Author: Boca Grande Health Clinic

Boca Grande’s secrets to longevity

As part of our year-long celebration of the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s 75th anniversary, the Clinic is pleased to launch a short series of web videos that capture some of the “secrets” to having a...

Boca Grande Health Clinic 75th anniversary street party scheduled

The Boca Grande Health Clinic has come a long way since the mid-1900s, when an out-of-town doctor treated patients once a week in a small room above the Railroad Depot. The journey to 75 years wasn’t...

ASK A DOC: Hip surgery and what to expect

With more than half of the population of Boca Grande at 65 years and older, it’s no surprise that needing – or recovering from – hip surgery is something we’re used to dealing with at the Clinic....

Deborah Hahn to retire from Boca Grande Health Clinic

From the time she was a young girl, Deborah “Debby” Hahn always knew she wanted to be a nurse. After earning her nursing degree from the Hawkeye Institute in Waterloo, Iowa, Debby joined the ranks...

Heart healthy living, island style

BY BRET KUEBER, MDBOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC Back in 2009 a study was completed on the people who lived on Ikaria Island off the coast of Greece. It was known that people lived longer there than...

Becoming a centenarian

By Dr. Raymond James, Boca Grande Health Clinic If you’re looking to have a long, productive life, there’s a lot to be learned from the lifestyle choices made by people in the world’s “Blue Zones”...

ASK A DOC: What do I do about COVID-19?

By Thomas J. Ervin, M.D., Boca Grande Health Clinic Being asked “What do I do about COVID?” is a complicated question for anyone in clinical medicine to answer. If the COVID-19 pandemic was an elephant...

Next ‘Grande Rounds’ will examine the secrets of longevity

The Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Foundation are teaming up once again with the Healthnetwork Foundation to bring esteemed health education to the Island. “How to Live to be...

A message from the Clinic: The Omicron surge

The latest COVID-19 variant, Omicron – the most contagious variant yet – has sent cases soaring to their highest level yet. Florida is shattering single-day records. The steady rise of the Omicron...

A year of acknowledgment and celebration planned for Boca Grande Health Clinic

From our earliest days working out of a small room above the Railroad Depot, the Boca Grande Health Clinic set out to provide personal, compassionate care. 2022 marks an important milestone as we celebrate...