Lupine Family Medicine, Wenatchee, WA (2025)

11/12/2025

Did you know that in January 1, 2026 you will be able to use your Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for your Lupine Family Medicine membership?

Lupine Family Medicine is a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice. Because our monthly membership provides direct access to medical services — including diagnosis, treatment, and preventive care — HSA funds can be used to pay for your membership, as well as labs and medications prescribed by Dr. Hendrick.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗦𝗔 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗣𝗖: This change allows you to use your pre-tax HSA dollars toward your monthly DPC membership fee, which covers a range of primary care services like check-ups and consultations without needing to meet a deductible first. This pairing creates an affordable healthcare strategy that maximizes your tax savings.

✅ HSA-eligible examples:
• Direct primary care memberships that include medical treatment or physician access
• Prescription medications
• Lab testing ordered by your doctor

11/05/2025

We’re so grateful to an Army veteran and former police officer who brought us a trio of beautiful photographs of lupines and wildflowers!

After retiring, he’s had more time to pursue his passion for photography — and we’re honored to display his work. These pieces add joy and beauty to our office every day — the purple and yellow really make the walls pop!

Thank you Bob Everett for sharing your talent and kindness with us!

10/29/2025

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Rural Imaging Services, a mobile sonographer team dedicated to bringing high-quality, affordable ultrasound screenings to rural communities, will be using Lupine Family Medicine as a pilot site to offer their services.

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵
📍 Lupine Family Medicine
𝟭𝟯𝟱 𝗦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁. 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟬, 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗔 𝟵𝟴𝟴𝟬𝟭

Rural Imaging's comprehensive cardiovascular screenings include:
✅ BMI, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and average heart rate
✅ Carotid artery and abdominal aortic ultrasound screening
✅ 12-lead EKG
✅ Screening echocardiogram

All results will be interpreted by a cardiologist. Participants will receive an easy-to-understand summary and personalized recommendations to support their heart health.

💲Special Pilot Site Rates:
• $250 per screening for community members
• $200 per screening for Lupine Family Medicine member patients

Please use their QR code or call them at 509-989-3844 to reserve your appointment!

10/22/2025

We’re excited to announce that Lupine Family Medicine offers a range of ADULT vaccines!

𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀:
🌼 𝗧𝗱𝗮𝗽 — Protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough)
🌼 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 — A potentially serious disease that can cause lifelong paralysis
🌼 𝗛𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗕 — One of the main causes of preventable liver disease - the virus can stay on surfaces for over 72 hours!
🌼 𝗙𝗹𝘂 — Recommended every year for everyone 6 months and older.

✔ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲: $75 per vaccine
✔ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 — 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴.

10/16/2025

November 1 is Direct Primary Care Day! 🏥

As insurance premiums continue to rise, many families are searching for affordable, accessible healthcare options. Direct Primary Care (DPC) offers a transparent, membership-based model that enables the physician to put the focus on patients and their health - rather than billing insurance middlemen.

At Lupine Family Medicine, we’re proud to offer DPC as a way to provide high-quality, personalized care with predictable costs. This November 1, let’s raise awareness about DPC and how it can help patients take control of their health and well-being.

Curious about how DPC works or how it can benefit you and your family? Reach out to learn more!

You can read more about Health Insurance Premium Costs article in the following link: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/health-insurance-premium-costs-will-more-than-double-for-millions-of-americans-unless-congress-acts/

09/25/2025

We know the wildfire smoke in our valley can feel overwhelming, and we truly hope it’s not causing serious health problems for you or your loved ones.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻
When the air quality is poor, reduce outdoor physical activity. As the air quality worsens you will need take additional steps to keep smoke out of your home or building and improve air filtration to keep indoor air clean.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞:
▪︎ Increase filtration in the heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system
▪︎ Use a portable air cleaner with a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter

Once air quality improves, check websites like fire.airnow.gov to confirm and open windows to allow outside air to enter the building.

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀
If you must be outdoors when smoke levels are high, respirators like NIOSH-approved N95s provide the best protection. Places like the Wenatchee Public Library or check the Chelan-Douglas Health District to get free N95 masks which can help filter the hazardous air that you can use if you need to be outside.
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We are excited to announce that September’s Lupine Lottery winner chose a $100 gift card to American Shoe Shop!

