Women’s clinic lands on the Ridge
July 2, 2008
By Laura Geggel
Ever since the Snoqualmie Ridge Women’s Health Clinic opened April 1, women have been walking from the Ridge and driving from all over to take advantage of the local care offered by Macy Fox, D.O., who is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology.Fox said she wanted to be a doctor since she was an 8-year-old working on her family’s dairy farm in Ohio. Once a spectator in witnessing the delivery of calves, Fox now delivers babies at Overlake Hospital Medical Center, in addition to administering other exams and procedures related to women’s health.
“I always knew I wanted to work with women,” Fox said. “It just made sense to me.”
She has yet to deliver a baby in the Snoqualmie Ridge clinic, Fox said, but she’s ready for the challenge, should it occur.
Fox stayed in Ohio for much of her schooling, attending the Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at the Ohio University O’Bleness Memorial Hospital.
After a six-year stint practicing medicine in Indiana, Fox moved to Snoqualmie in 2004 with her husband and four children. She worked at Valley Medical Center for a year, before beginning at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital.
Fox originally began seeing patients at the Snoqualmie Ridge Medical Clinic, but the space became so crammed that Snoqualmie Valley Hospital leased a new clinic space for her.
“I like having my own space,” said Fox. “It’s quieter and more intimate.”
Located at 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Ste. 230 on the Snoqualmie Ridge, the clinic’s entrance can be found next to the back of Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant.
Roger McCollum, CEO of Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, said the new office helps serve women in the Valley.
“The demographics of the new development in Snoqualmie, which is primarily on the Ridge, is a lot of young families moving to the community,” McCollum said. “There is an explosion of kids. You can walk down any street and see strollers and expectant moms.”
Fox offers pregnancy and delivery services, as well as well-women care and exams related to the female reproductive system, menopause, hormone replacement therapy, gynecological surgery and menstrual reduction.
The clinic accepts all major types of insurance and Medicaid.
Fox works in the clinic Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and said she typically spends about 30 minutes with each patient. The clinic has about 600 patients, with new women joining every day. To schedule an appointment or learn more, call 831-1120.
Reporter Laura Geggel can be reached at 392-6434 x221 or lgeggel@snovalleystar.com.
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