All Lee Health adult acute care hospitals have been named among “America’s Best Hospitals for 2021, a distinction that places them in the top 2% and 5% of hospitals nationwide, according to Healthgrades, a leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals. This ...
Lee Health celebrates opening of new 52-bed ICU unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center On Wednesday, Gulf Coast Medical Center staff held a small ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new 52-bed intensive care unit. Another milestone in the ongoing hospital expansion, the new unit encompasses two floors – a second floor medical and surgical ICU and third floor neuro ICU – to better care for patients with specialized needs. The new ICU unit opened ahead of schedule and is in preparation for the relocation of Lee Health’s trauma program to Gulf Coast Medical Center later ...
Senior Choice at Home members joined Gulf Coast Village residents in receiving their first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine last Wednesday. Through a partnership with Walgreens, Volunteers of America – sponsors of Gulf Coast Village and Senior Choice at Home – was able to secure vaccines at no cost to residents and members. Each person was assigned appointment times to eliminate the potential for long waits. “We have gone through an incredible journey since March 12,” said Kevin Ahmadi, area director of operations for Volunteers of America. “We have done an amazing job ...
Chambers awarded degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic Giovanna Chambers of Cape Coral graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Florida campus in Port Orange, Fla., on Dec. 18. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, Calif.; and Port Orange, Fla. Saylor named health liaison and business development representative Cypress at Home has welcomed Tisha Saylor as a health liaison and business development representative for the growing ...
Learn about the COVID-19 vaccine at virtual online event The Windsor of Cape Coral is promoting a Legend Senior Living virtual online event about the COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. Allecia Harley, an epidemiologist, will conduct the program and will “cover the basics -- and not so basics” of the COVID-19 vaccine. Topics include how the vaccine was developed so quickly, how the vaccine actually works when it’s in your body, how to register for a vaccine, what side effects to expect or look for and what happens after the first and second vaccine, including what ...
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 Jan. 22, 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 ...
