Lee Health to open internal medicine residency clinic in Cape Coral

January 10, 2022

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, a new Lee Health internal medicine residency clinic, located at 1138 Country Club Blvd., in Cape Coral, will be opening as part of the recently announced Florida State University College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program at Cape Coral Hospital/Lee Health. The program received initial accreditation in September and approval to begin recruiting its first class of residents, who are expected to begin training on July 1. The residency program, which takes three years to complete, is approved to accept 12 residents a year for a total of 36 at full ...

Lee Health reports increase in COVID cases and continued lack of monoclonal antibody treatments

January 4, 2022

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 ...

Lee Health reinstates free urgent care telehealth due to Omicron surge

December 31, 2021

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 plans blood drives for January

December 30, 2021

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 health system’s blood supply remains at ...

Lee Health sees bump in COVID cases; supply of key monoclonal antibody treatment exhausted

December 28, 2021

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 ...

Health and Wellness Expo returns to North Fort Myers Recreation Center

December 29, 2021

Lee County Parks & Recreation is partnering with Lee Health to host the 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. Vendor booths from Lee County health & wellness businesses ...