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<TD VALIGN="TOP"> <P CLASS="bodycopy"><a href="practiceframe.html">Evergreen
Women's Care Practice History</a>
<p><a href="chuckframe.html">Dr. Charles Heffron, M.D.</a></p>
<p><SPAN CLASS="bodyBOLD"><a href="terryframe.html">Dr. Terry Pheifer,
M.D.</a></SPAN></p>
<P class="bodycopy"><a href="patframe.html"><SPAN CLASS="bodyBOLD">Dr.
Pat Heffron</SPAN>, M.D.</a></P>
<P class="bodycopy"><a href="debraframe.html">Dr. Debra Stemmerman,
M.D.</a></P>
<P class="bodycopy"><a href="shaunieframe.html">Dr. Shaunie Keys, M.D.</a></P>
<P class="bodycopy"><a href="dawnframe.html">Dr. Dawn Russell, M.D.</a></P>
<P class="bodycopy"><a href="patriciaframe.html">Patricia Payne, A.R.N.P.</a></P>
<P class="bodycopy"><a href="maryframe.html">Mary Schubert, A.R.N.P.</a></P>
<P CLASS="bodycopy"><SPAN CLASS="Headline">HISTORY OF THE EVERGREEN WOMEN’S
CARE</SPAN><BR>
After a gynecological infectious disease fellowship at the University of Washington,
<SPAN CLASS="bodyBOLD">Dr. Pheifer</SPAN> began his practice in the Kirkland
area. He was joined by <SPAN CLASS="bodyBOLD">Dr. Pat Heffron</SPAN> in 1979.
He and Dr. Heffron lead a 16-physician group that formed the first certified
freestanding surgical center in the State of Washington. That surgical center
has recently been expanded into the new Evergreen Surgical Center on the top
floor of the new Evergreen Surgical and Physician Center. This center is a
state of the art facility for <A HREF="file:///Drive2/Desktop%20Folder/webtest/gyne_pages/minim.html"><FONT COLOR="#CCCCCC">minimally
invasive surgery (MIS)</FONT></A>.
<P CLASS="bodycopy"><SPAN CLASS="bodyBOLD">EVERGREEN WOMEN’S CARE</SPAN>
was formed when <SPAN CLASS="bodyBOLD">Dr. Charles Heffron</SPAN> joined
Drs. Pheifer and Pat Heffron in practice in 1981. The two Dr. Heffrons
had been stationed together in the US Air Force. They are not related,
but have parallel pathways in medicine including both had fathers who
were family physicians and both had mothers who were named Catherine.
<P CLASS="bodycopy">In 1981, Dr. Charles Heffron and several colleagues
and nurses began to explore the concept of Family-Centered Care. That
exploration lead the Family Maternity Center that opened in 1986 and has
grown into a nationally recognized program for Birth. This collaborative
process was internationally recognized in 1996, when the World Health
Organization named Evergreen’s FMC the first Baby Friendly hospital
in the United States. This group of physicians supported Dr. Susan Rutherford,
the first perinatologist (high risk Ob specialist) in a Puget Sound community
hospital environment. That practice, Eastside Maternal Fetal Medicine,
now has five members and supports both Eastside hospitals. Recently, Dr.
Pat Heffron worked part time in program development at Evergreen Healthcare
for two years with the perinatologists and neonatologists at Evergreen
Healthcare, forming a partnership with the University of Washington, department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and with Childrens Hospital and Regional
Medical Center (CHRMC), to form a single-room model of care for sick newborns,
who need more intensive care, but also need the love and support of their
parents during this healing time.
<P CLASS="bodycopy">In 1990, Dr. Pat Heffron was President of the Washington
State Obstetrics Asssociation, an educational organization for obstetrical
providers through out the state, that works to improve the outcomes for
birth. This organization is made up of obstetricians, family physicians
delivering babies and certified nurse midwives who work with their respective
physicians. Dr. Charles Heffron was president of the organization in 1994.
They both continue to serve on that organization’s board. Dr. Pat
Heffron has been a member of the Medical Staff Council at Evergreen Healthcare
for the past four years. This group of responsible physicians actively
interacts with the medical staff, the senior administration and the Board
of the medical center to address the challenging times of our current
healthcare system and promote greater collegiality, cooperation, partnership,
and understanding in a true relationship. Dr. Terry Pheifer has served
in the role of Practitianer Credentials for Evergreen Healthcare and currently
is chairman of that program. <STRONG>Dr. Deb Stemmerman</STRONG> joined
them in practice in 1997. She currently serves on the Women and Children’s
Advisory Board. <STRONG>Dr. Shaunie Keys</STRONG> joined the EWC group
of physicians in 1998. <STRONG>Dr. Dawn Russel</STRONG> is the newest
member of the group, coming to the practice in the summer of 2000. Drs.
Heffron are no longer delivering babies and are just practicing gynecology.
<P CLASS="bodycopy"><STRONG>Mary Schubert, ARNP</STRONG>, (women’s
healthcare specialist) joined the practice in 1984. She has been supported
by her physician colleagues here while also fulfilling a unique service
to women undergoing bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle. <span class="bodyBOLD">Patricia
A. Payne, ARNP</span> has been practicing as a nurse practitioner for
over 20 years, and spent the last 5-1/2 years providing primary care to
people aged 12 and up in a Kirkland internal medicine clinic. She joined
the practice in 2005.
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