FORT MYERS, Fla. Volunteers are crucial to every organization, and that’s especially true for hospitals. Susan Crowe, Director of Volunteer Services at Gulf Coast Medical Center, joined us in the WINK studio just in time for National Volunteer Week to discuss the importance of volunteers at Lee Health.
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Policy could let Lee County school teachers search student’s phones
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Lee County works to fix hurricane-damaged traffic signals
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