Ocean Pediatrics & Walk-In Clinic

28/04/2023

03/04/2023

We would love to welcome Jillan Perreault ARNP to our Ocean Pediatrics & Walk-In ClinicPediatric care team .

03/04/2023

TELEHEALTH VISITS: are available up on the patient request during the week day and in weekend from 12:00 noon to 4:00PM Please call our answering service at 352-835-7111 to schedule your TeleHealth if needed.

15/02/2023

We accept Humana Medicaid, United Health care Medicaid. We also accept new patients.

21/07/2022

From Ocean Pediatrics & Walk-In Clinic ; Back to school advise.

Planning in advance, is very important when preparing our children for the first day of school. A child feels confident and competent, if parents are calm, supportive and reassuring. The important back-to-school tips for parents help the child adjust to the new environment.
Be Prepared and Plan in Advance
One of the most important back-to-school tips for a parent, is, you must first find out what the dress code of the school is, if there is any.
Get a supply list, which includes all the required clothing, lunch boxes, backpacks and supplies purchased in advance. Make sure, you do not do the last-minute shopping, as this can only add stress for both children and parents.

05/07/2022

We accept new patients and walk in welcome for sick patients (same day visit).
all school and sport physical can be done as well.

05/10/2021

We accept Sunshine Health , please contact our office or Sunshine to keep Dr. Guirguis as your P*P. if you have any issues please call our office at 352-835-7111.

27/09/2021

We would like to Welcome Dr. Davis James for Joining our practice .

27/09/2021

We have the Pfizer Covid Vaccine and Flu vaccine in our office.
It's Time For A Flu Shot. Here's What You Need To Know.
With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it's easy to forget that there's another respiratory virus poised to strike.

30/06/2021

We have Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in our office , please contact our office if you want to get the vaccine (12 years and above )

31/05/2021

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12/11/2020

Hi everyone
Hope you having a good day today
The office is open for regular office hours today as the weather is okay
Have a blessed day

05/09/2020

Hi everyone
Hope you and your families are staying safe

We received the Flu vaccines this week
If you want your child to be vaccinated for the flu this year please contact our office on Tuesday or any time best week.

Thank you

18/07/2020

FCAAP Position on Schools Re-Opening

With many areas of Florida experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases, the state’s decision to open schools this fall has come under fire. While FCAAP agrees that there are many benefits to children attending school in-person, we also believe it is important for schools to wait to open until it is safe to do so. FCAAP wrote this letter to Governor DeSantis urging him to consider allowing each school district to make its own decisions on when to safely re-open in person based on percent positive test result data per county.

Today FCAAP leaders sent an email to Congress urging them to provide sufficient funding to help schools adapt and make the necessary changes and accommodations to ensure students, teachers, and staff are safe when schools return to in-person learning. Read the full letter to Congress here.

02/07/2020

If you have been in close contact with
Someone Who Has COVID-19
Stay Home Stay home for 14 days as isolated as possible
(starting the day you were exposed)
Isolate Keep 6 feet or more from others at all times
(including people and pets in your home)
Monitor Monitor your health for symptoms of COVID-19
(fever, cough, shortness of breath)
Sick? If you think you are sick, follow guidance from
the CDC website
(https://tinyurl.com/preventspread)
floridahealthcovid19.gov cdc.gov/coronavirus

01/06/2020

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22/04/2020

What kind of material is best for a mask for the average person to wear?
•Homemade or purchased cloth masks are suitable for the average person to wear. For a child, especially a small child, ensuring the right fit is important.
•Pleated masks with elastic are likely to work best for children, but the right size is important. Adult masks are usually 6x12 inches, and even a child-sized 5x10 inch mask may be too large for young children. Try to find the right size for your child’s face and be sure to adjust it for a secure fit.
•Due to very limited supply now, professional grade masks like N-95 masks should be reserved for medical professionals on the front lines who have increased risk of exposure to coronavirus in close proximity.

22/04/2020

What if a child is scared of wearing a mask, or too young to understand not to tamper with it?
•If your child is scared of wearing a mask, parents should wear masks too so your child doesn't feel alone. Some other ideas to help make masks seem less scary are: •While wearing masks, look in the mirror and talk about it.
•Put a mask on a favorite stuffed animal.
•Decorate a mask so it's more personalized and fun.
•Show your child pictures of other children wearing masks.
•Draw a mask on their favorite book character.

