March was National Nutritional Awareness month and, in a world where many things feel out of our control, it’s important to bring attention to areas of your health that ARE within your control.
Keep reading for announcements and check out the blog to learn some nutritional and Chinese medicine practices that can play a huge role in your health.
CLINIC SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cascade Best
We’ve been nominated for Cascade Best!
If you feel Natural Health Clinic has helped support you to be your best and healthiest self, we’d be honored if you voted in one of the following categories:
- Acupuncture
- Doctor
- Women’s Clinic
- Pediatric
Staying Healthy w/ the Seasons: Wood Element Class
Learn how to support the liver and the free flow of energy during this time of detoxification, which in turn can help with issues such as seasonal allergies.
Get full details & sign up here.
Online Appointment Requests
This is a reminder that submitting an appointment request is not confirmation that the appointment has been scheduled.
When sending appointment requests through the Patient Portal, you will receive a text message update if/when the appointment is confirmed by the front office.
For the fastest guaranteed scheduling, we recommend calling our office.
Charm Messaging
To ensure both your safety and quality of care, appointments are required for any changes to supplements or prescriptions as well as referrals, documentation, or discussing any new symptoms or conditions that have not been discussed with your doctor.
This includes detailed questions about your treatment plan, lab results, imaging reviews, or medications.
Please message our front office staff or CNA with any questions that you have, and we can either assist you directly or let you know if an appointment with your doctor will be necessary.
Please keep in mind that, as stated in our clinic policy, medical care will not be provided over email or the patient portal messaging system.
You can expect a reply to appointment requests within 3 business days. An appointment is the best way to ensure that you’re getting your provider’s full attention and the high-quality care that you deserve. We appreciate your understanding.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mount Baker Imaging
The (self-pay/ time of service) price of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring CT (CAS) through Mt. Baker Imaging will be increasing effective July 1st to $249.
The self-pay price (time of service) will be $249. If the patient is scheduled before July 1, it is $199.
Local Pharmacy HRT Shortages
It’s come to our attention that many of the commercial pharmacies in the area are experiencing shortages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) products.
To best avoid any delay in prescribing and refilling these prescriptions, we ask that you call your insurance to find out the preferred mail order pharmacy associated with your plan.
Depending on the preferred pharmacy, their process for prescription transfers can vary. Generally, if you would like to transfer an existing HRT prescription from a local pharmacy to the preferred mail order pharmacy, we ask that you:
- Contact the preferred pharmacy and request them to pull your existing HRT prescription from the pharmacy currently managing. (The pharmacy gaining your business will be a lot more motivated to pull this Rx to their system than the existing pharmacy will be to lose you as a customer.)
- If you call the preferred mail order pharmacy and they tell you they will need a new prescription, please give us a call and we can assist with this process.
Reproductive Health Justice
If you, or someone you know, is interested in resources regarding reproductive health justice, please contact the office for more information!
Check out these events around town in April!
Saturday, April 4th ~ Bellingham Farmers Market Opening Day
- Location: 1100 Railroad Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
- Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
- Admission: Free!
Saturday, April 4th ~ Bellis Fair Easter Egg Hunt
- Location: Bellis Fair Mall, 1 Bellis Fair Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Time: Food Court Doors Open at 9:30am – Easter Egg Hunt begins at 10:30am
- Admission: Free!
Saturday, April 4th ~ Lost Giants Cider Company – Spring Maker’s Market
- Location: Lost Giants Cider Company, 1200 Meador Ave, Bellingham, WA 98229
- Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm
- Admission: Free!
Saturday, April 11th ~ Staying Healthy w/ the Seasons: Wood Element Class
- Location: Natural Health Clinic, 2219 Rimland Dr. Suite 201 Bellingham, WA
- Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm
- Admission: $48.57
Saturday, April 11th ~ Correspondence Club
- Location: Central Library 210 Central Ave. Bellingham, WA
- Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
- Admission: Free
Sunday, April 12th ~ Whatcom Museum Low Sensory Sunday Hours
- Location: Whatcom Museum, 250 Flora St. Bellingham, WA
- Time: 10:00am-11:30am
- Admission: Free!
Saturday April 18th ~ Downtown Scavenger Hunt & Festival
- Location: Commercial Street Plaza, Commercial St. Bellingham, WA
- Time: 11am – 3pm
- Admission: Free!