09/17/2025

Our health is shaped by the world around us: our jobs, our community, our homes. Having somewhere safe and secure where we can eat, sleep, rest, and spend time with friends and loved ones is essential to support our health and wellbeing.

Affordable and safe housing is not a luxury-it’s a cornerstone of good health and should be available to everyone. Habitat for Humanity is a movement of people in our local area and around the world, working together to build more prosperous and vibrant communities by helping people in their path to a safe, affordable place to call home.

Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity and with the help of generous donations has helped more than 62 million people Build, repair and finance their homes. If you would like to become a sponsor with Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Wenatchee Area, please click on this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/habitat-sponsorships-building-homes-building-community

08/20/2025

Where in the world are our patients from?

Are you coming to Lupine Family Medicine to complete your Immigration Physical or joining us as a member patient? We are happy to introduce our giant wall map! It will be fun to know what country all our patients are from. Just come in to our reception room and pin your country! 📍

So far, we have from every continent except from Antartica - though one of our patients has worked there!

Asia ✔️, Europe ✔️, Africa ✔️, North America ✔️, South America ✔️, Australia ✔️, … Who will be the first from Antartica? 😃

08/13/2025

There are so many polarizing opinions on so many issues nowadays and this will get worse with AI. But I don't think we would find too many people opposed to this idea that having even a tiny garden or a one-pot garden or having regular access to a garden (even if it's not yours) is overall a good prescription for everyone's wellbeing. Here's a beautiful offering from one of our patients: garlic, plums and apricots. She gleaned from someone else's garden with her daughters and then she gifted that to me. The gift is not just time spent in harvesting a garden that overall improves her health but it's a gift of connection to the earth and to each other. ~Doc H

07/30/2025

“𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?” 🐓

We had a surprise visitor outside the office today — looks like our feathered friend is here for her chickenpox vaccine! 😄

We’re also excited to announce that July’s Lupine Lottery winner chose a $100 gift card to American Shoe Shop 👟
(Just one of the many perks of being part of the Lupine family — along with 𝕖𝕘𝕘-𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 care!)

07/24/2025

𝙎𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝

A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics found strong associations between poor sleep, high recreational screen time, and increased mental health concerns in children and teens. Use of technology to do the tasks it's supposed to do is one thing; using it as the only source of entertainment, connection and the search for meaning and truth is likely harmful.

𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:
▪︎ Short sleep duration and more than 4 hours of recreational screen use per day were linked to significantly higher odds of anxiety, depression, and attention problems.
▪︎ These associations were consistent across various age groups and were independent of other factors like physical activity or diet.
▪︎ The research highlights that healthy sleep and screen habits are crucial for mental well-being as proper nutrition and exercise.

At Lupine Family Medicine, we believe prevention starts with education. If you're noticing changes in your child’s mood, sleep patterns, or screen use, we're here to help guide you in building healthy habits that support long-term wellness. True well-being; not the hyped-up wellness stuff that is part of a billion dollar industry.

Read the full article here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2835092

🌼 The beautiful flowers in this photo are from Feathers & Flowers, a local flower subscription we love.

These gorgeous flowers brighten up the office and remind us how small touches of nature can lift our mood and support our own well-being too. 🌸

07/09/2025

Hello, I’m Cecilia Rosario.

I’d like to introduce myself as the Front Desk/Clinic Assistant at Lupine Family Medicine. I was born and raised in the Wenatchee Valley. I am a first-generation college student and graduated from Wenatchee Valley College with my AA in 2024. In my free time, I enjoy thrifting and spending time with friends. My plan for the future is to travel the world, share positive energy, and grow into my best self.

I’m happy to be part of Lupine Family Medicine, providing quality healthcare for all.

I have a strong interest in the healthcare field, and working at the clinic gives me valuable hands-on experience and the opportunity to interact with wonderful patients. Dr. Hendrick has been an incredible mentor, guiding me through this journey and helping expand my knowledge. Andre has also been a great support, always willing to answer my questions and help around the office. I feel lucky to be part of such a great team and look forward to meeting you all!

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