22/04/2020

What about infants or children with special health care needs?
•If you must go outside or to a place where you are not able to practice social distancing with an infant, cover the infant carrier with a blanket, which helps protect the baby, but still gives them the ability to breathe comfortably. Do not leave the blanket on the carrier in the car or at any time when the baby and carrier are not in direct view.
•Children who are considered high-risk or severely immunocompromised are encouraged to wear an N95 mask to best protect themselves.
•Families of children at higher risk are encouraged to use a standard surgical mask if they are sick to prevent the spread of illness to others.

22/04/2020

Should children wear masks?
•The CDC does not recommend masks for children under age two.
•If children are at home with just the usual residents, they do not need to wear a mask, assuming that they have not been exposed to anyone with COVID-19.
•If children can be kept at least 6 feet away from others, and not be in contact with surfaces that could harbor the virus, then they do not need a mask for the protection of themselves or others.
•For example, during a walk outdoors, as long as children can maintain social distancing of more than 6 feet and do not touch tables, water fountains, playground equipment or other things that infected people might have touched, then they will not acquire the infection and would not need masks.
•Especially for younger children who may not understand why they can’t run up toward other people or touch things they shouldn’t, the best approach is to keep them home and in spaces away from other people and common surfaces.

•Places where a child would benefit from wearing a mask are places where they are likely to encounter other people at a closer than 6 foot range. For example, if you must take your child to the doctor, or the pharmacy or grocery store, and are unable to leave them at home, wearing masks in those settings could be beneficial.
•Children with fever or respiratory or GI symptoms like a cough, congestion, runny nose, diarrhea, or vomiting should not leave home.
•Children with severe cognitive or respiratory impairments may have a hard time tolerating a face mask, so special precautions may be needed with these children, such as monitoring with a pulse oximeter if available, and/or maintaining greater physical distance from others outside their home.
•Situations in which children should not wear a mask include: •Children under the age of 2 years, due to risks of suffocation.
•If the only face covering available is a possible choking or strangulation hazard.
•If the child has difficulty breathing with the face covering or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cover without assistance.
•If wearing the face covering causes the child to increase risk of getting exposed to the virus because they are touching their face more frequently.

17/04/2020

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16/04/2020

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16/04/2020

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10/04/2020

healow TeleVisits — Now Even Easier!
We are excited to announce that patients can now quickly and easily connect to their TeleVisit directly from a text message. No download or login required.
Patients can connect in 3 easy steps from their phone
1. Patient opens the email or text and clicks on the link provided.
2. Patient fills out and submits the questionnaire and vitals.
3. Start the TeleVisit!
Getting Started

If you are already using healow TeleVisits;

There are no EMR upgrades needed for this new feature. To start sending text messages, go to the Patient Portal Settings:
1. Click TeleVisit SMS Reminder Settings.
2. Check the box to Enable SMS notification for TeleVisit reminders.
3. Press the "Save" button.
If you are not using healow TeleVisits If you are not using healow TeleVisits and want to join over 40,000 providers who are, you can activate today through the On-Demand Activation tool in the eClinicalWorks EHR.

We have created a quick guide to get your patients started with TeleVisits.

10/04/2020

Should I wear a mask?
The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care

10/04/2020

Abstract
Background

A relatively high mortality of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is worrying, the application of heparin in COVID‐19 has been recommended by some expert consensus due to the risk of disseminated intravascular coagulation and venous thromboembolism. However, its efficacy remains to be validated.

Methods

Coagulation results, medications and outcomes of consecutive patients being classified as severe COVID‐19 in Tongji hospital were retrospectively analysed. The 28‐day mortality between heparin users and nonusers were compared, also in different risk of coagulopaphy which was stratified by the sepsis‐induced coagulopathy (SIC) score or D‐dimer result.

Results

There were 449 patients with severe COVID‐19 enrolled into the study, 99 of them received heparin (mainly with low molecular weight heparin, LMWH) for 7 days or longer. The D‐dimer, prothrombin time and age were positively, and platelet count was negatively, correlated with 28‐day mortality in multivariate analysis. No difference on 28‐day mortality was found between heparin users and nonusers (30.3% vs 29.7%, P=0.910). But the 28‐day mortality of heparin users were lower than nonusers In patients with SIC score ≥4 (40.0% vs 64.2%, P=0.029), or D‐dimer > 6 fold of upper limit of normal (32.8% vs 52.4%, P=0.017).

