Liberty Bell Family Medicine

01/28/2026

Losartan for $3? Rosuvastatin for $3.5? Amoxicillin for $3? Z-pack for $5? This is the warm fuzzy happy look I see on my patients’ faces when they find out what “wholesale pricing on medications” means in real life.

01/26/2026

Read at Alex Pretti’s vigil today by a nightingale Minnesotan doc:

For Alex Pretti — From a Physician, For a Nurse

Every physician knows this:

We do not save lives alone.
We do it arm in arm with nurses.
With ICU nurses.
With the ones who catch what we miss.
Who speak up.
Who stay late.
Who hold families together when the medicine runs out.
Alex Pretti was that nurse.
He chose to serve his country throughout his life.
Working in the ICU at the VA.
Serving veterans.
Serving those who had already given everything.
Standing at bedsides where courage is quiet and exhaustion is constant.
Where nurses don’t get headlines — they get blood on their shoes and families in their arms.
Ask any doctor who worked with him and they will tell you:
He protected.
He taught.
He defended women colleagues.
He bought coffee for broken interns.
He made the ICU more human.
That is what great nurses do.
They don’t just carry out orders.
They carry the unit.
And then, one last time, he served as a nurse outside the hospital.
With a camera in his hand.
With his conscience in front of him.
He stepped toward someone being harmed.
Not as a threat.
Not as a protester looking for chaos.
But as a healer responding to suffering — the same reflex that defines this profession.
His gun was legally holstered.
His hands were occupied filming.
His instinct was the same one every ICU nurse knows:
See harm. Step in. Protect.
As physicians, we talk about teams.
About trust.
About partnership.
Alex was the kind of nurse every doctor hopes to have when things go bad.
The one who has your back.
The one who has the patient’s back.
The one who never looks away.
We didn’t just lose a man.
We lost a nurse.
A protector.
A healer.
And the hardest truth of all:
He spent his life running toward danger for others.
And in the end, that is what killed him.
Rest in power, Alex Pretti.
Medicine and humanity will feel your absence.🙌🏽💔🩺

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01/23/2026

Travel perks! When you’re a member of Liberty Bell Family Medicine, your doctor travels with you. Virtual care is part of your monthly membership, and unlimited appointments, so you can see Dr. McCloy, even if you’re out of the country. Dr. McCloy can discuss your symptoms and offer medical advice via video call, phone, text or email, so your care is always about you and getting on to the next adventure.

01/19/2026

WE'RE HIRING for a reliable, self-motivated, organized problem solver to assist with clinical and administrative operations of our growing independent, family-owned medical practice in the Methow Valley. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate who is customer service oriented, nimble and creative, and can think outside the box! See the job description here:https://libertybellfamilymedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Posting_-Medical-Assistant.pdf

01/17/2026

The Foot Care Clinic is now being handled by Liberty Bell Family Medicine. Give them a call to get scheduled for your nail care needs!

10/17/2025

We recently hosted two informational workshops about Direct Primary Care, with a focus on employer-based health plans. See my guest column in the Methow Valley Examiner for a quick summary.

Find out how Methow Valley Direct Primary Care by Dr. Kellar McCloy addresses the rising costs of healthcare for families.

09/25/2025

Are you a small business owner who wants to provide your employees with health benefits? Does that feel too expensive or hard to navigate right now? We can help!

Attend an info session with Dr. Kellar McCloy and Dr. Michael Tuggy. They’ll discuss their experience with Direct Primary Care as a model for affordable employee health plans, and answer your questions about options for your business. This event is free and open to the public.

Two sessions:

Thursday, October 9 at 5:30pm
YourSpace Room at TwispWorks

Monday, October 13 at 5:30pm
Community Room at the Winthrop Library

For more information, visit:
www.libertybellfamilymedicine.com

09/14/2025

I'm honored to be featured in the Methow Valley News' Health & Wellness Magazine alongside so many other terrific healthcare providers. The Methow really is a special place to live--and to practice.

05/23/2025

Eloquent sharing of why us doctors do this doctoring thing… not to make money or drive fancy cars, but to take good care of people, guide them through the good times and the bad, and hopefully heal as much illness as possible along they way

03/16/2025

❓ What Makes Liberty Bell Family Medicine Different?

🔹 Independent, family-owned, solo-doc practice
💙 Smaller patient panel → More time with YOUR doctor
📅 Unlimited visits → No extra fees or copays
📲 Direct access → Text, call, email your doctor
💊 Wholesale meds & labs → Affordable, transparent pricing

At Liberty Bell Family Medicine, we do primary care differently—no rushed visits, no surprise bills, just practical, patient-focused care that makes sense for YOU.

📞 Call 509-337-5005 or visit 🌐 www.libertybellfamilymedicine.com to learn more!

Modern medicine, simplified.

10/19/2024

Local independent, small businesses care for all of us and are important threads in the fabric of our community.

Please support your local independent pharmacies, bookstores, groceries, retail stores, bakeries, restaurants, gas stations, coffee shops, banks, barbers, plumbers, painters and more... even independent, family-owned medical clinics.

A good example of why it's so important for everyone to support their local independent pharmacy:

The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy deserts” across the country.

08/26/2024

Honored to play a part in a Samuel's incredible solo PCT trek this year:

"To train, Samuel started hiking 15 miles after school to get his “trail legs.” He worked with Mitch Luce, a physical therapist at Winthrop Physical Therapy & Fitness, and physician Kellar McCloy at Liberty Bell Family Medicine, to understand and prepare his young body for an arduous undertaking the likes of which he had never done before. Outdoorsmen themselves, Luce and McCloy were encouraging and supportive of Samuel’s journey before, during and after the hike."

A teenager’s dream realized in solo PCT trek August 22, 2024 by Shelley Smith Jones Photos courtesy of Samuel Polson Samuel was joined by his father, Peter Polson, for an ascent of Mt. Whitney. Samuel Polson’s 1,100-mile adventure filled with challenges, rewards along the way Samuel Polson vivid...