After a one-year absence, Lee County Parks & Recreation will host its annual Health and Wellness Expo from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the North Fort Myers Recreation Center, 2000 North Recreation Park Way, North Fort Myers. The event was not held last year because of COVID, and ...
The Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic, the only free pain clinic in Florida for low-income, uninsured patients, recently moved into a new facility, and is available to treat new patients at the new location. The clinic is located at 13450 Parker Commons Blvd, Units 103-104, in Fort Myers. The public is invited to tour the new facility and learn about the services the Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic provides at an open house on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 4:30-7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The mission of the Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic is to provide free holistic ...
Lee Health is seeking blood donations to help replenish supply levels. Current blood supplies are critically low, and Lee Health’s blood centers are in urgent need of donors. As home to the region's only trauma center, it is vital that the system’s blood supply remains at healthy levels ...
Lee Health officials on Monday reported that since the first of the year, 30 patients in their hospitals have lost their lives due to COVID-19, including two on Sunday. Lee Health said since the start of the pandemic, 1,292 patients have died from COVID-19 in their facilities. “While the majority of people who get sick will experience less severe symptoms, others may end up hospitalized, in the intensive care unit, on a ventilator, or pass away,” said Lee Health spokesperson Jonathon Little in an email. “This is particularly true for those with compromised immune systems, ...
As part of a major expansion to better serve the Southwest Florida community, Lee Health has relocated its Regional Trauma Center from Lee Memorial Hospital to Gulf Coast Medical Center. The move officially took place this morning. To prepare for the trauma center relocation, Gulf Coast ...
Lee Health officials on Tuesday said the new surge in COVID-19 cases and Omicron variant is causing significant challenges and changing the way the health system operates. Lee Health President and CEO, Dr. Larry Antonucci, alongside Chief Officer of Hospital Operations and Women and Children's Services at Lee Health, Armando Llechu, divulged issues they are facing as over the past two weeks, Lee Health facilities have seen a 380% increase in COVID-19 patients. “While the Omicron variant seems to be less severe, it is still making patients sick and making patients sick ...
