The number of COVID-19 cases in Southwest Florida continues to rise as the Delta variant makes its presence known. Officials at Lee Health are reporting record numbers of patients positive for the virus in their care, affecting those old to young. On Thursday, Lee Health spokesperson ...
New cases of COVID-19 are continuing to rise throughout Southwest Florida, and the region’s leading healthcare system is reporting record-shattering numbers by the day. On Tuesday, President and CEO of Lee Health Dr. Larry Antonuuci, along with Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, ...
Lee Health has increased its ability to test local members of the community for COVID-19 by opening a drive-thru site in Fort Myers. The county’s leading healthcare system announced they have contracted with Curative to operate a COVID-19 testing site at its Lee Convenient Care clinic at ...
The mobile pediatric vaccination clinic will be at the Shell Factory from 3-7 p.m. on Aug. 30. The mobile clinic will be set up in the center parking lot and will offer vaccinations to children 12 and older. Anyone who receives a vaccination can enjoy a round of mini-golf and a ride on the ...
Twelve patients in Lee Health’s care passed away Wednesday from COVID-19, the deadliest day the region’s healthcare leader has seen since the pandemic began. “This is the largest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, and our hearts go out to the family and friends of those ...
The good news is that water quality in the Caloosahatchee River in the Cape Coral canals is still pretty good. The bad news is that at the rate things are going, the thing that is supposed to stop the threat of blue-green algae will arrive too late to do any good. During the Cape Coral City ...
As part of Lee Health’s weekly COVID-19 press conference, the healthcare system’s president and CEO, Dr. Larry Antonucci, addressed the ongoing rise of new cases in the community. Lee Health continues to see all-time pandemic highs in total number of patients cared for, with that number ...
Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be making stops around Southwest Florida next week to vaccinate children 12 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, ...
As of Thursday, visitation at Lee Health’s adult care hospital campuses is limited to one person at a time per patient, except in cases of compassionate care. Lee Health officials on Wednesday reported the policy change “in an effort to protect the safety of patients and team members ...
To protect the safety of patients and team members from the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in our community, Lee Health has reinstated its visitation restrictions. Effective Thursday, Aug. 12, visitation at Lee Health’s adult acute care hospital campuses will be limited to one person at a ...
