Tag: COVID-19

COVID-19 and traveling: What you need to know

December 11, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Health & Wellness

Submission Note: The COVID-19 situation remains fluid. This article reflects information known at the time it was submitted to The Boca Beacon. BY LAUREN HANA MD, BGHC- The U.S. Centers for Disease...

Boca Grande Health Clinic COVID-19 testing: An overview of available options

Over the past six to eight months, the Boca Grande Health Clinic and its physicians have worked hard to provide a care environment that laid the foundation for the safe return of winter residents and...

If you missed the first of the four-part Healthnetwork ‘Back to Boca’ webinar, it’s not too late to catch up

September 25, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Health & Wellness

A four-part free webinar series to provide sound facts about COVID-19; including recommendations for safe travel and safe living on island this season, has begun and is being held by the Boca...

So many questions, so much frustration about the ‘rona- especially when it comes to our kids

September 11, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- I wanted to take this opportunity to let you in on some things we are working on for next week, and they’re pretty important things. You see, in our little school on our little island,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County commissioners vote to support local food banks, continue with COVID-19 recovery efforts

To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a plan to allocate $3 million of federal funds from the CARES Act to support local food security organizations and to...

A message from the Clinic: A history of masks throughout the ages

BY DALY WALKER, MD – Masks have been worn in nearly all cultures as a means of hiding individuals’ identities. They have been worn as a form of disguise by thieves, by actors in performances,...

The diary of a ‘Covidite’

Marilyn Hoeckel was the editor of the Boca Beacon from 1990 to 1998. She was the director and curator of the Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum from 1998 to 2003. She moved to Bucks County, PA in 2003, where...

COVID-19 antibody testing set up by Boca Grande Health Clinic through Quest Diagnostics

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to announce a COVID-19 antibody test offered through Quest Diagnostics. The test is performed by blood draw. It is an ELISA test (an enzyme-linked...

A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together

May 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the term “jigsaw.” Two to three months ago, all of us were faced with a puzzle....

‘Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step’ plan phase one to be implemented May 4

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday afternoon, April 29, that Florida would take “small, deliberate and methodical steps towards a more hopeful future” by declaring a...