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Health Notes 5-6-22

Hope Healthcare introduces new RN residency this fall Hope Healthcare is launching a new residency program for nursing school graduates starting in August 2022. Full-time positions are available to help nurses enhance their clinical knowledge base and learn best practices for providing ...

Health Notes 4-29-22

SCHEA to hold blood drive May 14 SCHEA will host a Lee Health blood drive Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bus will be parked in Club Square, behind the South Cape Hub and BackStreets on Southeast 47th Terrace. Type O+ remains critically low, and supply levels for all other ...

Walmart Wellness Day Saturday; local stores set to participate

This spring, Walmart is inviting its communities to get healthy at Walmart Wellness Day Saturday April 23, where customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings as well as COVID-19 vaccines and affordable immunizations like shingles, pneumonia, tetanus, hepatitis, HPV and flu at pharmacies nationwide. Walmart’s quarterly Wellness Day will take place in more than 4,600 pharmacies across the country. Event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time on April 23. Select stores will also feature vision screenings to make it even easier for ...

SCHEA to hold blood drive in the South Cape on May 14

The South Cape Entertainment & Hospitality Association will hold a Lee Health blood drive on Saturday, May 14. The drive will run from from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the blood mobile bus parked in Club Square, behind the South Cape Hub and BackStreets on Southeast 47th Terrace. Type O+ remains ...

Lee Health brings first of-its-kind robot to SW Florida

Lee Health has brought first-of-its kind robotic surgery to Southwest Florida for minimally-invasive spine and brain procedures. Lee Health has added the ExcelsiusGPS Robot to its robotic-assisted surgery program, which features the most advanced technology in the field of robotic surgery. The ExcelsiusGPS is the world’s first revolutionary robotic navigation platform combining a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities into one adaptable platform for accurate alignment in spine surgery. The new robot allows surgeons at Lee Health to provide the most up-to-date ...

Health Notes 4-8-22

‘Spread the love’ through Community Cooperative’s Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive in April Community Cooperative’s 2022 Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive runs through April 25 with a goal of surpassing last year’s four-ton collection. The nonprofit is asking for donations of peanut butter ...