Health & Wellness
Ask a Doc: What happens when your doctor recommends a specialist?
March 19, 2026
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is the first stop for many residents and workers seeking care, from routine checkups to serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease and complex infections. Each ye…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Anita Dust
March 19, 2026
Parkinson’s advocate on troubling disease
Anita Dust almost threw it away. It was just another piece of mail, a small educational flyer listing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease. Like most p…
Clinic takes guests on ‘rounds’ of new offerings
March 5, 2026
Serving since 1947, taking operation into the future
On a chilly island morning, residents gathered at the Boca Grande Community Center for the Feb. 24 Grande Rounds Program on how the Clinic wor…
Boca Grande Preschool celebrates dental health month
March 5, 2026
February was dental health month! The Boca Grande Preschool students had a visit from “Kids Choose Us Dentistry.” They learned how to keep our teeth healthy and clean! Top photo, front left to r…
How well do you know your heart
February 12, 2026
Did you know that your heart beats about 100,000 times a day? According to the American Heart Association, a healthy heart pumps blood through a network of roughly 60,000 miles of blood vessels — en…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Kenneth Pfahler
February 12, 2026
Meet local cardiologist
February is American Heart Month, a time when cardiovascular health moves into sharper focus. For Dr. Kenneth Pfahler, it’s a reminder of work that has shaped nearly ever…
Leading Moffitt physicians explore care
January 29, 2026
Earlier this week, the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation, in partnership with Friends of Boca Grande, hosted a special Grande Rounds program, “Inside the Future…
Prof. Shelli Feder to present ‘Redefining the Good Death’
January 29, 2026
Navigating the Journey: Quality of Life and Faith
St. Andrew’s Church will host Prof. Shelli Feder, a leading national expert in palliative and end-of-life care, for a special community presentat…
Health: Inhibitor drugs are powerful, but come with dangers
January 15, 2026
As medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro dominate headlines and social media feeds, it is easy to think of them as simple weight-loss shortcuts. But during a talk on Tuesday Jan. 13th at the Boca Gr…
New physicians at Boca Grande Health Clinic for urgent care
January 8, 2026
To best serve patients during the busy season, the Boca Grande Health Clinic is adding two physicians to provide seasonal coverage for same-day and urgent-care services.
“When something unexpecte…











