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
Who is Family Care Network?
Family Care Network is a team of health care professionals and support personnel located in offices throughout Bellingham, and Whatcom County Washington. read more »
Improve your health and enjoy wonderful music while you build community!
Article by David Lynch - Mon, 05/05/2008
As we all know, good health is more than good medical care! Exposure to the arts and beneficial community connections are among the non-medical components of a healthy lifestyle that sometimes get forgotten!
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The News about Vitorin and Zetia - What does it mean for me?
Article by David Lynch - Fri, 04/04/2008
The news has recently been full of discussion about the drugs Vitorin and Zetia, which have been used to treat high blood lipids that cause heart disease and circulaton problems. What does this mean to you, if you or a loved one are on one of these medicines? read more »
New Medicare Plans for 2008
The doctors of Family Care Network (FCN) are pleased to announce that we have endorsed the following Medicare Advantage plans for 2008: read more »
Flu Shot Information for 2007
No Flu vaccination shortage is anticipated this year, and all FCN offices should have an adequate supply of needed vaccine for our patients. This year, anyone over the age of six months who wants to prevent the flu will be able to get vaccinated! read more »
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 »