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Healthy Life Center: A unique experience

WEBThe Healthy Life Center at Coconut Point — Lee Memorial Health System’s first-of-its-kind health information destination — opened last December as a means to connect residents to valuable health screenings, lectures, programs and services, as well as appropriate health care providers. In the months since it opened, more than 3,000 …

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Growing Up: 1940s-1960s

WEBGrowing Up: 1940s-1960s. October 05, 2016. In the 1930s, there was just that one little building in downtown Fort Myers. As that decade wound down, work had begun in small ways for a new hospital building. The effects of the Great Depression were easing and the funds for a WPA project were drying up.

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Lee Health to build Fort Myers hospital campus on 52 acres

WEBThe Lee Health Board of Directors has approved updated plans to build a new medical campus and health care destination in the city of Fort Myers on Challenger Boulevard. Tentatively known as Lee Health Fort Myers, the property will be located on 52 acres of land between Colonial Boulevard and Winkler Avenue, according to a new …

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Lee Health begins review to restructure, returning to a private

WEBLee Health begins review to restructure, returning to a private nonprofit Earlier this month Lee Health shared that it is beginning a process to review its current structure to evaluate the potential benefits of returning to a private nonprofit model from its current structure as a public nonprofit health system. Today, Lee Health announced that

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Insider tips for enrolling for insurance through the ACA …

WEBHaving the right health insurance is important to ensure you get the care you need at the most affordable price. With several options available through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, we at Lee Health want to provide a few insider tips to keep in mind when you sign up for health insurance through the ACA Marketplace.

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Front Page – New

WEBThree winners showcased at Laboratory Theater’s New Play Festival. May 8, 2024.

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New services offered at newly renovated outpatient center

WEBCape Coral residents have new health options at the Outpatient Center at Surfside. Located at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Surfside Boulevard, the medical facility will now offer orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation services, while also featuring a breast health center, imaging, lab services and primary care physician …

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Art brings healing touch to hospital patients

WEBon April 06, 2011. BY JL WATSONSpecial to Florida Weekly. Frank DiMaria’s “As My Monkey Waits.”. The art helping local patients may involve paint and brushes, or the soft music of a guitar and a single voice. The Arts in Healthcare program at Lee Memorial Health System is designed to bring healing through the arts to patients and

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Opening the door for doctors

WEBOpening the door for doctors. New laws are designed to address Florida’s doctor shortage. April 03, 2024. BY RYAN DAILEY. News Service of Florida. Part of the Sunshine State’s preparation for an ever-growing population is an effort to boost the number of health-care providers in Florida — and a slate of bills signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Learn to manage chronic conditions

WEBLearn to manage chronic conditions Lee Health’s “It’s All About You,” Chronic Disease Self-Management Program” a Self-Management Resource Program, is offering a research-based Chronic Disease Self-Management program for the community. The program is designed for people 18 years of age or older with chronic health …

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Join Pedal for a Purpose to help cancer institute

WEBCOURTESY PHOTO Earlier this year, Lee Health Coconut Point hosted the inaugural Pedal for a Purpose to support the expansion of the Lee Health Cancer Institute in South Lee County. The pedal-a-thon event — led by instructors from CycleBar — raised money for the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Cancer Clinic at the Bonita Health

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FOR MANY FLORIDIANS HEALTHCARE IS UNAFFORDABLE …

WEBIt also strains resources at safety-net clinics that provide basic primary care to the uninsured and “working poor.” Those include Lee Community Healthcare in Lee County, The Health Care District of Palm Beach County, …

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Lee Community Healthcare expands its services

WEBLee Community Healthcare has made life easier for Rebecca Norys and her family, offering access to high-quality healthcare for Norys, her husband, five children, one grandchild and 10 foster children. The agency said Norys found a physician who would advocate for her special needs children to make sure they got the care they needed. …

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Lee Health launches Medicare Advantage plan

WEBWith Clarion Health, Southwest Florida’s seniors have a plan designed to provide an easy-to-understand option with better benefits, personalized care and online tools. A designated service team helps them get the most out of their coverage. Clarion Health also offers: $0 plan premium. $0 deductible for medical and pharmacy benefits.

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Speakers share medical breakthroughs and discoveries

WEBThe free presentations are open to the public and held at The Village Church, 15100 Shell Point Blvd. in Fort Myers. Registration is required; call the event line at 239-433- 7936. Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries is sponsored by The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company. A pair of January lectures kicks off the series:

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Chair named for Southwest Florida Heart Ball

WEBMarch 06, 2024. Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief medical officer at Lee Health, has been named chair of this year’s community-wide campaign. The Heart Ball celebrates progress made through the dedication and passion of all who support the American Heart Association’s Heart of Southwest Florida, a year-round effort aimed at investing in and

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Making an impact

WEBMaking an impact. Lee Health is driven by our mission to be a trusted partner, empowering healthier lives through care and compassion, and we have been for more than 107 years. Our mission extends to every person in our community. To ensure we respond appropriately to our community’s needs, we use the Community Health Needs …

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Kevin Cao joins Lee Health cardiology and oncology teams

WEBCAO Dr. Kevin Cao has joined Lee Health on both its Cardiology and Oncology teams, bringing an important and specialized perspective to patient care. Cardio-Oncology is one of the most rapidly growing specialties across the national and international health care landscape. It focuses on diagnosis, management and treatment of …

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Breast surgeon Lea Blackwell joins Precision Health Care

WEBFor more information, see PHSpecialists.com or call 239-264-1236. ¦. BLACKWELL Dr. Lea Blackwell has joined Precision Health Care Specialists, a Southwest Florida Multispecialty Physician Group. She is a fellowship trained breast surgeon who dedicates her practice to the surgical management of breast disease. She has been …

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