Ask a Doc – Happy Holidays!
The holiday season is a time for gathering with family and friends to celebrate with the people who matter the most. It’s also a nice time to reflect on what we’re grateful for. Before we all get swept up in the stress and expectations as well as the laughter and love of the holidays, we […]
Architecting a Clinic of the Future While Honoring the Character of Boca Grande
In preparation for the December 13 meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Committee, I want to update the community on improvements the Clinic of the Future project team has made to the design of the proposed building for the new Boca Grande Health Clinic. We understand the importance and value of community input and […]
Boca Grande Health Clinic Earns Quality Distinction
The Boca Grande Health Clinic earned another three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The Clinic underwent and passed AAAHC’s rigorous two-day inspection in late October, meeting nationally recognized standards for the provision of quality healthcare as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. “I am pleased that our quality […]
Ask a Doc: Type 2 Diabetes – Management – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a special two-part Ask a Doc on diabetes. In this article, Bret Kueber, M.D., of the Boca Grande Health Clinic, describes the close link between diabetes and your body’s organs and discusses treatment options for Type 2 diabetes. In the first part of the diabetes series, Dr. Kueber addressed Type […]
Ask a Doc: Type 2 Diabetes – An Epidemic of Great Proportion – Part 1
Diabetes Awareness Month happens every November. It’s an opportunity for us to help raise awareness of the disease, talk about ways to manage – and prevent – it, and share the latest advances that could help patients, families and communities live better. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared diabetes an epidemic almost […]
Clinic holds first webinar of season, discusses updated potential renovation
Reprinted with permission. BY MARCY SHORTUSE, Boca Beacon There was a lot of information to cover at the first Boca Grande Health Clinic “Welcome Back to the Island” webinar” on Thursday, Oct. 26. The doctors spoke about updates at the Clinic in technology, numbers and vaccinations. Fire Chief C.W. Blosser discussed emergency medical information and […]
Watch the 2023 “Welcome Back to the Island” Webinar
In case you missed it,on October 26, 2023, the Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation kicked off with a special virtual event to officially welcome everyone back to the Island. Clinic Medical Director Raymond A. James, D.O, along with Boca Grande Fire […]
Flu Shots Available at the Clinic
The Boca Grande Health Clinic will be conducting drive-thru flu shot clinics in October and November for our registered patients and employees of island businesses. The first clinic will be on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The Clinic offers regular flu shots and high-dose flu shots for patients aged 65 and older.Like past years, the shots […]
Register Now for the Annual “Welcome Back to the Island” Webinar Set for October 26
The Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation will open the season on October 26 with a special virtual event to kick off the 2023-24 season. Clinic Medical Director Raymond A. James, D.O, along with Boca Grande Fire Department Chief Blosser will discuss […]
Breast Cancer
I remember the exact moment when I got the call. My best friend and cousin (we share the same birthday) called to let me know she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had undergone a breast reduction in the past and thought the lump she found was just a scar; unfortunately, it was breast cancer. […]