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Lee Health reports continuing to treat record numbers of COVID-19 patients

As part of Lee Health’s weekly COVID-19 press conference, the healthcare system’s president and CEO, Dr. Larry Antonucci, addressed the ongoing rise of new cases in the community. Lee Health continues to see all-time pandemic highs in total number of patients cared for, with that number reaching 571 on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, I think these numbers are going to continue to climb,” he said. “We’re just not seeing any turn in the curve. We’re adding cases every single day and we’re breaking records that we just don’t want to break.” Antonucci added that the ...

Golisano Children’s Hospital announces upcoming mobile vaccination clinics

Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be making stops around Southwest Florida next week to vaccinate children 12 years-old and older for COVID-19. The Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic is walk-up only, and there is no cost for the COVID-19 vaccine, ...

Lee Health curtails visitations

As of Thursday, visitation at Lee Health’s adult care hospital campuses is limited to one person at a time per patient, except in cases of compassionate care. Lee Health officials on Wednesday reported the policy change “in an effort to protect the safety of patients and team members ...

Due to rising COVID-19 cases, Lee Health reinstates visitation restrictions

To protect the safety of patients and team members from the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in our community, Lee Health has reinstated its visitation restrictions. Effective Thursday, Aug. 12, visitation at Lee Health’s adult acute care hospital campuses will be limited to one person at a time per patient, except in cases of compassionate care. Patients do not need to specify or limit who visits; the new guideline is that they can only have one visitor at a time in their room. At Golisano Children’s Hospital, patients will be allowed two designated visitors (over 12 years of age) ...

Lee School District mask opt-out form now on line

The School District of Lee County mask-opt-out form is now available to parents and student guardians online. The district has made masks mandatory but, in compliance with Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order and new Parental Bill of Rights legislation, parents may choose to opt their child out ...

Lee Health reports another uptick in COVID cases

Lee Health set a record for the highest number of COVID-19 patients in their care over the weekend, and the number continues to grow each day. As of Tuesday morning, Lee Health officials reported 455 individuals across their hospitals are being treated for the virus, outpacing the 327-mark set last July – a nearly 14% uptick. Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci addressed what he called a “crisis” Monday morning during a media call. “The crisis Southwest Florida is facing from the spread of the coronavirus continues to become bleaker by the day,” he said. ...