The Boca Grande Community’s Trusted Primary Healthcare Facility

April, the birth month of James Parkinson, is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s is a degenerative syndrome that results in the gradual loss of brain circuitry involved in movement, thinking and behavior. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first clear medical description of Parkinson’s Disease as a neurological condition was written in […]

March 30th marks a special day on our calendar – Doctor’s Day! It’s a time to honor those who dedicate their lives to caring for us. At the Boca Grande Health Clinic, it’s the extraordinary team of board-certified physicians – Dr. Raymond A. James, our Medical Director; Dr. Bret Kueber, the Assistant Medical Director; and […]

According to the American Cancer Society, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 23 for men and 1 in 25 for women. The death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping in older adults for several decades. Unfortunately, colorectal cancers now rank as the leading cause of cancer death in men […]

March is the harbinger of spring and with it, the start of daylight saving time – an extra hour for healthy activities from taking in the great outdoors to growing a garden. It’s also National Nutrition Month, a time to focus on making informed food choices and developing sound eating habits. With lifestyle-related diseases like […]