Lee Health announced today it is temporarily suspending certain elective procedures “due to a high census across all Lee Health Hospitals.” In an email, officials said procedures that require an overnight stay that can be postponed without causing patient harm are being rescheduled or ...
Lee Health continues to report what they call a “sharp increase” in COVID-19 patients and emergency department visits. Lee Health officials on Thursday said that young adults could utilize the services at Golisano Children’s Hospital which, in turn, could ease the burden on the rest of ...
As the number of patients around the county being treated for COVID-19 rises coupled with the shortage of monoclonal antibody treatments, local health officials are advising residents to know how to care for one’s self at home. Lee Health, in an email on Monday, reiterated it has ...
Due to the recent Omicron surge in COVID-19 cases throughout Southwest Florida, Lee Health is once again offering free urgent care telehealth visits through Lee TeleHealth. Lee Health is making this service free for community members so they can utilize urgent care telehealth services from ...
By CJ HADDAD cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Lee Health announced on Thursday it is once again reporting daily COVID-19 numbers in the community, as the number of patients hospitalized with the virus has increased 55% this week alone. “Studies show that booster shots are effective in ...
Lee Health’s supply of the most effective monoclonal antibody (MAB) treatment for the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been exhausted. In an email from Lee Health officials on Wednesday, the healthcare system, due to a nationwide shortage, stated they no longer can administer the treatment ...
Lee Health’s supply of the most effective monoclonal antibody (MAB) treatment for the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been exhausted. In an email from Lee Health officials today, the healthcare system, due to a nationwide shortage, stated they no longer can administer the treatment ...
Lee Health will close its COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Gulf Coast Medical Center, with its last day in operation being Wednesday. The clinic opened a year ago and has administered nearly 150,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Lee Health officials announcing the clinic’s closure on ...
Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be making stops around Southwest Florida next week to vaccinate children 5 years-old and older for COVID-19. The Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic is walk-up only, and there is no cost for the COVID-19 vaccine, ...
In an effort to create additional access to the COVID-19 vaccine for children in Southwest Florida, Golisano Children’s Hospital is hosting a vaccination event, which will take place outside the main entrance of the children’s hospital. The event will be Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to ...
