It’s International Clean Hands Week
In recognition of the annual health observance, International Clean Hands Week, the Boca Grande Health Clinic would like to talk about the importance of good hand hygiene. Sponsored by the Clean Hands Coalition, International Clean Hands Week is an annual opportunity to remind the world that “Clean hands prevent illness and save lives!” Who should […]
What Should I Do If I Have Been Exposed to Someone With COVID-19?
This is a question we are hearing more often these days as COVID-19 continues to work its way around every corner. Although Florida’s numbers are down slightly, COVID-19 is still here. Overall case numbers and percent positivity of new cases are down to a daily new case average, around 2,600 for the week ending September […]
Getting a Flu Shot This Year Is More Important Than Ever
Before coming back to the island this year, please get a flu shot. If you are working on the island, please get a flu shot. It does not matter where you get your flu shot, but making it a priority to get one matters a great deal. Flu vaccines have been shown to reduce the […]
Is There Safety in Numbers? Thought About Gatherings and COVID-19 (By Popular Demand)
First, let’s start with a definition of a term we are all hearing thrown around a lot lately; herd immunity. Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, through recovering from the illness or […]
A New Voice on the Subject of COVID-19
Hello Boca Grande Clinic Community, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and say hello! I am Mark Driscoll, the new CEO of the Boca Grande Health Clinic. I have been with the Clinic now for almost two months and I look forward to meeting all of you over the coming year. It […]