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ASK A DOC: Checkups?

August 25, 2022
BY DR. RAYMOND JAMES, D.O. Doubtful David recently asked me, “Do I really need to see you every year for a checkup if I feel good?”  His question was especially pertinent, since he had …

A summer ‘thank you’

July 22, 2022
By Thomas J Ervin MD It is officially summer in Boca Grande. It is definitely hot. Hopefully, it will rain most afternoons by 5 p.m. You can park downtown easily. You may even get a table in th…

GIWA announces temporary modification of disinfection treatment procedures

July 1, 2022
PROVIDED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable (drin…

The secrets to longevity continue

April 22, 2022
As part of our year-long celebration of the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s 75th anniversary, the Clinic is pleased to present a short series of web videos that capture some of the “secrets” to having…

More secrets to longevity …

April 14, 2022
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 …

PROFILE: Jorge Matos

April 14, 2022
A rest well deserved after a career well done  …  The municipality of Sabana Grande is located in the western coastal valleys of Puerto Rico some 1,144 miles from Boca Grande. This …

COVID booster update from the BGHC

April 8, 2022
On March 28 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a second COVID-19 booster shot for persons over the age of 50. Additionally, persons over the age of 18 with compromised imm…

Boca Grande’s secrets to longevity

April 1, 2022
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 …

Boca Grande Health Clinic 75th anniversary street party scheduled

March 17, 2022
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 was…

ASK A DOC: Hip surgery and what to expect

March 11, 2022
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….