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Lee Heath: Seek COVID treatment early

Lee Health officials on Monday reminded individuals seeking monoclonal antibody treatment that it must be administered in the early days of a positive result. “Monoclonal antibodies (MAB) are an effective treatment for COVID-19 if administered in the early days of infection,” said Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci in a statement. “Unfortunately, we are finding that some people are waiting too long to get treated with it.” He said it is too late to receive this specific treatment if already hospitalized. “MAB treatment helps prevent hospitalizations ...

Free autism screening for young children

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida, offers a free monthly autism spectrum disorder screening for toddlers 18 months to five years of age. The next screening will be held on Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pediatric Specialist Office, 15901 Bass Road, Suite 102, Fort Myers. It is estimated that one in every 59 children is diagnosed with some form of Autism Spectrum Disorder, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. Medical consultants ...

COVID-related deaths reported at Lee Health facilities surpassed 1,000 Tuesday. Lee Health on Tuesday reported 14 COVID-19 deaths in their hospitals, bringing the total to 1,005 since the start of the pandemic. Southwest Florida’s largest healthcare system reported its first COVID-19 death ...

COVID cases tick downward

While COVID-19 is still very much present in the Southwest Florida community, Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci shared some encouraging words Tuesday afternoon that the recent spike in local cases may be on the decline. After detailing how Lee Health saw nearly double the number of patients compared to last year’s peak, Antonucci said, “But now I’m feeling cautiously optimistic, because our numbers over the past week have continued to go down with the exception of one day.” As of Tuesday morning, Lee Health was caring for 525 COVID-positive patients in their ...

Health Notes 9-3-21

Lee Health announces partnership with DispatchHealth Lee Health this week announced a partnership with DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care Tuesday. Through the partnership, patients in Southwest Florida will now have a convenient way to receive high-quality, in-person medical ...