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Family Initiative hosts free autism screenings at Cape Coral campus

Family Initiative offers free autism screenings at its Cape Coral campus on the third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. The appointment-based screenings, designed for children through age 3, are administered by Family Initiative’s clinicians. Family Initiative is a nonprofit that utilizes evidence-based services, innovative programs, applied training and individualized support plans to empower families and children with autism spectrum disorder and those in the child welfare system. An ASD diagnosis cannot be measured by medical testing, such as a blood test, but ...

Ace Hardware Spring Round Up to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital

Shoppers at Ace Hardware can support Lee Health’s youngest patients through the annual Ace Spring Round Up fundraising campaign. The Ace Spring Round Up campaign, which began April 1 and runs through April 30, benefits Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. As a CMN partner, Golisano Children’s Hospital receives support from its affiliated fundraising efforts, like the Ace Spring Round Up campaign. More than half of all patients at Golisano Children’s Hospital are under-insured, have no insurance or are on some form of ...

Spirit Halloween Brings $73,000 to Golisano Children’s Hospital

Spirit Halloween recently presented a $69,496 check to the Child Life professionals of Golisano Children’s Hospital during Child Life Month. The funds were part of the Spirit of Children campaign held last October, when the company also gifted $4,000 in costumes, decorations and crafts – ...

Lee Health bolsters innovative robotics program with new medical director

As Lee Health continues to grow its robotic-assisted surgery program – which features the most advanced technology in the field of robotic surgery – the health system is announcing a new medical director of the innovative program. Dr. Fia Yi, a leader in the robotics medical field with more than a decade of specialized surgical experience, has been tapped to serve as Lee Health’s medical director of System Robotics Program. Yi comes to Lee Health from The Colorectal Institute, where she will continue to serve as a colorectal surgeon. Prior to that, Yi spent several years at ...

6th Annual MarineMax Yacht Gala raises more than $300,000 for Golisano Children’s Hospital

The 6th Annual MarineMax Yacht Gala raised more than $300,000 at “An Evening Under the Stars,” bringing the total raised since 2016 to more than $1 million for Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. “We are so grateful for community supporters like MarineMax Fort Myers who partner with us to raise the necessary funds to advance and expand children’s services in our region,” said Chris Simoneau, chief development, marketing and communication officer for Lee Health. “Real change happens when we work together.” Emceed by Amanda Hall, weeknight anchor at WINK ...