Conclusions

Anticoagulant therapy mainly with LMWH appears to be associated with better prognosis in severe COVID‐19 patients meeting SIC criteria or with markedly elevated D‐dimer.

09/04/2020

Good morning everyone
Please make sure you take vitamin D :2000 IU (unit) daily
Why ?
Here is the answer
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a number of critical roles in your body.

This nutrient is especially important for immune system health, leaving many people to wonder whether supplementing with vitamin D may help reduce the risk of contracting the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

08/04/2020

Hello everyone , hope every single one of you and your family staying safe , we alway have a trust in God to keep everyone safe , protect our families and our country and heal the sick and help the people who needs his help.

27/03/2020

Hi everyone
We hope you staying safe

Here is the steps on Downloading Healow App from your phone : 352-835-7111 it will bring Dr.Eid Guirguis with my office address. Please click on my name and this will safe your physician on the Phone.
1- Search for physician - Enter office phone number (352-835-7111)
2 - username = email on file
3 - forget password & follow the email prompts
4- login & go to appointments
5- click on appointments & enter vitals (just weight) IF PATIENT HAS TEMPERATURE enter temperature. & fill questionnaire
6 - start Televisit

27/03/2020

Hi everyone
Starting Monday we will be see our patients via Telehealth only for the safety of our patients and their families
Please upload the Healow app on your phone
The user name will be your email you provided to our office
Then you will be asked to choose a password.

Once you log Into Healow app
You can request an appointment or call our office to set up an appointment

Please fill the vital signs as much as you know if the weight is enough

Also fill the Questionnaire
And the consent and you will be ready to go.

Be safe every one !

24/03/2020

•our office will be open to see patients for purposes of evaluation and management.

•see and treat patients with chronic and acute conditions

•perform wellness exams

•provide mental health services

•see patients for follow-up care and other non-surgical purposes

as per the FCAAP

24/03/2020

The FCAAP interpretation of Executive Order 20-72 is that only medically unnecessary, non-urgent, or non-emergency procedures or surgeries are prohibited.

Pediatricians can:
•see patients for purposes of evaluation and management
•see and treat patients with chronic and acute conditions
•perform wellness exams
•provide mental health services
•see patients for follow-up care and other non-surgical purposes

21/03/2020

We are ready to provided to all of our patients tele-visits starting Monday, from 9 AM to 5 PM with either phone or video encounter in the efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus as recommended by the CDC. Please contact our office to set up a Tele-visit appointment if needed.
Hope all of you stay safe, keep distance and take every precaution to keep others and yourselves safe.

As many of you know, Tele-visits are an increasingly valuable tool in the fight against the spread of infection. Sick patients get the care they need from the comfort of home and physicians can treat more patients, helping to mitigate the spread of disease without sacrificing quality of care.

Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. Joel 2:23

19/03/2020

Washington(CNN) Florida Sen. Rick Scott had a strong message Thursday for those packing the beaches in the state amid the coronavirus outbreak: "Get off the beach."

"Unless you can figure out how to completely be isolated from anybody else, I mean, this is -- individuals have to take responsibility and every, every level of government has to be very clear, don't be on the beach unless you can be somehow completely by yourself," the former governor told CNN's John Berman on "New Day."

16/03/2020

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16/03/2020

3 hours ago - Health
U.S. volunteer receives first shot of experimental coronavirus vaccine

Marisa Fernandez
Marisa Fernandez
Moderna has developed the first experimental coronavirus medicine, but an approved treatment is more than a year away. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Moderna has developed the first experimental coronavirus vaccine, but an approved treatment is more than a year away. Photo: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
A healthy U.S. volunteer received the first dose of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a potential defense against the virus if it becomes a long-term threat.

Where it stands: The trial will ultimately give 45 volunteers two doses about 28 days apart in order to test the vaccine's effectiveness in protecting the subjects against COVID-19. If successful, several more trials with larger subject groups will be needed to prove whether there are common side effects.

Context: The vaccine candidate, code-named mRNA-1273, was developed by the National Institutes of Health and Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Moderna Inc.

Several other vaccines from researchers and companies around the world are in development.
What to watch: Even if the trial is successful, a vaccine for mass production and distribution worldwide will likely not be available for 12–18 months, said Anthony Fauci, director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.