Free hearing testing, hearing aid fittings offered

Hearing the Call SWFL and Life for Relief and Development will be proving free hearing testing and hearing aid fittings to income eligible Floridians Saturday, Jan. 28, at All Souls Episcopal Church at 14640 N Cleveland Ave. in North Fort Myers. Audiologists, health care professionals and hearing aid manufacturers are coming together to provide vital hearing services to those that cannot afford treatment.

Hearing the Call is a nonprofit campaign bringing hope and healing to persons with hearing loss locally and globally. Through quality healthcare, we help people connect with family, education, and opportunities.

The one day Hearing the Call Clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — by appointment. For more information or to schedule an appointment call Chippendale Audiology at 239-772-0940.

Free autism screening Feb. 3

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 5 years of age.

The next screening will be held on Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Pediatric Specialist Office, 15901 Bass Road, Suite 102, Fort Myers.

The ASD screening is conducted by the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. The screenings are administered by an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, who has training and experience in typical child development.

A physician referral is not required. To schedule a screening, call 239-343-6838.

DOH-Lee providing free HIV and STD screenings

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County is hosting monthly HIV and STD screening. The screening is held monthly on the first Thursday of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at John the Apostle Metropolitan Community Church, 3049 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. The screening is free, and no appointment is necessary.

DOH-Lee also offers routine HIV/STD testing in the clinic by appointment or walk-in. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 239-461-6100.

Call 1-800-FLA-AIDS or visit the DOH-Lee HIV/AIDS Webpage or KnowYourHIVStatus.com. for additional information.

For more about the Flor-ida Department of Health, please visit HERE.

Burdzy managing physician at Physicians’ Primary Care

Dr. Jon Burdzy has become the new managing physician of Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida, effective Jan. 1, 2023.

He succeeds Dr. Mary Yankaskas, who is retiring after 16 years at the helm as managing physician and 25 years as a local practicing OB-GYN. She also is one of the founders of Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida.

Burdzy joined Physicians’ Primary Care in 2011 after seven years of private practice in Fort Myers. He is board-certified in Family Medicine. While taking on this new role, he will continue to see patients at Physicians’ Primary Care of SWFL’s Fort Myers Family Medicine office located at 7381 College Parkway.

As a graduate of Purdue University, Burdzy received his doctorate in osteopathic medicine from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale. This was followed by an internship in internal medicine at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich., and a residency in family medicine at Florida Hospital East Orlando.

Dr. Burdzy is on staff at Lee Memorial Hospital and Health Park Medical Center.

Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida, a physician-owned and operated medical practice, was formed in 1996 by many long practicing local physicians and has grown to become the largest independent physician-owned primary care practice in Southwest Florida.

For more information, visit HERE.