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Lee Health resumes some elective surgeries

Lee Health announced on Monday they are once again partially resuming elective surgeries that require an overnight hospital stay. Surgeries that could be safely postponed were put on hold in the first week of January due to the Omicron surge and high hospital census across the health system. ...

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners is reminding residents of available COVID-19 testing options, including new expanded hours and weekends at the local Florida Department of Health site. FDOH-Lee’s expansion comes as the Lee County Sports Complex testing site is phased out ...

Lee Health officials on Monday said in Lee County, roughly 64% of vaccine-eligible individuals are fully vaccinated while 24.7% are up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. Lee Health officials in an email on Monday encouraged the general public to stay up to date on their COVID vaccines. ...

Lee Health officials on Thursday detailed struggles the health care system currently is facing when it comes to capacity levels. As of Thursday morning, Lee Health hospitals were filled to 108% of staffed operational bed capacity when including those in the emergency department waiting ...

Lee Health: COVID cases hit apparent plateau

Lee Health officials are reporting a “plateau” and not a decline of COVID-19 patients in their hospitals. Officials said the number of hospitalized patients is hovering between 250-280 patients per day. “Lee Health is not experiencing a steep decline in COVID patients as has happened ...

Could the current surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant have hit its peak in Southwest Florida? Lee Health officials on Monday said the region “may have reached the plateau” of the rise in COVID-19 patients the healthcare system has seen over the last month. “Over the last week, ...