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Mitochondrial Disease Awareness ( 9/18 – 9/24/2023 )

Hello All, This week is Mitochondrial Disease Awareness and it is a week to talk about and celebrate all the progress we have made as an organization (ie, the United Mitochondrial Disease Association ) in research and raising awareness about Mitochondrial Disease. All of my social media accounts (Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, Instagram) have had ...

Hurricane Idalia update 8/30/23 at 0700

We are all praying for Florida as Hurricane Idalia passes through. For the safety of all of our patients and staff, we will stay closed until 1 pm. Those with appointments this afternoon are welcome to come to those appointments. If you are concerned about driving or getting to your appointment, please stay home ...

Tropical Storm / possible Hurricane Idalia update:

For the safety of our patients and their families, along with our work family, we will be closing at noon on 8-29-23 and reopening on 8-30-23 at 10 am if the storm continues on its present path. As time progresses, if anything changes, I will update as soon as I can. Please be safe and heed all ...

To mask … or not to mask … that is the question!

I was quite surprised when I brought up the idea of making masks optional in the office for ‘Well Child Visits.’ My staff was adamant that we continue wearing masks. They have been healthier and enjoy having full staff attendance due to everyone being well. I checked with many sources and I think the ...

Baby Navigator

I had a wonderful meeting this morning with community leaders at The Healthy Start Coalition of Lee County. We had a speaker who discussed a program that needs to be shared with every pregnant woman and parent of children less than 10 years old. Baby Navigator: https://babynavigator.com/ I would encourage everyone to look at this ...

Our hallways are the best!

Our waiting rooms don’t get used since Covid, but I love them!

Even getting weighed can be fun!

Even the office bathrooms are fun!

Our fun exam rooms at the office!

What to do if you have Coronavirus or are exposed? The latest guidelines:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html

Coronavirus Vaccine Update

Children ages 6 months and older are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine booster. Up until recently, under 5 years old were not eligible for the coronavirus vaccine booster. We offer these vaccines in the office. Please call for any questions: 239-415-1131.

Update on masks

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html

Salmonella and eggs:

Here’s the CDC Guidelines on properly cooking eggs: https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/salmonella-and-eggs.html

Red Tide

Dr. Bayrun’s Blog re: Red Tide: What is Red Tide? There have been many families recently in the office that are asking about red tide, so I wanted to quickly talk about this subject. So what exactly is this red tide? Red tide is a harmful algal bloom and is caused by the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia ...

Healthy Media Plan:

The AAP has a newly enhanced Family Media Plan. It’s free and customizable for the whole family. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx?_gl=1*1ar6g2e*_ga*MTM4Nzg5OTEyNi4xNjc1OTcwMjA4*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*MTY3NTk3MDIwNy4xLjAuMTY3NTk3MDIwOC4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.57754985.2141072781.1675970208-1387899126.1675970208#/

Dr. Bayruns Blog

Happy New Year! We hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season, and have a safe and happy new year. As our kids go back to school, the flu season is definitely here! We hope this post helps you while navigating this respiratory season. What is the flu? The flu is caused by a ...

Holiday Hours!

All of us here at MacKoul Pediatrics Fort Myers wish the very happiest and safest holiday season to all of our patients and their families! Our work family will be celebrating with our home families on December 26, 2022 and January 2, 2023. The office will be closed on those two Mondays. Should you have emergent ...

Calling all new parents:

If you call and make an appointment to meet our new Board Certified Doctor Bayruns, you can receive this book as our gift to you! ‘The New Baby Blueprint’ by Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP

Hurricane Nicole / Tropical Storm Nicole

Update as of 1250 on 11-9-22, we will be following what the Lee County schools are doing. MacKoul Pediatrics Fort Myers will be closed on 11-10-22. Please be safe with your families and stay off the roads as much as possible. Thank you, Annette M. St. Pierre-MacKoul, MD