U.S. News rates Lee Health

hospitals as ‘high performing’

Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center and Gulf Coast Medical Center earned recognition as a 2022-2023 Best Regional Hospital in Florida by U.S. News & World Report, in addition to being rated as High Performing. Cape Coral Hospital was also awarded a High Performing rating.

HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital are ranked #12 in the state and Gulf Coast Medical Center is ranked #15. U.S. News & World Report evaluated 247 hospitals in Florida to determine these rankings.

Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center, HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital all earned High Performing ratings in five medical procedures and conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart failure, stroke and kidney failure. Additionally, Gulf Coast Medical Center, HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital earned High Performing ratings in heart attack, hip replacement and knee replacement.

Gulf Coast Medical Center also earned a High Performing rating in colon cancer surgery, and HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital are rated as High Performing in heart bypass surgery and lung cancer surgery.

The rating of High Performing by U.S. News & World Report recognizes excellence in one or more types of medical care. Of the more than 6,000 adult hospitals in the U.S., fewer than 2,200 earned even a single High Performing rating.

The annual U.S. News “Best Hospitals” analysis reviews facilities’ performance in clinical specialties, conditions and procedures. Scores are based on several factors, including patient safety, survival, nurse staffing and more. Hospitals are ranked nationally and regionally within states and major metro areas. According to U.S. News, each hospital’s performance is evaluated using a variety of measures, including data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and information from the American Hospital Association and professional organizations.

Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida hires pediatrician

Dr. Roslyn “Rosie” Oakley has joined Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida as a pediatrician.

Oakley earned her medical degree from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Mich. She served her residency in pediatrics at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif.

Prior to joining PPC, she was a general pediatrician with Monument Health in Spearfish, S.D. She also taught English to masters level students in China before pursuing a career in medicine.

She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as the South Dakota Medical Association.

She will see pediatric patients at Camelot Pediatrics at 9350 Camelot Drive in Fort Myers, 239-481-5437.

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 physician-owned primary care practice in Southwest Florida with family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Offices are conveniently located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres. For more information, visit www.ppcswfl.com.

Pediatric Sedation Center at Golisano Children’s Hospital

recognized as Center of Excellence

The Pediatric Sedation Center at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida has been recognized as a Center of Excellence in Pediatric Sedation by the Society for Pediatric Sedation.

The Society for Pediatric Sedation is a national multidisciplinary organization striving to advance the practice of pediatric procedural sedation by promoting safe, high-quality care, innovative research and quality professional education.

Golisano Children’s Hospital joins only 11 other hospitals in the country with this recognition.

The Center of Excellence designation requires organizations to follow the guidelines presented by the Society for Pediatric Sedation, complete a thorough application process to be considered as a candidate, and be evaluated by the Society based on the set guidelines and against other applicants. The purpose of this recognition is to acknowledge organizations that provide outstanding care with exceptional patient outcomes.

The Pediatric Sedation Center at Golisano Children’s Hospital uses sedation and support to make children feel comfortable during certain procedures.

The Golisano Children’s Hospital pediatric sedation team includes multiple certified nursing assistants, a specially trained critical care nursing team, a respiratory therapist, an advanced provider, a pediatric intensivist, a certified child life specialist and a patient care liaison.

Learn more about Golisano Children’s Hospital at www.leehealth.org.

Surgical Healing Arts adds Miller

to focus on enhanced wound care

Surgical Healing Arts Center, which specializes in medical and surgical weight loss, body contouring surgery after weight loss, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery and general surgery, has announced the addition of Dr. John Kevin Miller, who will focus on advanced wound care in addition to general and bariatric surgery.

Miller was most recently a general and bariatric surgeon in Kentucky, where he was one of few surgeons in the region to offer sleeve gastrectomy with the da Vinci Robotic surgical system. His areas of practice include endoscopy, wound care, robotic/minimally invasive surgery, general surgery and bariatric surgery.

Board certified by the American Board of Surgery and certified in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Miller received his medical degree from the University of Kentucky School of Medicine and completed his residency at the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio.

The wound care services will offer new advances in wound care, in addition to availability of appointments and telehealth for an initial diagnosis. Founder Moses K. Shieh, D.O., FACOS has surgical privileges at Lee Health in Lee County and Physicians Regional Healthcare System in Collier County and uses the latest bariatric surgery techniques to help patients on their journey to a happier, healthier life. Surgical Healing Arts is located at 6150 Diamond Center Court, Suite 1300, Fort Myers 33912.

For more information, call 239-344-9786 or visit SurgicalHealingArts.com.