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 ...
Additional resources for local youth on the autism spectrum are set to arrive in Southwest Florida this fall. Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers, one of the largest autism therapy providers in the nation, recently announced its expansion into Florida that includes a Fort Myers location. The ...
New cases of COVID-19 are continuing to rise throughout Southwest Florida, and the region’s leading healthcare system is reporting record-shattering numbers by the day. On Tuesday, President and CEO of Lee Health Dr. Larry Antonuuci, along with Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Interim Chief of Quality and Patient Safety, Dr. Stephanie Stovall, took to a public forum to answer questions pertaining to the virus, vaccine, and recent spread throughout the community. “We continue to see an unprecedented number of COVID patients in our hospitals,” Antonucci said. “This ...
Lee Health has increased its ability to test local members of the community for COVID-19 by opening a drive-thru site in Fort Myers. The county’s leading healthcare system announced they have contracted with Curative to operate a COVID-19 testing site at its Lee Convenient Care clinic at ...
The mobile pediatric vaccination clinic will be at the Shell Factory from 3-7 p.m. on Aug. 30. The mobile clinic will be set up in the center parking lot and will offer vaccinations to children 12 and older. Anyone who receives a vaccination can enjoy a round of mini-golf and a ride on the ...
Florida SouthWestern State College hosted a special reception Thursday, Aug. 12, officially naming its Respiratory Therapy program lab “The Rist Family Foundation Respiratory Laboratory and Classroom.” The Rist Family Foundation previously donated $500,000 to support and provide new ...
