Welcome to Blue Ocean Healthcare
Our Family Caring for Your Family
Welcome to Blue Ocean Healthcare
Our Family Caring for Your Family
COVID-19 INFORMATION
Overview
Hello,
As you may have heard, three new Covid-19 vaccines have been approved here and in the U.K. Distribution began in late December, with healthcare personnel, extended care facilities and those over 65 getting initial priority.
The office and doctors have been getting inundated with calls about where and how to get the vaccine. The holidays made this communication even more challenging. The federal government and the state have provided very limited information to medical offices, so we don't know how the distribution pipeline is going to work exactly.
At this time, there is no plan to get the vaccine in the office, although we have procured a larger, hospital-grade refrigerator in the event we get access to the vaccine, and have applied to the state to get it. We will let you know if and when that happens.
To our knowledge, the Charlotte County Health Department is the only place other than hospitals that currently have vaccine on hand. It is by appointment only, and the website is listed on the attached link to the Health Department website:
http://charlotte.floridahealth.gov/events/2021/01/CharlotteCOVID-19VaccineInfo.html
We've been hearing that registering for an appointment has been difficult, as the demand for the vaccine is understandably high. But if you do wish to register, keep trying, since new appointments open up as they continue to receive more vaccine.
CVS and Walgreens have a contract with the government to begin vaccinations as well, we just haven't heard that it has begun locally yet. Publix will be offering the vaccine as well, but the details have not been released yet. Keep your eye on the news, as that is often how we get wind of new developments as well. Also feel free to check out our webpage www.blueoceanhealthcare.com for the most up-to-date information.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE DOCTORS DIRECTLY BY PHONE, EMAIL OR TEXT REGARDING COVID TESTING OR VACCINATIONS. What we know will be on the website.
Here is a link to local Covid TESTING sites:
http://charlotte.floridahealth.gov/events/2021/01/CharlotteCOVID-19TestSites.html
So, as mass vaccination gets underway, keep in mind we still need to practice mask use, social distancing and good hand hygiene. The pandemic is not over yet, but hopefully within a few months, the worst should be behind us.
Stay healthy and stay safe!
Your friends,
Drs. Steve and Stephanie Shell
Covid Testing link for Charlotte County
Covid Vaccine link for Charlotte County
Covid Vaccine link for Lee County
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Our Services
Our Services
Our Services
- Management of diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure
- Heart attack and stroke prevention
- Medical weight loss treatment
- EKGs
- Orthopedic injections
- Coumadin monitoring
- Dermatology services such as removal or treatment of skin cancers, warts and other lesions
- School, sports and work physical exams
- Holter (overnight) heart monitoring
- Pulmon
- Management of diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure
- Heart attack and stroke prevention
- Medical weight loss treatment
- EKGs
- Orthopedic injections
- Coumadin monitoring
- Dermatology services such as removal or treatment of skin cancers, warts and other lesions
- School, sports and work physical exams
- Holter (overnight) heart monitoring
- Pulmonary Function Test (breathing test)
- Medical marijuana prescribing
Our Practice
Our Services
Our Services
Blue Ocean Healthcare is a membership model that emphasizes wellness and personalized healthcare.
Several years ago, Drs. Steve and Stephanie Shell became tired of what has become assembly line medicine, with impersonal care, long waiting room times, short visits, inaccessibility to your doctor, hand-offs to midlevel providers, poor offi
Blue Ocean Healthcare is a membership model that emphasizes wellness and personalized healthcare.
Several years ago, Drs. Steve and Stephanie Shell became tired of what has become assembly line medicine, with impersonal care, long waiting room times, short visits, inaccessibility to your doctor, hand-offs to midlevel providers, poor office communication and automated phone trees.
To us, that was unacceptable.
We decided there was a better way to practice medicine.
Check out our practice model:
Our Accolades
The Charlotte Sun Newspaper Reader's Choice Award
Drs. Steve and Stephanie Shell have been awarded the Charlotte Sun newspaper award for Best Primary Care Physician or Best Preventive Physician 11 times. This is a noteworthy achievement in a county of nearly 200,000 people with hundreds of primary care doctors to choose from.
Health Grades
Health Grades is an online website that evaluates claims from federal data and private reviews to rate doctors based on patient satisfaction, physician education and experience, awards and accolades, and hospitals where they practice. Click on the Healthgrades logo to see how we did.
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