Four services. One physician team.

Vessels need four things solved: what medication is aboard, who may lawfully dispense it, who a crew calls when someone goes down, and who is fit to sail. Most operators buy those from four vendors. We run all four, so the gaps between them disappear.

The four services

Each solves a different failure, and they connect

Every card lists the capabilities inside that line. This is the full program, not a menu of overlapping products.

DEA COMPLIANCE

Controlled Substances

A DEA-registered medical officer, the registration structure, and the records that keep Schedule II-V medication lawful aboard under 21 CFR 1301.25.

Includes

24/7 AT SEA

Physician Consulting

Board-certified emergency physicians by phone or email, around the clock, who already know your fleet, chest and crew.

Includes

Advisory

Consulting

A board-certified emergency physician reads your fleet, flag and records, then tells you what applies and what is missing. Findings are cited to the governing rule.

Includes

FLAG-STATE MAPPED

MedChest

The medicine chest built, audited and restocked to your flag state under MLC 2006 and the WHO guide, inspection documented.

Includes

Start where it hurts

Which service do you need first?

Find the situation that sounds like your fleet. That is the service to start with.

If this is your situation	Start here
An inspection is coming and you are unsure your controlled-substances records would hold up	Controlled Substances →
A crew member got sick at sea and nobody knew who to call	Physician Consulting →
A mariner cannot sail because a certificate lapsed or a condition needs a waiver	Consulting →
You changed flag, or you cannot prove the chest matches the requirement	MedChest →
You are buying vessels and need the whole medical program stood up	Talk to a physician →

Why one team, not four vendors

The failures happen between the services, not inside them

A supply vendor cannot legally touch the controlled substances in the chest it sold you. A telehealth hotline does not know what medication your vessel carries. A clinic that stamps a CG-719K has no view of either. Run them as one program and the physician advising at sea is the same one who registered your controls and built your chest.

Who we serve

Built for vessels that operate far from care

The company was founded in Seattle around commercial fishing and workboat operations, then extended across registries.

Who stands behind every line

One named physician, accountable for all four

Ann Jarris, MD, MBA, FACEP

CEO & CO-FOUNDER · BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN · FACEP

Co-founded Discovery Health MD in Seattle in 2016 with Dr. Ray Jarris, after years supporting vessels at sea and consulting on maritime medical claims. Every service line on this page runs under physician direction.

References.21 CFR 1301.25 (controlled substances aboard vessels). Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, Standard A4.1 (medicine chest, medical equipment and guide; free 24-hour medical advice). WHO International Medical Guide for Ships, 3rd edition. 46 CFR Part 10, subpart C (merchant mariner medical standards). STCW Regulation I/9. Marshall Islands Marine Notice 7-042-1.

Common questions

Answers buyers and search engines look for

At minimum: a compliant medicine chest for the flag state, a lawful route for controlled substances aboard, medical advice reachable at sea, and mariners certified fit to sail. Discovery Health MD runs all four under one physician team, so the pieces match each other instead of coming from four vendors.

Yes. The company was built in Seattle around commercial fishing and workboat operations, where crews are small and the nearest hospital can be days away.

A named, board-certified emergency physician. Ann Jarris MD, MBA, FACEP is CEO and co-founder, and every service line runs under physician direction. Meet the physicians →

Talk to a physician about your fleet

Tell us your vessels. We will map the coverage they need.

Share your fleet, flags and routes. A physician reviews all four areas and shows you exactly where the gaps are, in one conversation.