Where are the Doctors?

[Independent1]

Are the only doctors in the area of Grayton Beach located at Sacred Heart?

[kurt]

What type of Doctor are you looking for?

[Smiling JOe]

Dr Bawa (I may be screwing up his spelling) is in Seagrove, and Dr Varnidoor (probably killed that spelling, too) has a practice in the Pt Washington area. Those are two of whom I am aware.

[supermom26.2]

There is a Dr., a woman, in Grayton, in the office buildings by the Owl Head Sales Office. Grayton North offices? My mom went to them last week. I will post the name after I talk to her.

[supermom26.2]

After talking with my mom, she said her name is Carmel Hawkins. She is not a DR, but is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practioner. For what it's worth, my mom liked her.

[ShallowsNole]

All of the above, plus the hospital. And the hospital isn't all that far from Grayton should someone need ER services (15 minutes or so).

[30A Skunkape]

:idontno: ;-)

[Independent1]

Medical Doctors: Internal Medicine

[Here4Good]

Medical Doctors: Internal Medicine

For an internist, you would have to go to Sacred Heart. Very good ones there.

[MaxxandMe]

Carmel is great. She takes walk ins too. She is open Mon-Thurs 9-5

[Camp Creek Kid]

Dr. Bawa in an internist

[nbawa1]

I am in fact an Internal Medicine physician or Internist. My practice is in Seagrove Beach and our phone number is 534-4170. Our website is www.drbawa.com

Let me know if you have any questions.

Dr. Nitin Bawa, MD

[mf]

most of the docs at sacred heart aren't taking any new patients regardless of your insurance.

dr. bawa is though!

i think it may be a while before medical care catches up here. sacred heart is very pretty and there are good people there, but not enough. they're still spending more on landscaping than staff development. it's listed as a rural hospital with the state and is not a certified trauma center yet.

things are still heavily dependent on medi-vacs here and emergency surgery can be sketchy, so depending on the problem it may take less time to call your out of town doctor or get a commercial flight out of town than to find local care as we've found on a couple occassions since moving here. we're still stuck going to nyc and atlanta.

[florida girl]

We like George Roll, PA, he's retired military, and coast guard. He's at Seagrove Medical. Also, noticed our former military family practice doctor has moved to Freeport, Thomas McKnight.

[kurt]

I am in fact an Internal Medicine physician or Internist. My practice is in Seagrove Beach and our phone number is 534-4170. Our website is www.drbawa.com (http://www.drbawa.com)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Dr. Nitin Bawa, MD

SayDoc, why do I get a sharp pain in my eye when I drink?

Oops - forgot about the straw. :lol:

[nbawa1]

We like George Roll, PA, he's retired military, and coast guard. He's at Seagrove Medical. Also, noticed our former military family practice doctor has moved to Freeport, Thomas McKnight.


In matters of health, I consider it my duty to inform the public of a few things. Inspite of being told otherwise, the above mentioned refuses to sterilize intruments properly. He uses a solution to soak instruments in which is not the standard of care. This does not kill resistant bugs such as hepatitis B. Besides that, general hygiene and cleanliness are severly lacking at his location.

Physician Assistants are supposed to be closely supervised by a physician but that is not the case here. The physicians who go to that place hurry in to sign charts and move on.

Knowing ones boundaries is very important in medicine. I have seen Mr. Roll, attempt surgical procedures that should be referred to a specialist. As a result, patients have suffered.

Simple things like Cholesterol medications have been botched up. If you chose to go there, be very careful. Caveat Emptor!!

[Beach Runner]

Yikes! That's pretty scary. My sister and I both have homes in SoWal and depend on him. She has young children, and you know how kids always get sick on vacations. She always takes them to Dr. Roll.

In Dr. Roll's defense, my husband had an infection from an injury, and Dr. Roll treated him successfully and took the appropriate measures to protect his mechanical heart valve and dacron aorta. We avoided a trip to Duke University Medical Center.

But because of the lack of a complete array of medical specialists in SoWal, we have decided not to retire in SoWal unless things change in the next 10 years. If the current level of medical care exists when we retire, we will either retire in the Jacksonville area (because of Mayo), Gainesville (because we could go to all of the Gator games and take advantage of the UF School of Medicine), or Atlanta (despite the traffic, because that was where I was born and raised and that's where my doctors are).

[njackie]

Dr Bawa and his lovely wife are just great. We have a small place in Seagrove and members of our family, along with "Grannie and Granpie," which would be us, have had to go to his clinic for medical assistance. Our insurance is honored as is our valued time in Seagrove. Thank God for Dr.Bawa!

[pk305]

Haven't personally needed a doctor while in Seagrove, however, we have sent several family members/friends to Dr. Bawa (based on lots of good input on this board)....and all have been very pleased!
What we'd do without this board, I can't imagine!!! Haven't said THANKS to Kurt in a long time!! sooooo THANK YOU KURT!!:clap_1:

[BeachBebe]

I would like to express my thanks to Kurt and posters for information gained in the past and today on this site . A couple of hours ago my four year old granddaughter was stung multiple times by jellyfish. A quick look on this site allowed me to direct them to Dr. Bawa, who saw them right away. I was grateful for the references and that I was able to refer them with confidence.

My daughter sprayed Claire's legs with Windex (as advised by someone on the beach), and then placed her in bath water, both of which were wrong according to Dr. Bawa. He gave steroids and benedryl, and was of the opinion that she became entangled in a group of jellyfish. Be careful out there as it surely was painful.

Thanks again.

[NightAngel]

After talking with my mom, she said her name is Carmel Hawkins. She is not a DR, but is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practioner. For what it's worth, my mom liked her.

Carmel is the BEST, you can't help but to love her. She talks to you like a person and her daughter also works there. I take all of my kids to her and my mom just loves her! I highly recommend her. I assure you that on her business card it says DR. Carmel Hawkins.

[Here4Good]

most of the docs at sacred heart aren't taking any new patients regardless of your insurance.


That's a pretty broad statement - Dr. Tommy John is still taking new patients, and I am sure there are others.

I have found our Sacred Heart doctors to be better than the ones we had in Atlanta, frankly. The hospital is top notch, also - I can't think of what would make us go back to Atl for medical care.

[Berkly]

I had my first appt with Dr. Jose Jimenez at Sacred Heart yesterday. I had heard wonderful things about him from several people and was very impressed with him. Dr. Jimenez was very thorough and pleasant. As a new patient, there was no issue making an appointment. His office number is 622-3393.

[Beachlover2]

My husband uses Dr Patrick Ferry with Sacred Heart Medical Group and he really likes him 837-0032

[jdarg]

My husband uses Dr Patrick Ferry with Sacred Heart Medical Group and he really likes him 837-0032

He is our doctor, and the kids too, since he is an internist AND pediatrician- he treats our whole family! I can think of quite a few SoWallers that Dr. Ferry has helped.

[InletBchDweller]

My husband uses Dr Patrick Ferry with Sacred Heart Medical Group and he really likes him 837-0032

My whole family has used Dr. Ferry as well. We love him!!!:wub:

[JSSTMK]

CARMEL is awesome! She has saved our family members several times. She takes time with each person I am diabetic. She gives me special attention when prescribing any meds. Just a wonderful person, very intelligent and stays very updated on new meds and medical treatments. Her whole family is great and treat you like family. I would highly reccommend her to anyone.

[touchwood7]

I go to Dr. Bawa in Seagrove Beach. He is the only doctor on Hwy 30 A. His office is behind Angelina's restaurant. They have always been able to fit me & my kids in the same day and I know they accept alot of insurance plans.
His office # is 850-534-4170