Nurse Practitioner Joins Family Health Care’s Cadillac Clinic
Family Health Care is pleased to announce the addition of Kaley Aown, FNP-C to its medical clinic located at 520 Cobb Street in Cadillac. Aown is now accepting new patients of all ages. Aown is a certified family nurse practitioner. She earned her nurse practitioner degree from Michigan State University. Her undergraduate studies were completed […]
School-based health clinics being added in Reed City and Evart
Family Health Care has been awarded grant funding from the state of Michigan to add school-based health centers in the Evart and Reed City school districts. The Child and Adolescent Health Center Program Planning Grants through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will provide $100,000 in funding for each school district to […]
Family Health Care leaders meet with lawmakers in Washington, DC
Family Health Care CEO Julie Tatko, Quality Director Amy Tompkins, and Board Members Eric Davidson, Pam Panetta and Bruce Whitney met with Congressman John Moolenaar and Congressman Jack Bergman at the National Association of Community Health Centers’ policy and issues forum in Washington, DC. The discussion focused on critical health care issues and the need […]
Family Health Care Awarded Going PRO Talent Funding
Family Health Care recently received a $15,000 Going PRO Talent Fund award from Michigan Works! West Central. The funding is provided by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and administered by the local Michigan Works! office. The money assists with training, developing and retaining newly hired and current employees. Family Health Care is […]
Family Health Care welcomes new provider at Grant medical clinic
Leah Bethel, AGNP-C, has joined Family Health Care as an adult-gerontology family nurse practitioner. She will see patients at the Family Health Care clinic at 11 N. Maple St. in Grant. Bethel earned her nurse practitioner degree from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Central Michigan University. […]
Optometrist joins Family Health Care
Shawn Andrus, OD, has joined the vision department at Family Health Care as an optometrist, working alongside Krystyna Sherman, OD. Dr. Andrus graduated from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering and earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from Michigan College of Optometry in Big […]
Family Health Care nationally recognized for efforts to reduce uncontrolled blood pressure among patients
Family Health Care has been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for its commitment to improving blood pressure (BP) control rates, earning Gold-level recognition as part of the Target: BP™ initiative. The Gold award recognizes practices in which high blood pressure is controlled in 70 percent or more of the adult […]
New medical providers join Family Health Care
Two new medical providers have joined Family Health Care. Heather Williams, PA-C, will see patients at the White Cloud and Big Rapids Family Health Care clinics. Williams earned her physician assistant degree at University of Detroit Mercy and has been practicing medicine in West Central Michigan since 2017. Prior to that, she worked in health […]
Dr. Ankita Sharma joins Baldwin Family Health Care dental clinic
Ankita Sharma, DMD, has joined Family Health Care as a general dentist at the Baldwin dental clinic located at 1615 Michigan Avenue. She will provide a full array of preventative and restorative dental services to help patients of all ages achieve a healthy smile. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Sharma to Family Health Care,” […]
Tis the season for ticks
By Vicki Kuhns, BS, CHWPopulation Health Coordinator It’s finally summer. The warm weather makes it the perfect time to get outdoors. However, if you are going into the woods, tall grass or brush, there are some precautions you should take to protect yourself from being bitten by a tick. Being bitten by a tick can […]
