Welcome to North Sound Family Medicine
You have chosen as your family physician either Dr. James A. Moren, Dr. Daniel E. Austin, Dr. Chao-ying Wu, Dr. Jason T. Short, Dr. April Wakefield Pagels, Dr. Sue Dabney. We are specialists in family medicine, certified as Fellows of The American Board of Family Practice. Our practice is currently accepting new patients.
To learn more about the healthcare providers in our office please visit our Staff page. To learn more about our office policies and procedures please visit our Information page.
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 »
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!
Make decisions that keep children safe this summer
Summer often comes along with increased childhood injuries. Head trauma, scraped knees, lacerations, broken bones and more are all too common. Is there anything parents can do? Fortunately, the answer is yes! Here are 10 ways to decrease the risk of injury to your child. When these rules are violated the results can be trouble or trajedy. read more »
Whatcom Pollen Counts
Are you going to need your allergy medicine today? Check the latest Whatcom County pollen count here at www.whatcompollen.com.
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 »
Clinic for Complicated Headaches
Headaches are one of life's most common maladies, and most of the time they are self limited and easy to treat. Occasionally, a headache can become a big problem that recurs or lingers. When this happens, a person's quality of life suffers greatly. FCN family physician Dr. Jim Moren understands this well. He has long had an interest in treating headaches, and over the years, has made it his business to undergo special training and education in order to develop additional expertise in the treatment of headaches. 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 »