The North Olympic Healthcare Network (NOHN) Board of Directors recognized CEO Michael Maxwell, MD, at a recent meeting, presenting him with an award in appreciation of his 30 years of medical practice in Port Angeles, as well as his leadership at NOHN and in the community. Maxwell recently stepped away from his clinical practice to focus on his responsibilities as CEO.
“The board wanted to recognize Dr. Maxwell’s contributions as he marked the end of his clinical practice. For a dedicated physician like Mike, this step represents an incredible sacrifice on his part on behalf of the patients at NOHN and for our community,” said Board President Catharine Copass. “We hope he continues to get personal satisfaction from the direct and daily improvements in the lives of so many due to his leadership of NOHN, and passion for delivering the highest quality medical care to all who call NOHN their medical home.”
“The currents have certainly taken my medical career in unexpected directions, and I deeply miss the patients that I was honored to serve for so long,” said Maxwell. “However, it has been immensely gratifying to see the greatly improved access to high quality healthcare that I’ve been privileged to facilitate through leadership work at NOHN. I am grateful to the board for their support during this transition.”
Maxwell was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. He received his medical degree with honors from the University of Washington School of Medicine and completed a family medicine residency through the University of Washington in Spokane. He began his career in 1991 as a partner in Family Medicine of Port Angeles (FMPA). Over the 30 years since, he served as the Primary Care Physician for more than 2,500 patients, and included high-risk OB for 25 of those years, delivering nearly 1,000 babies.
Maxwell was instrumental in FMPA’s transformation to a community health center model in 2016 and was selected as Chief Executive Officer for the newly renamed North Olympic Healthcare Network shortly thereafter. Under Maxwell’s leadership, NOHN has opened two additional sites in recent years, allowing it to expand access to primary care, behavioral health services and dental care for more than 9,500 new patients. In response to the continued growth in community needs, the organization will launch a mobile health clinic in the fall of this year and will soon begin renovation work on another clinic site scheduled to open in 2022.
