Lee Health continues to report what they call a “sharp increase” in COVID-19 patients and emergency department visits. Lee Health officials on Thursday said that young adults could utilize the services at Golisano Children’s Hospital which, in turn, could ease the burden on the rest ...
As the number of patients around the county being treated for COVID-19 rises coupled with the shortage of monoclonal antibody treatments, local health officials are advising residents to know how to care for one’s self at home. Lee Health, in an email on Monday, reiterated it has ...
By CJ HADDAD cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Lee Health announced on Thursday it is once again reporting daily COVID-19 numbers in the community, as the number of patients hospitalized with the virus has increased 55% this week alone. “Studies show that booster shots are effective in ...
Due to the recent Omicron surge in COVID-19 cases throughout Southwest Florida, Lee Health is once again offering free urgent care telehealth visits through Lee TeleHealth. Lee Health is making this service free for community members so they can utilize urgent care telehealth services from the comfort of their homes. This option allows anyone with non-life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms to avoid long COVID-19 testing lines, Lee Convenient Care locations and the emergency department. Lee Health emergency departments are not designated COVID-19 testing locations. The normal cost of a ...
Lee Health’s supply of the most effective monoclonal antibody (MAB) treatment for the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been exhausted. In an email from Lee Health officials today, the healthcare system, due to a nationwide shortage, stated they no longer can administer the treatment ...
Lee Health’s supply of the most effective monoclonal antibody (MAB) treatment for the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been exhausted. In an email from Lee Health officials on Wednesday, the healthcare system, due to a nationwide shortage, stated they no longer can administer the treatment Sotrovimab. “Other monoclonal antibodies have been effective against previous variants, but not Omicron,” said Lee Health spokesperson Jonathon Little in the email. Since Sotrovimab is distributed by the federal government, officials said they are uncertain of when additional supply of the ...
