New duo at Skagit Regional Clinics Camano Island Two new faces greet patients at Skagit Regional Clinics - Camano Island (formerly Camano Community Health Clinic). Family Medicine providers Joshua Griggs, MD and Anne Herbert, PA-C care for patients of all ages, from birth through geriatrics, at the clinic. “I was drawn to family medicine because it affords me the opportunity to care for patients of all ages and multiple family members at one time,” said Dr. Griggs. “I wanted a career where I could help people and use critical thinking skills.” He has special interests in preventative medicine, women's health, pediatrics and dermatology. Dr. Griggs, a resident of Camano Island, is a graduate of Loma Linda Medical School. He completed his residency training at Kaiser
Permanente in Santa Ana, Calif. and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Anne Herbert, PA-C completed her Physician Assistant training at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Her special interests include women’s health, sports injuries and disease prevention. “As a Camano Island resident, I feel blessed to have an opportunity to work in my community. I hope to be a participant in the process of making Camano Island a healthier, happier place to live,” she said. Skagit Regional Clinics – Camano Island is located at 127 N. East Camano Drive on Camano Island and offers appointments five days per week. To schedule an appointment, patients may call 360-387-5398.
Grierson honored with Health Hero Award James Grierson, MD, a Family Medicine physician with Skagit Regional Clinics in Stanwood, was honored by Island County officials in May with the Linda Lee Martens Health Hero Award. Dr. Grierson helped organize Safe Harbor Free Clinic in 2008 and is currently serving as is the chairman of the clinic board. “This was a bit of a surprise and a big honor,” Dr. Grierson said. Safe Harbor Free Clinic is a stateof-the-art walk-in clinic providing professional health care and
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referral services to uninsured and under-insured patients. The clinic uses the Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood facility on Friday evenings and was recognized for “extraordinary efforts contributing to the health and well being of Island County citizens.” Many of the providers and nurses who volunteer at Safe Harbor each week are on staff at Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Clinics, Dr. Grierson said. Medical students in Skagit Valley Hospital’s Graduate Medical Education program also perform rotations through the free clinic.
“These are the people who help out and make this possible,” he said. Safe Harbor is outgrowing the space at SRC and is planning a capital campaign to build a new clinic. “We would love to eventually have our own space so we could have clinic times and specialty clinics more often,” he said. Safe Harbor Free Clinic is open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday evenings and offers monthly specialty clinics focused on women’s health, podiatry and an appointment-only clinic for management of chronic issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure. For more information, go to www. safeharborfreeclinic.org.