We have the most comprehensive suite of services to help protect the health and livelihoods of your mariners – while mitigating financial risk for your company.
Our team of highly experienced physicians in maritime, emergency, occupational and travel medicine has a deep understanding of the medical, regulatory and legal issues affecting the commercial maritime industry. Have peace-of-mind as we help manage your most precious resource – your officers and crew.
How can Discovery Health MD help you?
SeaDoc® by Discovery Health MD
SeaDoc® is our 24/7 hotline for immediate access to a maritime-specialized medical provider.
About Discovery Health MD
As emergency physicians, we understand the confusion and chaos that can ensue when medical risk is not proactively managed. This is especially challenging and unsettling when working in remote environments. We strive to keep your mariners and employees healthy, safe and productive throughout their careers while assisting your company in reducing direct and indirect medical costs and liability exposure.
Through decades of experience providing medical support to vessels at sea, and consulting as an expert in maritime claims, it became apparent to our co-founders that a new approach to medical support at sea was urgently needed.
After being approached by multiple vessel operators requesting our expertise, we founded Discovery Health MD in October 2016. We began providing services in January 2017.
Our Services
- SeaDoc® 24/7 Medical Advisory Service
- Fitness-for-Duty & Return to Work
- Medical Chest Design and DEA Complaint Controlled Substance Program
- Physician Case Management/Nurse Case Management
- AED, Naloxone and Epinephrine Programs through our sister company, MDSI
- Other Services
Our Vision
Founded by Drs. Ray and Ann Jarris in Seattle, Discovery Health MD was created on the principle of immediate access to expert medical advice and logistics for remote workers. Building on Dr. Ray’s decades of experience in the commercial maritime industry as the founder of Maritime Health Services and Global Medical Services, and Dr. Ann’s extensive experience in Emergency Medicine, Occupational Health, remote medicine and telemedicine, Discovery Health MD is changing the paradigm for delivering care in remote environments.
Our comprehensive solution encompasses: preventive services including fitness for duty evaluations, medical chest design and designated on-board medical representative training; acute event services with our 24/7 physician advisory service (SeaDoc®) and medevac or diversion coordination; and post-event services including physician and nurse case management, physician consultation for complex cases, and bill review.
