Is the Island Safe? An Open Letter from the Clinic
The pandemic has created a very difficult and stressful year for us all, especially those of us in healthcare on the front lines. I believe politics should have no part in healthcare, yet the political manipulation and misinformation during the pandemic has hurt many and obstructed the science-driven guidance that physicians have tried to provide. […]
Grande Rounds Kick Off with Welcome Back to the Island Virtual Talk
The Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation is set to kick off the season on November 16. “Welcome Back to the Island” will be the main theme of the first talk, which will feature Clinic physician Raymond A. James, D.O, and Clinic […]
Moderna Booster Shots Available by Appointment
The Boca Grande Health Clinic will offer drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics for our registered patients and Island employees who signed the Boca Grande Pledge. The Clinic will administer the Moderna vaccine by appointment under the Clinic Annex carport. Drive-thru booster clinics will be open from 9 a.m. to Noon on the following days: Thursday, October […]
November 4 Flu Clinic
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is conducting drive-thru flu shot clinics for our registered patients. The flu shots will be offered under the Clinic Annex carport. please call the Clinic at 941-964-2276 to register for a flu shot time slot. In addition to the first clinic completed October 21, a second drive-thru flu shot […]
Ask a Doc: Mental Health
Mental health plays a major role in people’s ability to maintain good physical health. In this week’s “Ask a Doc,” Raymond A. James, D.O. answers questions about mental health. Do you have a question for us? If so, click here to send questions to the Clinic and we will answer them monthly. What mental illness […]
Breast Cancer Awareness: A 50 Year Perspective
October is again Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Articles and programs will appear in the media emphasizing an awareness of the incidence of the disease and the treatment of breast cancer in our society. As male breast cancer is unusual, the media effort is often presented in literature and programming focused on women’s health. Yet as […]
Ask a Doc: The Flu
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is honored to bring back a favorite Boca Beacon column started in the early 2000s by Dr. Hank Wright, called “Curbstone Consult.” For 17 years, Dr. Wright, who passed in 2016, was the only doctor at the Clinic. The column resulted from the innocent questions people would ask when he […]
The Case of an Open Mind
A cardinal prerequisite for a successful career in science is the willingness to be willing to change one’s mind as to the answer to a hypothesis based on the scientific results of the experiment. For investigations and observations of the pandemic and the COVID-19 virus, continued scientific analysis has resulted in different medical recommendations and […]
The Age of (Mis)information
During this pandemic I have been surprised by the amount of misinformation regarding COVID-19, and amazed that intelligent people have supported treatments or misinformation without scientific support. How does this happen? Researchers have found that we tend to believe what we hear or read, and only about 30 percent of Americans are able to recognize […]
Preparing for a Healthy 2021-2022 Season
COVID-19 Delta cases continue to rise across the country, in Florida, and right here on our own Island. Throughout the pandemic, the Boca Grande Health Clinic has taken conservative measures to protect its patients and staff as well as the Island’s businesses and visitors, maintaining the precautions spelled out in the Boca Grande Pledge. The […]