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Health Matters 2.0

Health Matters 2.0

CWMA has published Health Matters for the Lopez Community for over two decades to inform the community of what's happening at the Lopez Island Clinic and how CWMA has been supporting the maintenance of the clinic building and maintenance and purchase of equipment. In...

Annual Membership Meeting

Catherine Washburn Medical Association (CWMA) is having their annual meeting of the membership May 19, 2018 at 10 am in the Lopez Library Conference Room. All members and the public are welcome to attend. There are several bylaw changes and three directors to be voted...

UW Medicine: Frequently asked Questions

UW Medicine Lopez Island Clinic Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -- From Jay Priebe, M.B.A., CSSGB, Director of Rural Primary Care Operations, UW Medicine Welcome to UW Medicine. You’re now served by a 30,000-strong healthcare team whose singular mission is to improve...

Lopez physical therapy goes into private practice

Islands’ Weekly: Tue Sep 5th, 2017 1:30am Submitted by Terri Drahn, Kim Foley and Bobbie Holt, Lopez Physical Therapy As many of you are aware, physical therapy was not included in the transition of the Lopez Clinic. The community believes strongly that physical...

UW Medicine names chief of Orcas-Lopez island clinics

Islands’ Weekly: Tue Aug 29th, 2017 4:33pmSubmitted by UW Medicine UW Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael D. Alperin has accepted the position of chief of the UW Medicine Orcas Island and Lopez Island Clinics effective Nov. 1. Alperin is currently chief...

Update on Emergency Services and The Lopez Clinic

...by Dr. Bob Wilson, Marty Clark, Peggy Means, Christa Campbell, Charlie Janeway As the team that was responsible for finding a new partner for Lopez Clinic, we would like to correct some misperceptions currently in our community. First and foremost: Lopez will not...

Town Hall Meeting, June 25

Town Hall Meeting  Sunday, June 25, 2 pm at Lopez Community Center  CWMA, UW Medicine and PHD co-host this Town Hall. Come hear from our new clinic partner and learn about our future together. Plenty of time for questions and answers. This will also be a...

Physical Therapy Update

When Island Hospital announced they were terminating their long-standing lease and operating agreement for the Lopez Island Medical Clinic, there were two separate groups that were affected. The first was the family practice providers and staff. The second was the...

Special Meeting, Thursday May 18

Special Meeting Initial Meeting San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, May 18, 2017 5:30 pm. – Special Meeting, Grace Episcopal Church 70 Sunset Lane, Lopez Island, WA   Agenda   Administration of the Oath of...

GOOD NEWS FOR LOPEZ ISLAND!

GOOD NEWS FOR LOPEZ ISLAND!

UW Medicine and Catherine Washburn Medical Association Announce Partnership for Lopez Island Medical Clinic UW Medicine and Catherine Washburn Medical Association (CWMA) announced today that they reached a partnership agreement in which UW Medicine will assume...