phone lines seeking appointments for COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article248652385.html

Flood of calls to healthcare providers — please do not phone in!
https://www.lyndentribune.com/news/flood-of-calls-to-healthcare-providers-please…

KGMI
https://kgmi.com/news/007700-local-health-providers-expand-vaccine…

Family Care Network project delayed five months
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/family-care-network-project…

Greg Anderson, MD and his use of Parkscriptions.

• https://wawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WW_Fall2020_Newsletter_Final.pdf
• https://montanafreepress.org/2020/06/11/outside-of-the-boxes/
• https://www.boulderweekly.com/adventure/outside-the-boxes/ (repost of Montana Free Press article)

Blaine property purchase delayed.
https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/city-family-care-network-delay-sale-of-gateway-property-until-2021,11093

Urgent Care expands to Lynden, extends hours in Mount Vernon. All locations open to FCN and non-FCN patients.
https://www.familycarenetwork.com/news/urgent-care-expands-lynden-extends-hours-mount-vernon

Two Family Care Network physicians were voted Best Family Practitioner in Bellingham Alive’s Best of the Northwest 2019 poll:

• GOLD: Karen O’Keefe, MD – Bellignham Bay Family Medicine
• SILVER: John Hiemstra, DO – Lynden Family Medicine

https://issuu.com/klmedia/docs/1910_ba_web?fr=sMjg0NjMzNjMz&mc_cid=98c103723b&mc_eid=8a7ffce52c

North Cascade Family Physicians was selected as a top 3 finalist for Best Medical Facility in goskagit.com’s Skagit’s Best 2019.
https://www.goskagit.com/contests/skagitsbest/#//