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 found...
If you missed the first of the four-part Healthnetwork ‘Back to Boca’ webinar, it’s not too late to catch up
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...
So many questions, so much frustration about the ‘rona- especially when it comes to our kids
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 t...
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 perf...
A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together
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 ...
‘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 step...
Time they’ll never get back … Local high school seniors salvage what they can of their graduating year by looking ahead
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Prom dresses hang in closets, some with tags still attached. Hallways that were once filled with noise and bustle are still....