FHCSO honors pharmacist for tenure

  • From left to right: Tina Davis, left, and Joe Burns, right, reward Phil Biddy, middle, for 50 years of service. Courtesy photo
    From left to right: Tina Davis, left, and Joe Burns, right, reward Phil Biddy, middle, for 50 years of service. Courtesy photo

TISHOMINGO- Family Health Center of Southern Oklahoma is proud to celebrate Phil Biddy for his 50 years of pharmacy service. National Pharmacy Week is October 18-24th, a time to honor the pharmacy industry for their service to our communities.

Biddy is a 1970 graduate of Oklahoma University Pharmacy school. Just after completing his required internship he was served with his Vietnam draft documents to serve in the United States Army. He began his service as a pharmacist in a M.A.S.H. 3rd surgical hospital unit in the Mekong River, the cities of Can Tho, Binh Tuy and Saigon Vietnam. Upon his return to the states he made his home in Oklahoma and married his sweetheart Ann in 1975. They have 2 children, Lauren and Brent.

Biddy has been an Oklahoma pharmacist for just over 50 years. He and his wife Ann owned their own drugstore for ten of those years. Phil does not have plans to retire anytime soon, however he enjoys traveling with family and vacationing in the mountains of Angel Fire New Mexico.

Joe Burns PhD, Director of Pharmacy states, “Phil Biddy has not only served the US Army in our profession but the communities of Tulsa, Seminole, Wewoka, Coalgate and Tishomingo Oklahoma for the past 50 years. The pharmacy team and I are honored to work alongside Phil, especially during these trying times. He’s a great person that’s dedicated to our patients and the FHCSO clinics.”

Family Health Center of Southern Oklahoma provides high quality healthcare to patients through comprehensive services. Since 2004 FHCSO has built new facilities, expanded services, upgraded technology, and increased medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare staff to provide the best patient experience possible. FHCSO is a public, non-profit organization that receives federal funding to provide services to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay. FHCSO files private insurances, Medicare, Medicaid, SoonerCare, and most other insurances are accepted. Uninsured patients are given a fee based on a sliding scale according to income. Visit www. fhcso.org for more information.