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Singh-Brown earns doctor of nursing degree

Premier Mobile Health Services founder and CEO Nadine (Deanie) Singh-Brown has earned her doctor of nursing degree from South University. Singh-Brown has over 20 years of nursing experience in various health practices, including health promotion, disease prevention and managing acute and chronic disorders and diseases. She founded Premier Mobile Health Services in 2018 with a mission to provide care to the medically vulnerable and uninsured children and families in Fort Myers and neighboring communities. The operation now includes two mobile medical clinics and a walk-in clinic ...

Hunt appointed as Lee Health’s vice president and chief physician executive of musculoskeletal services

An internationally renowned hand and wrist surgeon, Dr. Thomas Hunt has been selected to serve as Lee Health’s new vice president and chief physician executive of musculoskeletal medicine, a medical specialty that includes injuries and diseases affecting the muscles, bones and joints of the limbs and spine. He is an experienced physician leader, orthopedic educator and clinical innovator, having published numerous articles, book chapters, textbooks, and delivered countless lectures and symposia. Hunt also designed unique surgical implants used today for wrist fracture fixation as ...

Three-day blood drive in honor of fallen FMPD Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller kicks off Tuesday

The family of officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, the Fort Myers Police Department and Lee Health are partnering to host the fifth annual blood drive in honor of Jobbers-Miller’s memory. The three-day blood drive kicks off with a ceremonial flag raising followed by opening remarks from the Jobbers-Miller family, Lt. Roger Valdivia from the Fort Myers Police Department and Julia Liebscher, chief nursing and operations executive for Lee Memorial Hospital, speaking on behalf of Lee Health. Jobbers-Miller was shot in the line of duty in July 2018, and he spent a week at Lee Memorial ...

Health Notes 6-30-23

Lee Health launches emergency preparedness website Lee Health has unveiled a comprehensive emergency preparedness website on www.LeeHealth.org and it’s one of just a handful of hospital systems in Florida that has this type of resource available. The website will serve as a dedicated ...

Upcoming and ongoing Alzheimer Association programs

Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers - Late Stage, Part-2, starting July 20, from 1-2 p.m. In the late stage of Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving typically involves new ways of connecting and interacting with the person with the disease. In this second session of a 2-part series, you’ll hear from caregivers and professionals about resources, monitoring care and providing meaningful connection for the person with late-stage Alzheimer’s and their families. To register online, use ZOOM link https://alz-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdO6orz8qHdyGEvd2DAXN6vzcJZ-n4StM or call ...

Healthy Lee’s Pride, Not Prejudice Conference advances LGBTQIA+ health and wellness awareness in Southwest Florida

In the United States, 5.6% of adults identify as LGBTQIA+, up from 4.5% in 2017, according to a 2021 Gallup Poll. As part of Pride Month in June, and to encourage and train mental health clinicians and other healthcare professionals interested in caring for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and agender (LGBTQIA+) community, the Healthy Lee Behavioral Health Coalition of SWFL will host a one-day conference for healthcare practitioners in our area. The June 28 event called Pride, Not Prejudice will feature eight speakers who will present on a variety of ...